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Rupert Murdoch plays an Aussie straight bat in feeble Leveson inquisition

Rupert Murdoch plays an Aussie straight bat in feeble Leveson inquisition

By Stephen Foster on April 25, 2012

I suppose when you’re 81 you can do weary in an extended grilling about your company, your ethics and, most of all, yourself and Rupert Murdoch did just that today, masterfully, when he testified before the UK’s Leveson Inquiry into media ethics. For some reason counsel to the inquiry Robert Jay spent the morning session [...]

Posted in Media, News, Politics | Tagged Bill Lawrie, Bobby Simpson, David Cameron, Justin Langer, leveson inquiry, Matthew Hayden, Mrs Thatcher, political favours, Robert Jay, Robert Maxwell, Rupert Murdoch, Sunday Times, the times, thomson family, Times Newspapers, £400m losses

Thomas Cook and JWT India show UK big brother how to make a decent ad

Thomas Cook and JWT India show UK big brother how to make a decent ad

By Stephen Foster on February 13, 2012

Thomas Cook, the venerable UK travel agent (now majority-owned by a German outfit) has been a veritable disaster zone recently, losing nearly £400m last year and sacking long-serving CEP Manny Fontenia-Novoa. It’s now kept afloat by its bank lenders and has decided to spend some of their money on this campaign from JWT India, hoping [...]

Posted in Agencies, Clients, Creative, Finance, News | Tagged beta, Euro RSCG, extra cheese award, french-themed knocking shop, Garry Lace, golden mangoes, India, Jamie and Louise Redknapp, jwt india, Manny Fontenia-Novoa, Robert Campbell, thomas cook, £400m losses

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