According to
Reuters, “News Corp, whose global media interests stretch from
movies to newspapers that can make or break political careers, has endured an
onslaught of negative press since a phone-hacking scandal at its News of the
World tabloid” in 2011. One danger in this mix of private power even over
government officials and being publicly criticized is that Rupert Murdoch could
use his power in vengeance to retaliate. The public does not often suspect that
such a high-profile and financially successful person could act so
irresponsibility, but we ought not take what we are shown at face value. There
is, after all, a public relations industry.
The full essay is in Cases of Unethical Business: A Malignant Mentality of Mendacity, available in print and as an ebook at Amazon.
