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- Charles Taylor - David Cameron - Liberia - media - Phone-hacking scandal - Rupert Murdoch - Sierra Leone - war crimes


'News of the Murd'

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The world papers review Rupert Murdoch's two days of testimony to the Leveson inquiry on media ethics in London. Cartoons show the 81-year old media mogul naked issuing denial after denial about the extent of his political clout and what he knew about phone hacking. That's the focus for this Friday, 27th April 2012.

IN THE PAPERS
By Nicholas RUSHWORTH

The Independent: "I never asked any politician to scratch my back"

The Guardian: "They covered up the cover-up"

The Guardian: "When a media mogul becomes the bloke at the golf club"

The Sierra Leone Daily Mail: "Justice is served..."

Liberia's 1847 Post: "Charles Taylor is guilty"

Liberia's Daily Observer: "What We Wish For"

Haitian writers pay tribute to their homeland in Libération
19/01/2010 - IN THE PAPERS

Haitian writers pay tribute to their homeland in Libération

FRENCH PRESS REVIEW (Tuesday, 19th January 2010): Writers express their angers and their hopes in an 8-page supplement in Libération this morning, illustrated by painters from Port-au-Prince
“We will not give up. We will dig for as long as it takes.”
18/01/2010 - IN THE PAPERS

“We will not give up. We will dig for as long as it takes.”

INTERNATIONAL PRESS REVIEW (Monday, 18th January 2010): The front page of British paper, “The Independent” is indicative of much of this morning’s press coverage. Time has already run out for most of those buried under the rubble.
Haitians demonstrate their humanity in the midst of chaos
18/01/2010 - IN THE PAPERS

Haitians demonstrate their humanity in the midst of chaos

FRENCH PRESS REVIEW: The French papers are largely leading with the race against time to save the last survivors of the earthquake in Haiti.
Clock ticking for humanitarian response in Haiti
15/01/2010 - In the papers

Clock ticking for humanitarian response in Haiti

INTERNATIONAL PRESS REVIEW: Front pages around the world lead with the continued fallout from Haiti’s devastating earthquake with a particular focus on the race against time for an efficient humanitarian response.
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Haiti’s nightmare dominates world’s press
14/01/2010 - In the papers

Haiti’s nightmare dominates world’s press

INTERNATIONAL PRESS REVIEW: “The unluckiest country”, “devastation”, “cursed”… This morning’s papers struggle to find words to sum up the disaster that has struck one of the world’s poorest countries.

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