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Top Hollywood editor for News of the World arrested in hacking probe
The News Corp. hacking scandals may have just come to U.S. shores. James Desborough, the former Los Angeles editor for News of the World who’d previously won awards for his show business coverage in London, has been arrested by authorities investigating allegations of criminal hacking and rampant corruption. Desborough is…
Top Met officers cleared over hacking scandal
LONDON — Britain’s police watchdog on Wednesday cleared the country’s former top officer of misconduct over an investigation by his force into phone hacking at the News of the World tabloid. Paul Stephenson quit as head of London’s Metropolitan Police last month amid evidence of the force’s links to Rupert…
James Murdoch admits News Corp. paid off convicted criminal
The son of Rupert Murdoch has admitted in a letter to British lawmakers that he authorized large payments to a convicted criminal, seemingly in exchange for his silence about his company’s activities. Under questioning by members of Parliament last month, James Murdoch, CEO of News International, said he was not…
Reporter claimed News Corp. phone hacking was ‘widely discussed’ at meetings
A letter sent to top News Corporation officials in 2007 (PDF), published Tuesday by the British Parliament, accuses high ranking executives and other journalists at the now-defunct News of the World of actively discussing phone hacking efforts during editorial meetings, and calls into question the testimony of Rupert and James…
UK parliamentary body likely to recall James Murdoch
LONDON (Reuters) – A British parliamentary committee investigating phone hacking at a now defunct UK tabloid paper is very likely to recall News Corp executive James Murdoch in person after receiving further statements that cast doubt on his previous testimony. “When we have the further information that we are seeking,…
9/11 News Corp newspapers probe
US and British investigators have not found any evidence that papers owned by Rupert Murdoch’s media empire hacked the phones of 9/11 victims, the Wall Street Journal has reported. The paper, one of several owned by Murdoch’s News Corporation, cited people close to the investigations as saying there were apparently…
Ex-Murdoch executive arrested over hacking
Police have arrested a former news editor of the defunct News of the World on suspicion of phone hacking, the latest executive from the paper to face questioning over the scandal. Greg Miskiw, 61, was arrested at a London police station yesterday, a police source said, the 12th person detained…
News Corp. board backs Murdoch after hacking scandal
Rupert Murdoch claimed boardroom backing to remain at the helm of News Corp. as he worked to shift attention from the phone-hacking scandal to his media behemoth’s healthy bottom line. “The job won’t be open in the near future,” the 80-year-old media mogul quipped when asked during an earnings conference…
News Corp. board backs Murdoch after hacking scandal
SAN FRANCISCO — Rupert Murdoch claimed boardroom backing to remain at the helm of News Corp. as he worked to shift attention from the phone-hacking scandal to his media behemoth’s healthy bottom line. “The job won’t be open in the near future,” the 80-year-old media mogul quipped when asked during…
News Corp. profit up thanks to television business
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…
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