The Dark Arts

It started when the News of the World hacked into the voice mails of the British royal household, in 2005, touching off a scandal that Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp.—and, apparently, the British authorities—tried to contain. After a score of lawsuits and new arrests, the cover-up is falling apart.

Source: Vanity Fair
Published: May 10, 2011
Length: 30 minutes (7,508 words)

The Man Who Spilled the Secrets

The collaboration between WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, the Web’s notorious information anarchist, and some of the world’s most respected news organizations began at The Guardian, a nearly 200-year-old British paper. What followed was a clash of civilizations—and ambitions—as Guardian editors and their colleagues at The New York Times and other media outlets struggled to corral a whistle-blowing stampede amid growing distrust and anger. With Assange detained in the U.K., the author reveals the story behind the headlines.

Source: Vanity Fair
Published: Jan 6, 2011
Length: 29 minutes (7,338 words)

The Man Who Tried To Manage Murdoch

As Rupert Murdoch’s jaws closed around The Wall Street Journal, managing editor Marcus Brauchli became the latest in a long line of editors who thought they could win over the conquering mogul.

Source: Vanity Fair
Published: Jun 1, 2010
Length: 29 minutes (7,498 words)