Huffington: New Media Played ‘Huge Part’ in Murdochalypse
AOL editorial boss says Twitter brought down 'News of the World'
Old media mainstay The Guardian may have broken the phone hacking story at the heart of the News Corp. scandal. But AOL editorial chief Arianna Huffington says new media played a “huge part” in bringing the company down so fast.
Speaking at the National Press Club Friday with AOL CEO Tim Armstrong, Huffington said she was in the U.K. last week, launching the company’s new British website, when the News of the World’s “utterly disgusting” tactics ignited a firestorm around the world.
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