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Eight charged in U.K. phone hacking scandal
Rob Watson Jul 24, 2012
Eight people have been charged in the phone hacking scandal that closed down Rupert Murdoch's paper, News of the World. Prosecutors allege the employees took part in the illegal interception of voicemail messages of more than 600 people.
Former Murdoch employees charged for hacking
Stephen Beard Jul 24, 2012
The long running scandal over phone hacking in England has erupted once again as eight former News of the World employees receive criminal charges.
Is News Corp. about to become News Corps?
Jeff Horwich Jun 26, 2012
The Wall Street Journal's John Jannarone explains how News Corp. would split its entertainment and publishing businesses in two.
News Corp. may become two separate companies
Adriene Hill Jun 26, 2012
Rupert Murdoch’s troubled company is considering splitting the entertainment side of the business from the publishing business.
Report: News Corp. considers company split
Jun 26, 2012
The Wall Street Journal reports that News Corp will divide into an entertainment company and a media company
Rupert Murdoch deemed 'unfit' to run company
Stephen Beard May 1, 2012
Rupert Murdoch is "unfit to run a major international corporation." That is the verdict from a committee of British lawmakers today. The committee was investigating allegations of widespread phone hacking by journalists working for Murdoch's News of the World tabloid newspaper.
British lawmakers dub Murdoch unfit as CEO
Sarah Gardner May 3, 2012
Media titan Rupert Murdoch gets rapped for ignoring phone hacking in U.K. But who reprimands CEOs in the U.S. -- and for what misdeeds?
Rupert Murdoch's U.K. testimony draws U.S. interest
Stephen Beard Apr 26, 2012
Murdoch tells a U.K. government inquiry he didn’t know about phone hacking at one of his British newspapers. U.S. investigators are watching closely.
James Murdoch faces questions at media ethics hearing
Stephen Beard Apr 24, 2012
In London, media tycoon Rupert Murdoch and his son James are facing tough questions at a government hearing into news media ethics. When they appeared together before parliament last year, the Murdochs did not get an easy ride. One lawmaker accused them of running their media empire like the mafia.
James Murdoch resigns from News International
Stephen Beard Feb 29, 2012
The heir apparent to Rupert Murdoch has stepped down as chairman to News International, a division of News Corporation. It's a good way to distance himself from News Corp.'s recent phone hacking scandal.
