Murdoch’s British News Operation Has Now Been Fully Exposed. What About His American One?

By Eliot Spitzer | Posted Friday, Nov. 30, 2012, at 10:52 AM ET

Forget the “fiscal cliff” and the Benghazi kerfuffle for a few minutes. Let's talk British press scandals—in particular the breaches of trust, integrity, and law within Rupert Murdoch’s media empire.

On Thursday, Lord Justice Leveson released his report on the conduct of the British media, especially focused, of course, on the Murdoch-owned enterprises that have been implicated in the scandals that have erupted over the past several years.  To say it is not a pretty picture is to state the obvious.