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Apr 3, 2012 8:20 AM CDT

James Murdoch Stepping Down From BSkyB

Sky News reports that resignation will be confirmed today

(Newser) - Media exec James Murdoch, under pressure over his role in Britain's tabloid phone hacking scandal , is stepping down as chairman of British Sky Broadcasting, the Sky News channel reported today. Sky, the news channel of BSkyB, said his resignation would be confirmed later today after an unscheduled board meeting....

Fox Considers Sports Network to Rival ESPN

Mar 28, 2012 7:24 PM CDT

Fox Considers Sports Network to Rival ESPN

One report says News Corp could launch it later this year

(Newser) - Rupert Murdoch's News Corp is looking at launching a national sports channel to rival ESPN, reports Bloomberg . It quotes one insider as saying the owner of Fox News could pull the trigger late this year. The Wall Street Journal , which is owned by Murdoch, quotes an anonymous source (maybe...

Brooks, 5 Others Arrested in Phone Hacking Inquiry

Rebekah Brooks Arrested Again

Mar 13, 2012 7:34 AM CDT

Rebekah Brooks Arrested Again

Brooks' husband also arrested in News International scandal

(Newser) - A big arrest in the News International phone hacking scandal: Rebekah Brooks, the former chief executive of Rupert Murdoch's organization, was arrested early this morning. Five men were also detained as part of Operation Weeting, including Brooks' husband Charlie, the BBC reports, and searches are being conducted at related...

2 Murdoch Reporters
Attempt Suicide

Mar 7, 2012 8:16 AM CST

2 Murdoch Reporters Attempt Suicide

Sun staffers stressed out as inquiry continues

(Newser) - The pressure appears to be taking its toll inside Rupert Murdoch's media empire. Two senior reporters at the Sun have attempted suicide as police step up their inquiry into illegal practices at the British newspaper, according to the Evening Standard . News International, the British wing of Murdoch's News...

James Murdoch Resigns From News International

Feb 29, 2012 8:54 AM CST

James Murdoch Resigns From News International

Rupert's son steps down, will continue working for News Corp.

(Newser) - James Murdoch is resigning as executive chairman at News International, the UK publishing arm of his father's News Corp, the company announced today. Murdoch will instead focus on News Corp's international TV business, the AP reports, noting that the younger Murdoch has faced scrutiny during the phone hacking...

Rebekah Brooks Got a
Horse From Scotland Yard

for 2 years....

Feb 28, 2012 12:22 PM CST

Rebekah Brooks Got a Horse From Scotland Yard

Rebekah Brooks kept horse for two years

(Newser) - A weird detail from coverage of the News of the World phone hacking scandal : The year after NotW royal editor Clive Goodman and private investigator Glenn Mulcaire were jailed, Scotland Yard loaned out a retired police horse to Rebekah Brooks, who was at that time the editor of the Sun...

Murdoch's Sun Regularly
Paid Off Corrupt Officials

hacking inquiry

Feb 27, 2012 11:55 AM CST

Murdoch's Sun Regularly Paid Off Corrupt Officials

Investigation reveals 'culture ... of illegal payments': police

(Newser) - Reporters for Rupert Murdoch's Sun tabloid made a habit of paying off not just the police but also public officials, normalizing a "culture ... of illegal payments," the officer leading the police investigation into News International told an inquiry today. "Systems have been created to facilitate those...

News Corp
Inches Closer
to US Bribery
Probe

Feb 13, 2012 9:00 AM CST

News Corp Inches Closer to US Bribery Probe

Saturday's arrests mark 'an escalation in the risk,' reports the 'Guardian'

(Newser) - Saturday's arrest of five journalists at Britain's Sun over alleged bribery may have increased the likelihood of a new investigation of News Corp—on this side of the pond. The US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act makes it a crime for US companies to bribe public officials overseas, and...

Times of London Dragged
Into UK's Hacking Scandal

Feb 2, 2012 9:38 AM CST

Times of London Dragged Into UK's Hacking Scandal

Another Rupert Murdoch newspaper being probed, says lawmaker

(Newser) - Police are investigating alleged email interception by Rupert Murdoch's Times of London, a British lawmaker said today—dragging Britain's oldest national newspaper into the broadening scandal over press wrongdoing. Labour Party legislator Tom Watson, who helped lift the lid on tabloid phone hacking, released a letter from police...

36 Victims Settle in Murdoch Phone Hacking Scandal

Jan 19, 2012 8:26 AM CST

36 Victims Settle in Murdoch Phone Hacking Scandal

News Group Newspapers appears to acknowledge cover-up

(Newser) - The British newspaper arm of Rupert Murdoch's media empire has reached settlements with 36 alleged victims of the News Corp phone hacking scandal. Politicians, a soccer player, and actor Jude Law are among those who settled out of court, for amounts ranging from $40,000 to $200,000 plus...

