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Scandal at News Corp

The burgeoning scandal facing News Corp's "News of the World." The 168-year old UK tabloid’s been accused of hacking into the phones of celebrities, soldiers and a missing girl...

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By Kim Masters • Jul 7, 2011 • 3m Listen

John and Kim discuss the burgeoning scandal facing News Corp over its publication "News of the World." The 168-year old British tabloid has been accused of hacking into the phones of celebrities, soldiers and a missing girl, provoking outrage among the public and the upcoming arrest of its former editor, Andy Coulson, who'd recently been a communications director in the conservative government.

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    Kim Masters

    partner/writer at Puck News, host of KCRW's “The Business.”

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