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Phone-hacking scandal ‘divided the Murdoch family’

November 3, 2011

The phone-hacking scandal has reportedly driven a wedge between members of the Murdoch family, which controls News Corp, with Elisabeth blaming her brother James for allowing the situation “to spiral out of control”.

According to an article in Vanity Fair, Elisabeth approached her father Rupert Murdoch, the media conglomerate’s chief executive and chairman, as details emerged about phone-hacking practices at News International, the UK division of News Corp that James oversees.

News Corp attempts to defuse shareholder revolt

October 12, 2011

News Corp has called on its shareholders to ignore recommendations from a number of advisory groups and instead vote in favour of its board and Rupert Murdoch’s bonus.

In a filing to the Securities and Exchange Commission, the media conglomerate, which is controlled by the Murdoch family, said there has been a “disproportionate focus” on the phone-hacking scandal at the now defunct News of the World, adding that its board is “extremely strong”.