News Corp.

News of the World Whisteblower Found Dead

July 18, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

Former reporter talked with the New York Times about Coulson's role in phone hacking

  

News Corp. Scandal Claims Second High-Ranking London Police Official

July 18, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

Assistant commissioner John Yates resigns a day after his boss, commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson, does the same

  

A News Corp. Timeline: Two Weeks of Unrelenting Scandal

July 17, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

From the closing of a major tabloid to resignations and arrests, TheWrap traces the contours of the ongoing scandal

  

A Rupert Murdoch Peer: He's 'Dead Money'; A New Police Resignation in London

July 17, 2011 By Johnnie L. Roberts 1 year ago

Latest: Assistant police commissioner John Yates resigns on Monday, following his boss, Sir Paul Stephenson

  

Police Chief Resigns, Rebekah Brooks Arrested in News of the World Fallout

July 17, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

Neil Wallis, former News editor a key suspect in the hacking scandal, worked for Metropolitan police chief Paul Stephenson and got him a perk at a spa

  

Rebekah Brooks Arrested in News Corp. Phone Hacking Scandal

July 17, 2011 By Sharon Waxman 1 year ago

Brooks was arrested on charges of conspiring to intercept communications and corruption allegations

  

News Corp. Execs Tumble as Scandal Widens

July 15, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

Former News International chair Les Hinton bows to pressure, following Rebekah Brooks out the door at News Corp.

  

Is Piers Morgan Next to Fall in Phone-Hacking Scandal?

July 15, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

Now it's CNN that's underplaying a story that involves its own Larry King replacement

  

Rebekah Brooks Resigns From News Corp. in Phone Hacking Scandal

July 15, 2011 By Tim Molloy 1 year ago

Former News of the World editor says, "This time my resignation has been accepted"

  

Top News Corp. Shareholder: 'Rebekah Brooks Has to Go'

July 14, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal is the second biggest shareholder after the Murdoch family

  

Rupert Murdoch to Testify Before U.K. Parliament After All

July 14, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

Both Rupert and James will testify after initially refusing, News International chief Rebekah Brooks will appear as well

  

News Corp. Faces Legal Battles in U.S. Over Phone-Hacking Scandal

July 13, 2011 By Brent Lang & Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

Calls are intensifying for a criminal investigation on this side of the Atlantic -- and there's that pesky shareholders' suit

  

The Bancrofts Have Seller's Remorse

July 13, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

Analysis: The family that owned the Journal regrets selling to Rupert, but how can they claim they didn't know?

  

5 Members of Congress Call for News Corp. Investigation (Updated)

July 13, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

Four Senators and one Representative have sent letters to the DOJ, SEC and FBI requesting an investigation into possible illegal activities

  

News Corp. Drops BSkyB Bid as Phone Hacking Scandal Consumes Company

July 13, 2011 By Tim Molloy 1 year ago

Statement: "It has become clear that it is too difficult to progress in this climate"

  

British PM David Cameron to Announce Expanded Inquiry Into Press

July 12, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

Scope will be broadened from just News Corp. to scrutinize greater dealings between law enforcement, the media and politicians

  

'Daily Show': Murdoch Scandal Gives John Oliver a 'Schadenfreudegasm' (Video)

July 12, 2011 By John Sellers 1 year ago

The British correspondent defends the utter inferiority of his country's media

  

British PM Backs Call for News Corp. to Abandon BSkyB Bid

July 12, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

House of Commons will vote on whether "it is in the public interest for Rupert Murdoch and News Corporation to withdraw their bid for BSkyB"

  

Rupert Murdoch, James Murdoch, Rebekah Brooks Asked to Appear Before Parliament

July 12, 2011 By Tim Molloy 1 year ago

News Corp. says it will cooperate

  

News Corp. Announces $5B Stock Buyback Plan

July 12, 2011 By Tim Molloy 1 year ago

Company will expand buyback program that was down to $1.8 billion to $5 billion

  

Scandal Grows: Gordon Brown Hacked by News Corp.'s Sunday Times

July 11, 2011 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

Reports indicate the former prime minister's property and family medical records were compromised by Murdoch owned paper

  

News Corp.'s BSkyB Deal Delayed 6 Months -- at Least

July 11, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

Culture minister refers deal to the Competition Commission, says it won't happen until next year (if ever)

  

Murdoch Puts on a Brave Face While Media Speculates About Scandal Fallout

July 10, 2011 By Diane Garrett & Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

News Corp. CEO appears arm-in-arm with embattled lieutenant the same day as the last edition of News of the World rolls off presses

  

Hacked! How the News of the World Scandal Threatens Murdoch's Empire

July 7, 2011 By Lucas Shaw & Brent Lang 1 year ago

By shutting down the British tabloid, the company may have rescued a deal for BSkyB, but the taint could spread

  

How News Corp. Sold MySpace to an Ad Network -- and Justin Timberlake

June 29, 2011 By Sharon Waxman 1 year ago

Three brothers from Irvine not only had an interest in expanding their ad network, but in an inventive strategy that News Corp. found appealing: JT

  

Sexy's Back: Justin Timberlake to Lead MySpace's Creative Strategy

June 29, 2011 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

"The Social Network" star will also take an ownership stake