Rupert Murdoch: July 2011

Rupert Murdoch

New York Post Employees Told To 'Preserve' Documents Related To Phone Hacking

Jillian Rayfield | July 29, 2011, 6:04PM

Employees of the New York Post were instructed Friday to "preserve and maintain" any documents that may relate to the practice of phone hacking or bribing of public officials.

The legal department for News Corp, the Post's parent company, explained in a memo to Post staff that "we are sending this notice not because any recipient has done anything improper or unlawful. However, given what has taken place in London, we believe that taking this step will help to underscore how seriously we are taking this matter."

Rupert Murdoch

Parliament May Call Back James Murdoch Over Allegations He Lied

Jillian Rayfield | July 29, 2011, 12:00PM

James Murdoch

Members of the British Parliament say they could call James Murdoch back to testify, amid allegations that he misled a committee in his testimony on the News Of The World phone hacking scandal.

Lord Justice Leveson

News Of The World Reportedly Hacked Phone Of Another Murder Victim's Mother

Jillian Rayfield | July 28, 2011, 1:05PM

Rupert Murdoch with News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks

News Of The World reportedly hacked the phone of another woman whose daughter had been murdered -- and the phone may have been given to her by former NOTW editor Rebekah Brooks.

Rupert Murdoch

UK Parliament 'Very Keen' To Hear From Three Men Who Dispute James Murdoch's Testimony

Jillian Rayfield | July 27, 2011, 12:01PM

James Murdoch

After three people came forward to dispute parts of James Murdoch's testimony before Parliament, the chair of the Committee who held the hearings said Tuesday that he'd be very interested to hear more from them, and "if they have doubts about any testimony they should get in touch with us immediately."

Rupert Murdoch

British Terrorism Victims Suspect Scotland Yard Leaked Phone Numbers To News Of The World

Jillian Rayfield | July 25, 2011, 11:47AM

Lawyers for survivors of the July 2005 terrorist attack in London are looking into whether Scotland Yard officers leaked their phone numbers to News Of The World.

Rupert Murdoch

Report: Justice Department Prepping Subpoenas For News Corp Inquiry

Jillian Rayfield | July 22, 2011, 9:20AM

The Department of Justice is preparing subpoenas for preliminary investigations of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp, according to the Wall Street Journal.

James Murdoch

Two Ex-News Of The World Employees Claim James Murdoch Misled Parliament

Jillian Rayfield | July 21, 2011, 4:38PM

James Murdoch

A former reporter and the former legal manager for News Of The World are disputing part of James Murdoch's Tuesday testimony before Parliament, saying he knew there were other reporters involved in the phone hacking before News Corp settled a phone hacking lawsuit by the former head of Professional Footballers' Association.

Rupert Murdoch

Other British Papers May Soon Be Implicated In Phone Hacking Scandal

Jillian Rayfield | July 21, 2011, 12:03PM

British Prime Minister David Cameron

Britain's phone hacking scandal isn't likely to go away any time soon, as allegations begin to surface that other news outlets took part in the practice as well.

Rupert Murdoch

Parliament Report: News International 'Deliberately' Tried To 'Thwart' Phone Hacking Investigation

Jillian Rayfield | July 20, 2011, 10:44AM

The British House Of Commons released a scathing report Wednesday accusing Rupert Murdoch's News International of "deliberately trying to thwart" the initial investigation into the News Of The World phone hacking allegations.

"We are astounded at the length of time it has taken for News International to cooperate with the police but we are appalled that this is advanced as a reason for failing to mount a robust investigation," the report said.

Rupert Murdoch

Murdochs At The Phone Hacking Hearings: We Didn't Even Know There Was Anything To Know

Jillian Rayfield | July 19, 2011, 2:35PM

Though the substance of the Parliamentary hearings over the News Of The World phone hacking scandal threatened to be overshadowed by Rupert Murdoch's plate of shaving cream to the face, the upshot of the almost three-hour session was the Murdochs' repeated assertions that they had no idea that many of the most egregious instances of phone hacking were occurring.

The hearing began with profuse apologies over the hackings, with James Murdoch saying that "these actions do not live up to the standards that our company aspires to," and News Corporation chief Rupert Murdoch calling Tuesday "the most humble day of my life."

