Les Hinton, the head of News Corp's flagship American newspaper and a trusted, long-serving executive, resigned on Friday over his role in the phone-hacking scandal that has rocked Rupert Murdoch's global media company.
Rupert Murdoch sits alongside Les Hinton (left)
Rupert Murdoch sits alongside Les Hinton (left) Photo: GETTY
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By Alex Spillius, Washington
11:13PM BST 15 Jul 2011
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He became the first high profile casualty of the controversy in the United States, where he had been chief executive of the Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones, a financial news service, since Mr Murdoch's takeover in late 2007.
In his resignation letter, Mr Hinton, 67, apologised for the "pain caused to innocent people" by repeated illegal intrusions by News of the World reporters and private detectives.
Mr Hinton was in charge of News International, Mr Murdoch's British newspaper division, from 1997 to 2007, when most of the egregious cases of phone tampering that have come to light occurred.
Maintaining his insistence that he believed one reporter had been acting alone, he said: "That I was ignorant of what apparently happened is irrelevant and in the circumstances I feel it is proper for me to resign."
He continued: "When I left News International in December 2007, I believed that the rotten element at the News of the World had been eliminated, that important lessons had been learned and that journalistic integrity was restored.
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"There had never been any evidence delivered to me that suggested the conduct had spread beyond one journalist. If others had evidence that wrongdoing went further, I was not told about it."
His resignation came hours after Rebekah Brooks, his successor as head of NI and a former News of the World editor, also stood down after intense pressure. The scandal earlier forced Mr Murdoch to drop his bid for total control of BSkyB, the pay-TV service.
Mr Murdoch said in a statement that he had accepted Mr Hinton's resignation with "much sadness" and that the two of them had "been on a remarkable journey together for more than 52 years". "That this passage has come to an unexpected end, professionally, not personally, is a matter of much sadness to me," he said.
"I vividly recall an enthusiastic young man in the offices of my first newspaper in Adelaide, where Les joined the company as a 15-year-old and had the rather unenviable task of buying me sandwiches for lunch."
Mr Murdoch added that "News Corporation is not Rupert Murdoch. It is the collective creativity and effort of many thousands of people around the world, and few individuals have given more to this company than Les Hinton."
Mr Hinton had worked continuously for Mr Murdoch since joining one of the Australian newspapers that were the foundation of the News Corps operation as at the age of 15.
Few people were closer to the tycoon, and he held a variety of senior posts, including leading the Fox television station network and the American newspaper division, which includes The New York Post, before the highly prized capture of the Wall Street Journal.
Given the industrial scale of phone-tapping, bribery and other misconduct now acknowledged by the company, media experts questioned how Mr Hinton did not know what was going on.
There was a risk that his continued presence at the Journal, which built its reputation on arduously researched news stories, would become a detriment to the 122-year-old title.
His departure will be designed to limit the damage to the US-based News Corps, which accounts for most of Mr Murdoch's business and profits.
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Murdoch apologizes over scandal; two lieutenants out
Reuters
By Yinka Adegoke and Georgina Prodhan – 1 hr 36 mins ago
NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – Rupert Murdoch apologized to victims of criminal phone hacking by one of his tabloids and accepted the resignations of News Corp's top two newspaper executives, Rebekah Brooks and Les Hinton.
Moving to gain control of a scandal washing over his global business, the U.S.-based magnate made a personal apology to the parents of a murdered schoolgirl in what appeared to be an admission that the News of the World, then edited by Brooks and overseen by Hinton, had in 2002 hacked into the voicemails of their missing daughter.
It was that damning allegation, in a rival newspaper 10 days ago, which reignited a 5-year-old scandal that has forced Murdoch to close the News of the World, Britain's best-selling Sunday paper, and drop a $12 billion plan to buy full control of highly profitable pay-TV operator BSkyB.
The crisis has broken the grip that Murdoch, 80, had over British politics for three decades as leaders from Margaret Thatcher, through Labor's Tony Blair to current Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron sought his support.
