Rupert Murdoch showed "willful blindness" and a refusal to accept responsibility for a culture of illegal phone hacking at his News Corp media empire, a powerful British parliamentary committee declared Tuesday. The 81-year-old News Corp chief executive, his son James and other executives covered up or ignored phone hacking that first emerged at Murdoch's since-closed News of the World newspaper.
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British lawmakers ruled Rupert Murdoch, head of News Corporation, unfit to lead his own company in a report from Parliament today. Murdoch, founder of News Corp’s vast media empire, claimed he was unaware of any phone hacking happen... Read Post
Parliamentary hearings are underway in the ever-growing British phone hacking scandal that is threatening to bring down Rupert Murdoch and his News Corp. empire. Murdoch, his son James and Rebekah Brooks will be testifying later tod... Read Post
(Reuters) - Rupert Murdoch is unfit to run a major international company and should take responsibility for a culture of illegal phone hacking that has shaken News Corp, a powerful British parliamentary committee said on Tuesday. Pu... Read Post