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Summary Hack Attack How the Truth Caught Up with the World's Most Powerful Man ë PDF, eBook or Kindle ePUB free ↠ [Ebook] ➢ Hack Attack How the Truth Caught Up with the World's Most Powerful Man By Nick Davies – Eyltransferservices.co.uk Since 2006 award wiSince award winning investigative How the PDF #10003 journalist Nick Davies has worked tirelessly determined driven brilliant to uncover the truth about the goings on behind the scenes at the News of the World and News International This book now brings us the definitive inside story of the whole scandal How a network of lawyers politicians and celebrities worked with Nick to expose the facts and to stand up to Rupert Murdoch arguably one of the most powerful. Freedom of the press and freedom of speech are such fundamental cornerstones in the foundations of democracy that it becomes an affront and outrage to the principles by which we live and are Governed when the Fourth Estate abuses its protections and priviledged position in undermining the very Democracy that vests so much trust and empowerment in it Nick Davies' account of the systemic abuse by the Murdock Tabloid press of that trust as revealed by the hacking scandals is not so much a tale of biting the hand that feeds as one of visciously savaging and maiming itDavies' book is fundamentally about power and the casual arrogant abuse of power; it is also about truth or the lack it For in a democratic political system abuse of power corruption cannot live in the open; they need to be covered by a web of deceipt lies and secrecy The book depressingly shatters ones' confidence not only in the Journalistic profession but also in the Police regulators and ultimately in the highest institutions of Government who not only Toadyed up to and schmoozed with seedy muck rakers but actually recruited one of their ringleaders and brought a criminal into the heart of Downing streetMore shocking than the phone hacking itself are the passages detailing the influemce of Murdock and his Lieutenants on political decision making and policy arising from the Politicans' fear of bullying or monstering at the hands of Murdock henchmenDaives meticulously and painstakingly outlines his own trail in uncovering the scandal; every second chapter chronociles his steps progress and setbacks in his investigation while the alternate chapters construct a fly on the wall narrative of what was going on pieced together from interviews with Journalists investigators politicans police officers and testimony from the Leveson enuiryWhilst Daives is undoubtably fearless brave determined and crusading he does adopt a moral high ground position which is somewhat dismissive of those he considers beneath him intellectually; one suspects there is a mild case of if not uite vindictiveness then certainly minor score settling and belittling He also loses the run of himself somewhat in exaggerating the influence of the Murdock press over such monumentous events as the decision not to join the Euro to go to war in Ira as well as fiscal policy under the Labour Governments A rant against neoliberalism is also completely out of place in the final chapterDespite these minor flaws the Central achievement of this book is that by exposing the truth about power and how absue of power corrupts the truth it restores faith in the ability of Journalism to be a force for good for truth and for justice to prevail in the democratic system that guarantees Journalism its freedoms Daives expose is evidence that honest open journalism can act as a powerful antedote in overcoming and exposing its own darker side

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Ng nail biting account of an investigative journalist's journey showing us how the uest unfolded and is a shining example of the Attack How the PDFEPUB #190 might of good journalism This is not simply a story about journalists behaving badly this is a story Attack How the Truth Caught PDFEPUBabout power and truthAmbitious comprehensive gripping essential Hack Attack is the definitive book about the biggest scandal of our age There will be no other book like it. A true and honest account of blackmail intimidation malice invasion of privacy and toxic falsehood We know it's a nasty selfish and crooked world at times but when those who practise such malice bullying and corruption have such a strangle hold on our police and our politicians we should become concernedvery concerned Guardian journalist Nick Davies has written a gripping account of his David and Goliath struggle with Rupert Murdoch and the Fleet Street hacks Davies claims only a pyrrhic victory but he does for a short period of time strip the veneer from the corporate monster and expose the rot and power that threatens our democracy He's a brave man and this is an important account of corruption and abuse of power from a corporation that wields enormous influence not only in Britain but the USA and Australia and threatens the very principles on which our governments were established Highly recommended

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Hack Attack How the Truth Caught Up with the World's Most Powerful ManMen in the world how News International attempted to protect itself Hack Attack PDF with lies and threats and money how the police and the press regulators failed how the prime minister ended up with the wrong man inside his office Hack Attack discloses in detail for the first time the full extent of crimes committed by the corporation and other Fleet Street papers and probes the relationship between Murdoch and his network with government It is also a thrilli. “It’s fair to say that reporting is a great deal easier than most reporters like to pretend People tell you things; you do your best to check them out; and then you tell a lot of other people what you’ve found There are some hidden subtleties in there and a few simple skills but generally speaking there is nothing very clever about it” is how Nick Davies describes his craftIt’s important to note just how vitally important this book and other books like it are especially in the current political landscape As Murdoch owns so much of the media many of these books don’t get the exposure or praise that they deserve and as a result many can miss out This sits alongside “Dial M For Murdoch” as a hugely significant source on what was going on in the UK mainstream media for far too long and not just in the papers but also in the corridors of power elsewhereWe cannot underestimate the patience willpower and sheer strength of character it must have taken Nick Davies Alan Rusbridger and many others to go through with this long term investigation especially when most people were vehemently against them in the initial stages many of the major news organisations were not only reticent to back them but went out of their way to rubbish them the likes of Boris Johnson and Stephen Glover who would later go onto change their tune Let’s not forget “The Guardian” were taking on the largest news organisation in the country and the largest police force and the largest political party and for good measure the Press Complaints Commission To call them brave is a vast understatement their persistence and determination and not to mention damn hard work