His Gallic charm and diligence is well regarded, as is his ease at making friends in high places.
Indeed, Frederic Michel was described yesterday by James Murdoch as News Corp's "PO box" for correspondence between Government ministers and the family of media tycoons, such were his well-oiled connections.
The chief public affairs adviser to James Murdoch reportedly had a direct conversation with Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt within minutes of the story breaking about News Corp's attempts to take full control of TV company BSkyB.
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