LONDON (Reuters) – The British newspaper arm of Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp has acknowledged to victims that executives covered up the scale of illegal activity by destroying evidence and lying to investigators, victims’ lawyers said on Thursday. In a statement that could further damage the company’s reputation, lawyers for victims…
SAN FRANCISCO — Scandal-battered media behemoth News Corp. on Wednesday reported a bumper end to the fiscal year with profits and revenue buoyed by its cable television business. News Corp. said net income for the recently-ended fourth fiscal quarter tallied $683 million and that it finished the year with profit…