Within recent days, Murdoch is reported by my sources to have consulted Tony Blair on his hacking problem and how best to defend his company and himself.
This in turn is causing consternation within News Corp., which is trying to keep Murdoch himself as far away from the scandal as possible. “He just can’t keep his hands off,” said a News source.
This round of calls may be, however, not so much a sign of Murdoch’s acumen and network—not like his defense of James at BSkyB in 2003—as much as it is a sign of Murdoch’s fading juice.
Blair may still be Murdoch’s man—Blair is close to the entire Murdoch family—but it’s unlikely that Blair can be much of a fixer for Murdoch anymore.
Michael Wolff on rumours of how Rupert Murdoch is dealing with the phone-hacking scandal
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