It has also forced him to make concessions to public calls that the executives who were in charge at the time of the scandal be held accountable.
Known for his loyalty to those close to him, Murdoch backed down on Friday and accepted the resignations of confidants Brooks and Hinton, a 52-year veteran of the company and the top executive of Dow Jones, publisher of the Wall Street Journal.
With these departures, attention will now turn to Murdoch's son and presumed successor, James, who took over the European operations of News Corp just as the crisis was beginning. He has admitted to approving the payment of out-of-court settlements when he did not have a complete picture of what had happened.
A direct apology from Rupert Murdoch, who has been summoned to answer questions before a parliamentary committee next Tuesday, will be carried in all national newspapers this weekend under the headline "We are sorry." The text was released by News International.
"The News of the World was in the business of holding others to account. It failed when it came to itself," Murdoch wrote in the article, which was signed off "Sincerely, Rupert Murdoch."
"We are sorry for the serious wrongdoing that occurred. We are deeply sorry for the hurt suffered by the individuals affected," he added.
"In the coming days, as we take further concrete steps to resolve these issues and make amends for the damage they have caused, you will hear more from us."
He also met parents of Milly Dowler, a 13-year-old abducted in 2002 and found murdered six months later. Police are investigating whether someone engaged by the News of the World not only listened in to the missing teenager's cellphone mailbox but deleted some messages to make room for more.
That misled police hunting for her and gave her parents false hope that their daughter might still be alive. Brooks, now 43, was then editor of the News of the World and has denied knowing of any such practices at the time.
"He apologized many times," said Mark Lewis, the Dowler family lawyer. "I don't think somebody could have held their head in their hands so many times to say that they were sorry."
BRITISH PM UNDER FIRE
The resignation of Hinton, 67, was greeted by gasps and a stunned silence at the Wall Street Journal, where he served as publisher, despite mounting speculation that Hinton could be toppled by transgressions that occurred when he ran News International prior to Brooks.
"I have watched with sorrow from New York as the News of the World story has unfolded," Hinton wrote in his resignation letter.
"That I was ignorant of what apparently happened is irrelevant and in the circumstances I feel it is proper for me to resign from News Corp, and apologize to those hurt by the actions of the News of the World," he added.
Brooks had resisted pressure to quit, but finally resigned as chief executive of News International after a top News Corp shareholder, Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, said she had to go.
The former editor of the News of the World and of flagship daily tabloid The Sun, was a favorite of Rupert Murdoch, who described her as his first priority just days ago.
In her place, he named News Corp veteran Tom Mockridge, who has spent the past eight years running Sky Italia.
Speaking before Friday's resignation Murdoch had defended the way his managers had handled the crisis in an interview with the Wall Street Journal.
He spoke of "minor mistakes" and dismissed suggestions, floated by some shareholders, that he should sell off the troubled newspaper businesses on which his empire was founded but which bring in only limited profits.
Yet within a day of what sounded like an effort to play down the scandal, his abrupt change of tack into a hand-wringing mea culpa appeared aimed at shoring up the wider company.
The scandal has shaken Prime Minister Cameron, who is under fire for his personal relationship with Brooks and for hiring another ex-editor of the News of the World as his spokesman.
Cameron suffered another blow on Friday when an aide said he had hosted a visit from his former spokesman Andy Coulson in March this year -- two months after Coulson quit his job.
He now faces a showdown with parliament on Tuesday when lawmakers on the media committee grill him, his son James and Brooks. During an angry debate this week, one legislator called him a "cancer on the body politic."
