BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//132.216.98.100//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4// BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20250801T123140EDT-88070FHHSU@132.216.98.100 DTSTAMP:20250801T163140Z DESCRIPTION:The Murdoch Scandal: A Story of Collusion between British Polit ics and Media Peter Oborne (Daily Telegraph\, London)   Part 1 of the s eries “The Murdoch Affair and the Leveson Inquiry: A Critical Assessment” presented by Media@ϲ   Earlier this year\, Peter Oborne was summone d as a witness before Lord Justice Leveson in a public inquiry investigati ng the ethics and practices of the British press\, following the phone-hac king allegations that began with the now-defunct News of the World tabloid . With twenty years’ experience as a political journalist\, Oborne observe d that he “saw again and again journalists and politicians entering a cons piracy against the readers.” He covered this story in his 2010 Dispatches film\, “Tabloids and Telephone Hacking\,” in which he investigated the New s of the World’s working relationship with the police\, as well as claims of broader links between News International and the current British govern ment. His current article in the British Journalism Review argues that “th e British media should be understood as a core part of the governing machi ne.” His talk will address journalistic practices as well as the ties betw een key media figures and politicians in Britain\, while offering insight into the expected outcomes of the Leveson inquiry.   Peter Oborne is the chief political commentator for the Daily Telegraph and a former politica l editor for The Spectator. He has written three books addressing British politics and the media\, including The Rise of Political Lying (2005) and The Triumph of the Political Class (2007). Oborne has also regularly contr ibuted to the investigative journalism programs Dispatches and The Unrepor ted World commissioned by Channel 4 in the UK.   This Media@ϲ event is free and open to the public. It will be followed by a panel discussion on the “Hackgate” scandal on March 28\, 2013\, with speakers Sarah Elliso n (journalist)\, Damian Tambini (LSE) and Des Freedman (Goldsmiths)   Fo r more information\, visit media.mcgill.ca   DTSTART:20121015T210000Z DTEND:20121015T223000Z LOCATION:Leacock 232\, Leacock Building\, CA\, QC\, Montreal\, H3A 2T7\, 85 5 rue Sherbrooke Ouest SUMMARY:The Murdoch Scandal: A Story of Collusion between British Politics and Media URL:/channels-contribute/channels/event/murdoch-scanda l-story-collusion-between-british-politics-and-media-218356 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR