Phone Hacking Scandal

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   BBC Director General: 'Why James Murdoch Is Wrong About the BBC'

   5:04 am 8/25/2011

   • by Mimi Turner

   On the eve of the Edinburgh TV Festival, Mark Thompson rebukes James Murdoch, telling him: "Integrity... not profit, who you know nor what corners you can cut" is what really counts. Read more

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   Elisabeth Murdoch Cancels Edinburgh TV Festival Appearance

   2:17 pm 8/22/2011

   • by Mimi Turner

   The Shine exec had intended to discuss her company's global success but pulled out amid fears her talk would be overshadowed by News Corp.'s phone-hacking scandal.Read more

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   Analyst Downgrades News Corp. Stock, Citing Phone Hacking 'Witch Hunt,' 'Powerful Personal Enemies'

   8:08 am 8/22/2011

   • by Georg Szalai

   Needham's Laura Martin also writes that “News Corp. is not a good place to hide during downward market cycles," while Miller Tabak's David Joyce calls the stock the "cheapest in our universe" and says it already prices in hacking-related concerns.Read more

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   Steve Coogan Legal Action Likely to Reveal High Profile Names in Phone-Hacking Scandal

   9:30 am 8/19/2011

   • by Stuart Kemp

   Coogan's lawyers get court to make Glenn Mulcaire say who at NOTW ordered him to hack voicemails.Read more

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   Phone Hacker Sues Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. Over Legal Fees

   5:50 am 8/19/2011

   • by Georg Szalai

   Glenn Mulcaire says that the entertainment giant breached a contract when it withdrew a guarantee to indemnify him against legal cost, but the company says his claims will be "vigorously contested."Read more

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   Former NOTW Journalist Who Followed Prince William, Kate Middleton in L.A. Arrested in Phone-Hacking Inquiry

   3:49 am 8/18/2011

   • by Stuart Kemp

   Award-winning scribe James Desborough is first U.S.-based journo to be pulled in.Read more

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   Rupert Murdoch's Daughter Elisabeth Made $214M From Sale of Shine Group to News Corp. (Report)

   10:53 pm 8/16/2011

   • by THR staff

   The controversial sale has sparked lawsuits from shareholders claiming the production company wasn't worth the $675 million price tag.Read more

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   James Murdoch's Letter to British Parliament Released to Public

   11:06 am 8/16/2011

   • by Stuart Kemp

   The News Corp. exec attempts to further explain the extent of his knowledge of phone hacking practices in the lengthy document.Read more

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   News Corp.: Phone Hacking Probes Could 'Damage Our Reputation,’ ‘Impair Ability to Conduct Business’

   4:59 am 8/15/2011

   • by Georg Szalai

   In its annual report filed Monday, Rupert Murdoch's conglomerate gave little new detail about the phone hacking scandal, but provided some latest language on its possible effects.Read more

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    Rupert Murdoch Says He and News Corp. Board Believe He Should Continue as Chairman and CEO

    1:48 pm 8/10/2011

    • by Georg Szalai

    UPDATED: Discussing succession issues, he says "Chase Carey and I run this company as a team," and the latter would take over "if I went under a bus," but he also emphasizes that the two have "full confidence" in son and deputy COO James.Read more

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