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トム・ワトソン told (about James Murdoch): "Because she has taken so long to go I think the focus will very swiftly move on to James Murdoch now and what he knew and what he was involved in,"
smh Saturday, July 16, 2011 2:13:00 AM CEST
Claire Enders said: "It is obvious that the company is finally listening fully to the political noise around it and is finally taking seriously the issues that have emerged around alleged offences at News International,"
smh Saturday, July 16, 2011 2:13:00 AM CEST
Rebekah Brooks said: "I have believed that the right and responsible action has been to lead us through the heat of the crisis. However my desire to remain on the bridge has made me a focal point of the debate,"
chinadaily Saturday, July 16, 2011 2:05:00 AM CEST
James Murdoch said: "We will follow this up in the future with communications about the actions we have taken to address the wrongdoing that occurred,"
chinadaily Saturday, July 16, 2011 2:05:00 AM CEST
Michael Wolff said (about Мердок Руперт): "One of Murdoch's central executives in the US has been fired," "This is yet another dramatic move designed to quell the rising tide of opprobrium against News Corporation , but the problem is it is just going to increase the opprobrium"
guardian Saturday, July 16, 2011 2:01:00 AM CEST
Michael Wolff said (about Les Hinton): "Hinton's strategy has been to keep his head down,"
guardian Saturday, July 16, 2011 2:01:00 AM CEST
Мердок Руперт wrote: "The News of the World was in the business of holding others to account. It failed when it came to itself,"
news-yahoo Saturday, July 16, 2011 1:57:00 AM CEST
Les Hinton wrote: "I have watched with sorrow from New York as the News of the World story has unfolded,"
news-yahoo Saturday, July 16, 2011 1:57:00 AM CEST
Мердок Руперт promised: "further concrete steps to resolve these issues and make amends for the damage they have caused"
smh Saturday, July 16, 2011 1:22:00 AM CEST
Marc Levis said: "I don't think somebody could have held their head in their hands so many times and said that they were sorry,"
smh Saturday, July 16, 2011 1:22:00 AM CEST
Max Cliford said: "This will be crushing for her,"
CBC Saturday, July 16, 2011 12:50:00 AM CEST
Мердок Руперт added: "News Corporation is not Rupert Murdoch. It is the collective creativity and effort of many thousands of people around the world, and few individuals have given more to this company than Les Hinton"
telegraph Saturday, July 16, 2011 12:39:00 AM CEST
Мердок Руперт said (about Les Hinton): "Les and I have been on a remarkable journey together for more than 52 years," "That this passage has come to an unexpected end, professionally, not personally, is a matter of much sadness to me"
abc-au Saturday, July 16, 2011 12:04:00 AM CEST
Les Hinton said: "I have watched with sorrow from New York as the News of the World story has unfolded,"
abc-au Saturday, July 16, 2011 12:04:00 AM CEST
Rebekah Brooks said: "At News International we pride ourselves on setting the news agenda for the right reasons. Today we are leading the news for the wrong ones. The reputation of the company we love so much, as well as the press freedoms we value so highly, are all at risk. As chief executive of the company, I feel a deep sense of responsibility for the people we have hurt and I want to reiterate how sorry I am for what we now know to have taken place"
todayonline Friday, July 15, 2011 11:57:00 PM CEST
Мердок Руперт commented (about Les Hinton): "Les and I have been on a remarkable journey together for more than 52 years. That this passage has come to an unexpected end, professionally, not personally, is a matter of much sadness to me,"
finanznachrichten-en Friday, July 15, 2011 11:49:00 PM CEST
Marc Levis says: "He apologised many times. I don't think somebody could've held their head in their hands so many times to say that they were sorry"
australianetworknews Friday, July 15, 2011 11:39:00 PM CEST
Мердок Руперт said (about Les Hinton): "Les and I have been on a remarkable journey together for more than 52 years,"
news-yahoo Friday, July 15, 2011 11:26:00 PM CEST
Les Hinton said: "I have watched with sorrow from New York as the News of the World story has unfolded,"
