News Corp.鈥檚 director of public affairs, Frederic Michel, served as a conduit between Jeremy Hunt鈥檚 office in the government and James Murdoch during the government鈥檚 review of the News Corp.鈥BSkyB bid. It was a trove of Mr. Michel鈥檚 emails that proved what the Financial Times called the 鈥溾 in April 24 testimony, implying a too-cozy relationship between the government and News Corp. in recent years.