When the New York Post tore up its front page on Monday night to trumpet an apparent exclusive that Dick Gephardt would be Senator John Kerry's vice-presidential running mate, the newspaper based its decision on a seemingly unimpeachable source: Rupert Murdoch, the man who controls the company that owns the Post, an employee said on Thursday.

The Post employee demanded anonymity, saying senior editors had warned that those who discuss the Gephardt gaffe with other news organisations would lose their jobs.


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