James Murdoch's position as News Corp.'s deputy chief operating officer is under threat after more than a third of shareholders voted against his re-election at the media corporation's annual meeting.
Rupert Murdoch's News International is to pay the family of murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler £2 million (US$3.2 million), with another £1 million going to charity following the phone hacking scandal.
In an extraordinary act by a member of the British Parliament, Tom Watson, the Labour MP who spearheaded the investigation of tabloid phone-hacking, has flown to Los Angeles to attend the News Corp. general meeting to disclose further damaging information about the Murdochs directly to the company's shareholders.
The shadow culture secretary will suggest that journalists who are found guilty of gross malpractice should be taken off a professional register to stop them from working in news in the future.
In an attempt to settle the phone-hacking scandal that led to closure of the News of the World, its owner Rupert Murdoch's News International has reportedly offered £3 million to the family of the murdered teenager Milly Dowler, whose voicemails were unlawfully seized.
A Labour MP is asking Britain's Electoral Commission to investigate whether Rupert Murdoch and his News International were 'covertly' funding the Conservative Party when it was in opposition.
News International has announced a full-year operating income of £3.08bn. The figures show a 12 per cent increase driven by the success in television and cable networking programming with BSKYB and Fox News performing well for the company.
Michael Gove and Rupert Murdoch Plan News International Academy Despite Phone Hacking Revelations
In 1979, I was sent on one of those junior/mid management courses that stressed team awareness and interplay through much physical stress but where the individual was also given the opportunity to lead the group and each had to prepare two or three presentations. In turn, a few guest speakers had been invited to give talks on their specialist field and answer any questions.
With news just breaking that over 72 government and private organisations have fallen victim to cyber attacks, the debate about cyber security is more pertinent than ever. Yet, as Anonymous hackers continue to be targeted by the FBI, the question arises; has Anonymous and LulzSec's "hacktivism" helped the world get serious about hacking before it's too late?
Phone Hacking Scandal: Why Britain has Lost Interest
Phone Hacking Scandal: Former NOtW Manager Arrested in Connection With Police Bribery
A man who attempted to throw foam in Rupert Murdoch's face has been jailed for six weeks.
Jonathan May-Bowles (26) gets a six-week custodial sentence after pleaded guilty last week (July 25) to assaulting the 80-year-old as Mr Murdoch gave evidence to the Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee about the phone-hacking scandal.
Phone Hacking Scandal: Metropolitan Police Accused of ‘Endemic Corruption’
Comedian Jonathan May-Bowles is in court today accused of smearing the Rupert Murdoch with a paper plate of shaving foam.
Labour MP Tom Watson has revealed to the BBC that MP's will recall James Murdoch to give further evidence to the select
MP’s to Quiz Tom Crone and Colin Myler Over ‘For Neville’ Email
Despite the phone-hacking crisis, the forced closure of the News of the World, the abandonment of the BSkyB deal and an on-going parliamentary and police investigation into the Murdoch's empire, it has been revealed by the Guardian that both James and Rupert Murdoch could be in line for huge bonuses based on the year-to-June performances.
Rupert Murdoch Attacked for His Handling of Phone Hacking Scandal
Hacker collective LulzSec revealed a new, more mature side Thursday when it reported it was delaying the release of the News International-owned Sun newspapers' e-mails to ensure that the data didn't affect the UK's ongoing phone-hacking court case.
The law firm that Rupert Murdoch claims failed to raise awareness over evidence of police bribes at News International will now be given the chance to give their version of events to police and MP's, after previously being prevented from doing so by client-lawyer confidentiality.