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Is Rupert Murdoch's Media Empire Crumbling?

Growing scandal has forced "an extraordinary reversal of fortune" for Rupert Murdoch. We talk with Carl Bernstein and others about gathering news by hacking cell phones and bribing police, and...

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By Warren Olney • Jul 13, 2011 • 50m Listen

Growing scandal has forced "an extraordinary reversal of fortune" for Rupert Murdoch. We talk with Carl Bernstein and others about gathering news by hacking cell phones and bribing police -- and the shaky position of British Prime Minister David Cameron. Also, debt negotiations devolve, and Roundup and the Monarch Butterfly.

Banner image: Rupert Murdoch, Chief Executive Officer of News Corp, smiles at photographers as he is driven from News International's headquarters on July 13, 2011 in London, England. Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images

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    Warren Olney

    former KCRW broadcaster

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    Andrea Brody

    Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast

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    Sonya Geis

    Senior Managing Editor

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    Christian Bordal

    Managing Producer, Greater LA

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