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As Rebekah Brooks is arrested, our panel of Michael Wolff, David Folkenflik and Sarah Smith debates the worldwide fallout of the phone hacking scandal.
A 35 billion dollar empire is not going to collapse easily and Murdoch probably has many important folks in his back pocket. His news empire will survive and in time, he (or his heirs) will be again able to expand the organization into other news and entertainment areas.
Mr. Kurtz, Assuming you are aware of Media Matters' self proclaimed war against FNC, isn't it irresponsible to blindly accept their claim about the hacking story without independent verification?
Now more than ever, the press is a part of every story it covers. And CNN's "Reliable Sources" is one of television's only regular programs to examine how journalists do their jobs and how the media affect the stories they cover. Host Howard Kurtz is the nation's premier media critic, and each week he questions print reporters, television correspondents and Internet bloggers about how the press is covering the major stories of the week.
A 35 billion dollar empire is not going to collapse easily and Murdoch probably has many important folks in his back pocket. His news empire will survive and in time, he (or his heirs) will be again able to expand the organization into other news and entertainment areas.
Mr. Kurtz, Assuming you are aware of Media Matters' self proclaimed war against FNC, isn't it irresponsible to blindly accept their claim about the hacking story without independent verification?