Phone hacking

The BBC reports that 'in an interview with the Wall Street Journal' Rupert Murdoch said he would 'establish an independent committee to investigate...improper conduct'. Reporters at the BBC are very sharp. They phrased this as an 'interview with'. They are clearly aware that when a newspaper 'interviews' its owner it is not a typical news interview. If this had been a normal interview they would have said something like 'Murdoch interviewed by the Wall Street Journal' or perhaps 'WSJ interviews Murdoch'. Full marks to the BBC for phrasing this so subtly. The use of 'with' says it all.