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News Corp. Board Backs Murdoch

Mia Lamar, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Media on May 2 at 1:58 pm PT

News Corp.’s board gave its unanimous support to Chairman and Chief Executive Rupert Murdoch on Wednesday, saying it has “full confidence” in his ability to continue to lead the media company.

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U.K. Report Condemns News Corp.

Paul Sonne and Jeanne Whalen, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in Media on May 1 at 4:37 am PT

The U.K. parliamentary committee probing illicit voicemail interception by News Corp.’s shuttered News of the World tabloid released a final report Tuesday concluding that News Corp. Chief Executive Rupert Murdoch is “not a fit person to exercise the stewardship of a major international company” and accusing several former company executives of misleading parliament.

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Murdoch Apologizes for Handling of Scandal

Cassell Bryan-Low, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Media on April 26 at 10:37 am PT

News Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Rupert Murdoch on Thursday said he should have more quickly addressed allegations of unlawful newsgathering practices at the company’s now-closed News of the World tabloid, a statement that came during a public grilling that focused on whether the company had been cavalier in its handling of the scandal.

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China Escalates Crackdown on Internet Amid Scandal

Loretta Chao and Josh Chin, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in News on April 25 at 5:50 am PT

China has stepped up its campaign to clamp down on the Internet, which has emerged as a virtual town square for exchanging information about the Bo Xilai scandal and the nation’s biggest political upheaval in years.

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Sun Journalists Arrested as Bribe Probe Widens

Jeanne Whalen, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Voices on February 11 at 7:47 am PT

British authorities investigating potential cases of journalists paying bribes for information arrested another round of high-ranking employees of News Corp.’s tabloid The Sun, and said they are now probing suspected payments not just to police but to other public officials.

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Ex-Olympus CEO Plans to Sue Company

Juro Osawa, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Voices on January 6 at 4:30 am PT

Ousted Olympus Corp. Chief Executive Officer Michael Woodford said Friday he plans to sue his former employer for firing him without any legal basis, only hours after announcing his decision to drop his attempt to retake the company’s reins.

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Olympus Coverup Spooks Investors

Phred Dvorak and Daisuke Wakabayashi, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in Voices on November 9, 2011 at 12:00 am PT

Olympus Corp.’s admission that it hid investment losses raised as many questions as it answered: not just about the full extent of the scandal, but even about the viability of the 92-year-old company.