Motorsports Boss Mosely Offers to Underwrite Suits Against Murdoch
Former motor racing boss Max Mosley says he has agreed to financially underwrite lawsuits against News International, which owns the now defunct tabloid News of the World, by victims of its allegedly abusive reporting practices. Mosley, who won damages from …
Panel Says No Evidence of Wrongdoing at Dow Jones
The independent committee charged with monitoring editorial integrity at The Wall Street Journal said Saturday it has found no evidence of wrongdoing at the Journal or Dow Jones & Co., which are owned by News Corp. The group also said …
Murdoch’s Bow to Pressure; Will Attend UK Parliament’s Investigation
Rupert Murdoch on Thursday caved in to pressure from Britain’s parliament to answer questions over alleged crimes at one of his newspapers, setting up a showdown with lawmakers keen to break the media mogul’s grip on politics. British police arrested …
Shareholders Sue Murdoch’s News Corp.
A group of News Corp. shareholders have sued the media conglomerate over a phone-hacking scandal at its now-closed News of the World tabloid in London. The lawsuit accuses News Corp. of large-scale governance failures surrounding the British hacking case. News …
Murdoch’s News Corp to Close News of the World
Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation will close its tabloid News of the World after this Sunday’s edition, as a result of an escalating phone hacking scandal, James Murdoch said on Thursday. “The News of the World is in the business of …
News of the World Admits Phone Hacking Liability
Rupert Murdoch’s powerful British news operation reversed course on Friday and admitted responsibility in a phone hacking scandal that had already cost the prime minister’s spokesman his job. News International, parent company of Britain’s top-selling News of the World tabloid, …