But most of the hearings were characterized by the odd dynamic between James Murdoch's convoluted claims to "no direct knowledge" of the phone hackings, and his father's claims to "no direct knowledge" of essentially anything he was asked. James Murdoch repeatedly interrupted his father to give carefully worded answers about the sprawling allegations, while Rupert Murdoch's answers were characterized by long pauses and curt responses that he was never informed about the details.

When at one point James Murdoch tried to say that it'd be "more helpful" if he could answer about the particular details of what the company knew, one Committee member replied: "It's revealing in itself what he doesn't know and what executives chose not to tell him."

Rupert Murdoch

Murdoch Attacked With Shaving Cream During Hearings

Jillian Rayfield | July 19, 2011, 12:08PM

The hearings over the News Corporation phone hacking scandal were briefly suspended after a man attacked Rupert Murdoch with a plate of shaving cream.

Rupert Murdoch

Rupert Murdoch Denies Responsibility For Phone Hacking Scandal

Jillian Rayfield | July 19, 2011, 10:53AM

In the parliamentary hearings over the News Of The World phone hacking scandal, Rupert Murdoch denied that he is responsible for the breaches within his company, and instead blamed "the people I trusted to run it and the people they trusted."

Rupert Murdoch

The News Of The World Phone Hacking Scandal: A Pre-Hearing Primer

Jillian Rayfield | July 19, 2011, 5:50AM

As top brass at News Corp testify before the U.K.'s Parliament Tuesday, here's what you need to know about the bizarre and twisted News Of The World phone hacking scandal that's so far seen ten arrests, a handful of high-profile resignations, a collapsed business deal, and a mysterious death.

WATCH LIVE: Murdoch Testifies Before Parliament At 9:30 AM EDT

Sean Hoare

News Of The World Whistleblower Reportedly Found Dead

Jillian Rayfield | July 18, 2011, 2:05PM

In another twist in the News Of The World scandal, a former reporter for the tabloid who initially alleged that editor Andy Coulson knew about the practice of phone hacking by his staff, was reportedly found dead Monday.

The Guardian reports that though police wouldn't confirm the identity of the man found dead, it is believed to be Sean Hoare, formerly of NOTW and The Sun, who worked under Coulson but was fired for alcohol and drug problems in 2005. According to the police report, "the death is currently being treated as unexplained, but not thought to be suspicious. Police investigations into this incident are ongoing."

Fox News

Fox News Sugarcoats News Corp Phone Hacking, Condemns Media For 'Piling On'

Jillian Rayfield | July 18, 2011, 10:36AM

Steve Doocy

Here's the Fox News coverage of the News Corp phone hacking scandal that you've been waiting for.

Rebekah Brooks

Scotland Yard Chief Resigns Amid Phone Hacking Scandal

Jillian Rayfield | July 17, 2011, 4:16PM

London's police commissioner resigned his post on Sunday, just a few hours after a former executive for Rupert Murdoch's News Corp was arrested in connection with the News Of The World phone hacking scandal.

Sir Paul Stephenson, chief of the Metropolitan Police Force, also known as Scotland Yard, announced his resignation in a press conference and explained that the media coverage of the scandal "not only provide[s] excessive distraction both for myself and colleagues, but [is] likely to continue for some time."

News International

Former News Of The World Editor Arrested

Thomas Lane | July 17, 2011, 10:57AM

Rupert Murdoch with News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks

Just days after resigning her top post in Rupert Murdoch's news empire, British police have arrested Rebekah Brooks, the former editor of The News of the World.

Les Hinton

Dow Jones CEO Les Hinton Steps Down As Spotlight On News Corp Continues

Jillian Rayfield | July 15, 2011, 5:29PM

Dow Jones Chief Executive Les Hinton

Les Hinton, the CEO of Dow Jones and publisher of the Wall Street Journal, announced Friday that he is stepping down from his position, amid questions about his role in the News Of The World phone hacking scandal during his tenure as chief executive of News International.

Hinton ran News International, which publishes News Corp's U.K. newspapers, from 1995-2007, during which time reporters for News Of The World allegedly hacked into the phone records of murder victims, terrorism victims, and public officials.

