James Murdoch

James Murdoch Exits Newspaper Boards

Paul Sonne and Cassell Bryan-Low, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in News on November 23, 2011 at 5:16 pm PT

James Murdoch has left the boards of operating companies overseeing News Corp.’s U.K. newspapers the Sun, the Times and the Sunday Times, according to British regulatory filings, which registered the changes in September.

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James Murdoch Returns to Parliament for Another Round of PhoneGate Testimony

Peter Kafka in Media on November 10, 2011 at 3:57 am PT

James Murdoch, News Corp.’s deputy chief operating officer, is once again testifying before the U.K. Parliament about his role in this summer’s PhoneGate scandal. Lawmakers are accusing Murdoch — who at one point had been the presumed successor to his father, Rupert — of not being truthful during the two men’s July appearance. You can watch the event live via this Webcast; News Corp. also owns this Web site.

News Corp. Lawyer Noted Hacking “Culture” in 2008

Cassell Bryan-Low, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Media on November 2, 2011 at 6:30 am PT

Newly released documents show that an outside lawyer for News Corp. in 2008 warned of a “culture of illegal information access” at the company’s News of the World newspaper, raising new questions about News Corp.’s longtime assertion that it was unaware of how widespread phone hacking was at the now-closed tabloid.

Murdochs Are Re-Elected Amid Protest

Russell Adams and Andrew Morse, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in News on October 22, 2011 at 8:56 am PT

News Corp.’s board and management “will stop at nothing to get to the bottom” of a phone hacking scandal at the company’s U.K. newspaper unit “and put it right,” Chairman and Chief Executive Rupert Murdoch, told shareholders Friday.

Hacking Testimony Challenged

Cassell Bryan-Low, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on October 19, 2011 at 10:45 am PT

Testimony at a parliamentary hearing on Wednesday raised new questions about the evidence News Corp. deputy chief operating officer James Murdoch has given lawmakers in an ongoing phone-hacking inquiry, a development that comes just days ahead of a shareholder vote over governance at the company.

Scandal Clouds James Murdoch’s Path

Russell Adams and Jessica E. Vascellaro, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in Media on September 13, 2011 at 11:12 pm PT

Rupert Murdoch has long said he wants one of his children to succeed him. The scandal at News Corp. has threatened that prospect.

James Murdoch Turns Down $6 Million Bonus, Citing PhoneGate

Peter Kafka in News on September 2, 2011 at 11:49 am PT

Rupert’s son will keep another $11 million-plus, though.

Letter Suggests Hacking “Widely Discussed” at News of the World

Paul Sonne, Jeanne Whalen and Bruce Orwall, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in News on August 16, 2011 at 9:48 am PT

News Corp. came under fresh attack Tuesday as new, written evidence submitted to a U.K. parliament committee suggested that voice-mail interception was “widely discussed” at its News of the World tabloid and showed several former executives bluntly contradicting recent testimony by Deputy Chief Operating Officer James Murdoch.

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U.K. Parliament Wants to Hear From James Murdoch Again

Peter Kafka in Media on July 29, 2011 at 6:50 am PT

James Murdoch will likely be asked to make a return trip to Parliament. British lawmakers say they expect to recall the News Corp. official, who answered questions about the PhoneGate scandal during a July 19 hearing, because former News Corp. employees have since contradicted his testimony. (News Corp. also owns this Web site.) Separately, the board of satellite TV company BSkyB has voted to keep Murdoch in his chairman spot; News Corp. owns a 39 percent stake in that company.

Murdoch & Son Visit Parliament and Return With a Big Helping Of Humble (and Shaving Cream) Pie

Kara Swisher in Media on July 19, 2011 at 6:36 am PT

News Corp. CEO and majordomo Rupert Murdoch tells British lawmakers he is sorry on the “most humble day of my life”, survives a surprise attack and loses his jacket. Other than that, the hearing turned into a what didn’t the Murdochs know and when didn’t they know it Q&A session.