The Murdoch Drama

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Murdoch. The end of your global media domination is nigh. Be afraid!

-- LulzSec

Apparently one of Murdoch's papers was hacked by LulzSec, a notorious hacking group, to make it look like there was a report about Murdock committing suicide. The above quote was tagged onto this piece of mindfuck.

What makes this all the more intriguing is that, not long before this, we have a real story about the whistleblower to this hacking scandal being found genuinely dead:

News of the World phone hacking whistleblower found dead

Sean Hoare, the former News of the World showbiz reporter who was the first named journalist to allege Andy Coulson was aware of phone hacking by his staff, has been found dead, the Guardian has learned.

Hoare, who worked on the Sun and the News of the World with Coulson before being dismissed for drink and drugs problems, is said to have been found dead at his Watford home.

Hertfordshire police would not confirm his identity, but the force said in a statement: "At 10.40am today [Monday 18 July] police were called to Langley Road, Watford, following the concerns for welfare of a man who lives at an address on the street. Upon police and ambulance arrival at a property, the body of a man was found. The man was pronounced dead at the scene shortly after.

"The death is currently being treated as unexplained, but not thought to be suspicious. Police investigations into this incident are ongoing."

Not thought to be suspicious, eh? Why do I feel this is the kind of police work we can expect to continue to find in this Establishment-shaking affair.

I knew this jolt to the Murdoch empire was a big deal, but I didn't know things were going to get this wild.

(Additional Source: New York Magazine)