In his resignation letter to Rupert Murdoch, Hinton denied any knowledge of the phone hacking during his tenure. "That I was ignorant of what apparently happened is irrelevant," Hinton wrote, "and in the circumstances I feel it is proper for me to resign from News Corp, and apologize to those hurt by the actions of the News of the World."

Rupert Murdoch

Giuliani: Let's Give 'Honorable' Murdoch The Benefit Of The Doubt

Jillian Rayfield | July 15, 2011, 11:28AM

Rudy Guiliani

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani doesn't believe his "honorable, honest" friend Rupert Murdoch knew anything about the phone hacking that may have taken place in the name of his U.K. newspapers.

"Give people the presumption of innocence," he told CNN's Candy Crowley Thursday, "I think that just how high up it goes is a big question and one we shouldn't be jumping to conclusions about."

Rupert Murdoch

Chief Of Rupert Murdoch's U.K. Newspapers Resigns

Jillian Rayfield | July 15, 2011, 9:31AM

Rupert Murdoch with News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks

Rebekah Brooks, the Chief Executive for Rupert Murdoch's U.K. newspaper operations, resigned Friday amid the News Of The World phone hacking scandal.

Fox News

Survey: Fox News Covered News Corp Scandal Much Less Than Other Cable Nets

Jillian Rayfield | July 15, 2011, 5:50AM

A survey by Media Matters of all of the cable news coverage of the News Corp phone hacking scandal found that Fox News has devoted considerably less time to covering it than CNN and MSNBC.

FBI

FBI Probing News Corp Over 9/11 Victims Allegations

Jillian Rayfield | July 14, 2011, 2:54PM

The FBI has opened an investigation into whether reporters for Rupert Murdoch's News Corp hacked into the phone records of 9/11 victims, according to the FBI's New York office.

Rupert Murdoch

UPDATED: Murdoch and Son Will Appear Before Parliamentary Committee

Jillian Rayfield | July 14, 2011, 10:21AM

Late Update 11:54 AM EST: The U.K.'s Culture, Media and Sport Committee says the Murdochs have indicated that they will give evidence on Tuesday after all.

Earlier report:

Rupert and James Murdoch have declined a request to appear before the British Parliament next Tuesday to testify over the News Of The World phone hacking scandal.

Rupert Murdoch

Peter King Calls For News Corp. Probe Over Allegations About 9/11 Victims

Jillian Rayfield | July 14, 2011, 5:45AM

Rep. Peter King (R-NY)

New York Rep. Peter King (R) has called on the FBI to investigate allegations that journalists working for Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. hacked into the phones of victims of the September 11th attacks.

Rupert Murdoch

News Corp. Withdraws Its Bid For British Sky Broadcasting

Jillian Rayfield | July 13, 2011, 9:22AM

Rupert Murdoch

Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. has withdrawn its $12 billion bid for control of British Sky Broadcasting in the wake of the News Of The World phone hacking scandal, Sky News reports.

"We believed that the proposed acquisition of BSkyB by News Corporation would benefit both companies but it has become clear that it is too difficult to progress in this climate,"
Chase Carey, President and Chief Operating Officer for News Corp., said in a statement. "News Corporation remains a committed long-term shareholder in BSkyB. We are proud of the success it has achieved and our contribution to it."

Rupert Murdoch

Murdoch To Appear Before Parliament Committee Over Phone Hacking Scandal

Jillian Rayfield | July 12, 2011, 10:25AM

Rupert Murdoch

The U.K.'s Department of Media, Culture and Sport Committee is summoning Rupert Murdoch of News Corp. to give evidence on the widening News International phone hacking scandal.

CREW

CREW Calls On Congress To Investigate News Corp. After Phone Hacking Scandal

Jillian Rayfield | July 11, 2011, 5:50PM

Rupert Murdoch

The watchdog group Citizens For Responsibility and Ethics in Washington is calling on Congress to investigate Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. for evidence that the company's sprawling phone hacking scandal reached the United States.

CREW's letter to Congress follows allegations that the company's now defunct News Of The World tabloid hacked into the phones of murder victims and terrorism victims, and even several prominent British politicians like former Prime Minister Gordon Brown.

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