Murdoch
Twitter-Attacks
Obama, Google

Jan 16, 2012 2:50 AM CST

Murdoch Twitter-Attacks Obama, Google

Says president, company support 'plain thievery'

(Newser) - Rupert Murdoch came out swinging at the Obama administration and Google over the weekend, using his Twitter account to blast them for their opposition to SOPA , the pending, heavy-handed anti-piracy legislation, reports Reuters . "So Obama has thrown in his lot with Silicon Valley paymasters who threaten all software creators...

Wendi Deng's Twitter
Account Is—Gasp!—a Fake

Jan 3, 2012 10:07 AM CST

Wendi Deng's Twitter Account Is—Gasp!—a Fake

@wendi_deng is not actually Mrs. Rupert Murdoch

(Newser) - If you spent the weekend glued to Rupert Murdoch's newly launched Twitter account (sample tweet about St. Barth's: "too many people") and found glee in the public admonishments wife Wendi Deng tweeted his way (sample: "RUPERT!! delete tweet!!"), some bad news. Her account...

Rupert Murdoch
Stumbles in
Twitter Debut

Jan 2, 2012 4:13 PM CST

Rupert Murdoch Stumbles in Twitter Debut

News Corp CEO deletes tweet about British holidays

(Newser) - Rupert Murdoch's big Twitter debut hasn't gone too smoothly, the Sydney Morning Herald reports. The chief executive of News Corporation joined Twitter less than 48 hours ago and started with a message that he quickly deleted: "Maybe Brits have too many holidays for broke country!"—...

Now on Twitter: Rupert Murdoch

Jan 1, 2012 8:20 AM CST

Now on Twitter: Rupert Murdoch

But is the account real? Some think not

(Newser) - Rupert Murdoch on Twitter? It seems unlikely, and many, including Murdoch biographer Michael Wolff , insist the account that popped up yesterday is fake. But none other than Twitter's own executive chairman, Jack Dorsey, tweeted last night: "With his own voice, in his own way, @RupertMurdoch is now on...

Roger Ailes Pens
Memoir; Leaving Fox?

Dec 12, 2011 4:54 PM CST

Roger Ailes Pens Memoir; Leaving Fox?

News chief reportedly cutting deal with Harper Collins

(Newser) - Fox News chief Roger Ailes is reportedly writing an autobiography, which may mean he's planning to abandon the conservative media colossus he launched in 1996. After all, he could hardly publish an unvarnished tell-all while managing Fox News, writes Gabriel Sherman in New York . People like Ailes' Fox colleagues...

Murdoch: I Didn't Lie, Except About That One Thing

Nov 10, 2011 7:00 AM CST

Murdoch: I Didn't Lie, Except About That One Thing

Tells Parliament he was kept in the dark, but did know about a 2008 email

(Newser) - And so begins the grilling of James Murdoch by Parliament, Round 2. Today's theme: I didn't lie. Murdoch once again insisted that he told the truth in regards to his lack of knowledge about the criminal activity that was happening at News of the World. And he pinned...

Brit Tabloid
Detective
Spied on
Prince

Nov 9, 2011 2:30 AM CST

Brit Tabloid Detective Spied on Prince

Ex-cop stalked more than 100 people for Rupert Murdoch newspaper

(Newser) - It turns out Rupert Murdoch's News of the World hired detectives to spy on more than 100 people, including Prince William. The newspaper assigned an ex-cop to tail the prince for several days, even as the tabloid was being investigated for hacking into William's voice mail in 2006,...

News Corp Slipped
Brooks $2.7M Payout

GOLDEN PARACHUTES

Nov 6, 2011 8:20 AM CST

News Corp Slipped Brooks $2.7M Payout

Renewed interest in former News International exec ahead of Murdoch testimony

(Newser) - Rebekah Brooks may have quit News Corp in disgrace at the height of the phone hacking scandal, but the less-than-harsh terms of her severance package are again grabbing headlines. The "loyal lieutenant," as the Guardian calls her, landed a $2.7 million severance, along with two years of...

Steve Jobs Called Fox News
a 'Destructive Force'

Steve Jobs Called Fox News a 'Destructive Force'

Jobs complained to Murdoch about channel, supported New York Times

(Newser) - Steve Jobs told Rupert Murdoch to his face last year that Fox News is "destructive" and that he was "blowing it" with the conservative news channel, reports Gawker , in the latest round of excerpts from Walter Isaacson's biography of the Apple founder . Jobs was invited to speak...

Murdoch,
Sons Survive
Shareholder
Vote

Oct 22, 2011 6:24 AM CDT

Murdoch, Sons Survive Shareholder Vote

Long-shot bid to end their control of News Corp fails

(Newser) - News Corp's shareholder meeting went pretty much as expected: Rupert Murdoch and sons took plenty of heat but survived a long-shot bid to oust them from control, reports the Los Angeles Times . The tally will be released next week, but given that the Murdoch family controls 40% of voting...