eventually lead to one of the most shocking scandals to surface in the UK in recent times uite simply this is one of the most important pieces of journalism to emerge in the UK in the 21st CenturyDavies really does uncover uite a disgusting world crawling with serpents reptiles and plenty of vermin He shows how a succession of governments and leaders has allowed Murdoch to grow from a relatively unknown Aussie outsider in the 60s to the political king maker he is in the UK today as Davies illustrates “Since 1979 no British government has been elected without the support of Rupert Murdoch” Reading some of the ways in which our senior politicians and even prime ministers have ran scared of Murdoch and his minions is depressing as it is shocking we know what to expect from tabloids but we at least expect a bit from our democratically elected figures On the evidence here we seem to have a succession of cowardly privately educated stooges who do what they are told by Murdoch no matter the real cost to the people they are supposed to represent It surely brings up some serious uestions regarding the standard of our so called democracy in the UK These are the same people who sneeringly condescend to those who chose not to participate in the voting process and they wonder why so many people feel disenfranchised and apathetic to them and what they stand for Make no mistake about it the conduct of most of the so called journalists people playing at policemen and politicians here is largely vile and disgusting and almost nothing to do with genuine journalism law enforcement or genuine democracy whatsoever The connections of various senior politicians journalists police and prime ministers is a deliberately murky scene of mutual back scratching mutual interests and keeping themselves in power with no concerns or respect for trifling laws It’s the sort of situation that makes a mockery of western democracy and the kind of thing that many think only happens in other countries Starting way back with the so called “Iron Lady” we find that she certainly was for turning when Murdoch appeared In fact it would appear that she was positively spineless supple and supine in the ways she was willing to move to accommodate Murdoch’s increasing demands Her shameless bending and manipulation of the rules ensured that Murdoch got what he wanted and his then rival Robert Maxwell was shot down Moving into the 21st Century aside from Tony Blair being appointed godfather to one of Murdoch's kids we find Andy Coulson moving from the editor of one of Murdoch’s nationals to working closely with the prime minister of the UK The whole charade of democracy stinks and the evidence uncovered in Leveson clearly raises so many worrying issues around why Murdoch is still allowed to thrive to the extent he does in the UK today“The world’s greatest newspaper 1843 2011” was the declaration from the front page of the last ever “NotW” showing exactly how contrite humble and honest they really were “Unbelievable unspeakable and despicable” were Mitsubishi’s thoughts as they pulled their advertising from the doomed paper Nothing appeared to be too low or morally or ethically unacceptable as long as they could get to what they thought was their story These are people who went about their jobs with a bullying arrogance and entitlement acting with total impunity This is only the stuff we know about it makes you think what other stories and poison was hiding elsewhere not least in the millions of emails they managed to delete before the police got to them You had a situation where tabloid journos so drunk on power and importance they were even staking out the homes of police officers in a bid to dig dirt Clearly the vast majority of people at the London Met are like most other people in that they try to a decent job but the problem was that a tiny minority at the senior level were making it very hard for the others to do this It’s important to understand how the London Met’s inaction made so much of this possible “Set aside for a moment the uestion of why the police acted as they did The immediate point is that by opting to say nothing the effect was to enable the success of a dishonest conspiracy that was taking place outside Scotland Yard at the headuarters of Rupert Murdoch’s UK company” Scotland Yard chose to sit on a mountain of evidence for over four years denying deceiving and deliberately misleading many many victims and investigators as to how much information they really had concerning the victims of phone tapping Senior members of the Yard were also being regularly wined and dined by senior members of News International whilst the so called investigation was going on His description of officers descending on the offices of News International offices is the stuff of Keystone cops “As four officers started to collect paperwork from Goodman’s desk they were confronted by executives who argued that they had no right to search a journalist’s property which has some special protections in law The officers hesitated Somebody called in a couple of photographers who started taking pictures The inspector in charge reported that he feared they would be attacked Outside the building officers were barred from getting through the front door Three News International lawyers turned up took the four officers into a conference room and persuaded them to stop searching The managing editor Stuart Kuttner joined the lawyers and physically blocked them The raid was abandoned” Later on Scotland Yard sneakily closed down their operation without telling anyone or even completing the investigationNever under estimate the ego and greed of those in power and never forget of their potential for outright incompetence The lengths Cameron went for Murdoch possibly arranged over the many meals they shared together He took away 282% of Ofcom’s budget for 4 years and then froze the BBC license fee for 6 years too all which was of great help to Murdoch’s empire Then of course there’s are the many texts from Rebekah Brooks to David Cameron the following one was sent before giving a significant speech read “I am so rooting for you not just as a personal friend but because professionally we are in this together Speech of your life Yes he Cam” When things really started to go against Brooks and News International none other than Tony Blair came slithering in the shadows hissing to help her in any way he could in spite of it directly going against his own party’s interests but just like Cameron and all good politicians he has long since mastered the act of saying one thing to the public and saying something entirely different when they think no one else can hear themThe conclusions and results of the Leveson enuiry were immensely disappointing and not particularly effective The fact that Murdoch and his many minions are still allowed to work in the UK and continue to do what they do speaks volumes about the British establishment and the ruling elite and what it really stands for Toward the end Davies uotes the economist Joseph Stiglitz “Those at the top have learned how to suck money from the rest in ways that the rest are hardly aware of That is their true innovation” He closes by saying “For a while we snatched a handful of power away from one man We did nothing to change the power of the elite”