news-yahoo Friday, July 15, 2011 11:26:00 PM CEST
Les Hinton said: "the pain caused to innocent people (by hacking) is unimaginable" "That I was ignorant of what apparently happened is irrelevant, and in the circumstances I feel it is proper for me to resign from News Corp. and apologize to those hurt by the actions of News of the World,"
AP Friday, July 15, 2011 11:07:00 PM CEST
Marc Levis said: "I don't think somebody could have held their head in their hands so many times and said that they were sorry,"
AP Friday, July 15, 2011 11:07:00 PM CEST
Мердок Руперт writes (about Les Hinton): "I, with the heaviest of hearts, have accepted the resignation of Les Hinton. It is a measure of his integrity and the quality of his character that he felt compelled to take responsibility even though he is far from the serious issues in London"
usaToday Friday, July 15, 2011 11:07:00 PM CEST
Мердок Руперт commented (about Les Hinton): "Les and I have been on a remarkable journey together for more than 52 years. That this passage has come to an unexpected end, professionally, not personally, is a matter of much sadness to me,"
guardian Friday, July 15, 2011 11:01:00 PM CEST
James Murdoch said: “I now know that I did not have a complete picture when I did so. This was wrong and is a matter of serious regret,”
msnbc Friday, July 15, 2011 11:01:00 PM CEST
Ed Miliband said:
"It is right that Rebekah Brooks has finally taken responsibility for the terrible events that happened on her watch, like the hacking of Milly Dowler's phone. No one in this country should exercise power without responsibility”. Struggling to quell the crisis, News International chairman James Murdoch, 38-year-old son of the founder, said the company would take out adverts in rival newspapers this weekend to say sorry. "
irishtimes Friday, July 15, 2011 10:59:00 PM CEST
Al Walid bin Talal bin Abdul Aziz al Saud told: "For sure she has to go, you bet she has to go,"
aljazeera-en Friday, July 15, 2011 10:22:00 PM CEST
Marc Levis said: "He apologised many times. I don't think somebody could have held their head in their hands so many times to say that they were sorry,"
abc-au Friday, July 15, 2011 10:09:00 PM CEST
トム・ワトソン told (about James Murdoch): "Because she has taken so long to go I think the focus will very swiftly move on to James Murdoch now and what he knew and what he was involved in,"
abc-au Friday, July 15, 2011 10:09:00 PM CEST
Rebekah Brooks wrote: "Therefore I have given Rupert and James Murdoch my resignation. While it has been a subject of discussion, this time my resignation has been accepted,"
news-yahoo Friday, July 15, 2011 9:56:00 PM CEST
James Murdoch promised: "further concrete steps to resolve these issues and make amends for the damage they have caused"
news-yahoo Friday, July 15, 2011 9:26:00 PM CEST
Marc Levis said: "I don't think somebody could have held their head in their hands so many times and said that they were sorry,"
news-yahoo Friday, July 15, 2011 9:26:00 PM CEST
Rebekah Brooks said: "As Chief Executive of the company, I feel a deep sense of responsibility for the people we have hurt and I want to reiterate how sorry I am for what we now know to have taken place. "
channel4news Friday, July 15, 2011 8:43:00 PM CEST
Marc Levis said: "He was very humbled and very shaken and very sincere,"
guardian Friday, July 15, 2011 8:30:00 PM CEST
Marc Levis said (about Marc Levis): "It has been a big week for the Dowlers to hear people say they are sorry. Both on a political front – the deputy prime minister, the prime minister and the leader of the opposition – [and now] Asked by journalists if the family forgave Murdoch for the hacking of their dead daughter's mobile phone, Lewis said: "
guardian Friday, July 15, 2011 8:30:00 PM CEST
Rebekah Brooks wrote: "Therefore I have given Rupert and James Murdoch my resignation. While it has been a subject of discussion, this time my resignation has been accepted,"
news-yahoo Friday, July 15, 2011 8:25:00 PM CEST
James Murdoch said: “We will apologize to the nation for what has happened,”
ChinaPost Friday, July 15, 2011 8:24:00 PM CEST
Rebekah Brooks said: "As chief executive of the company, I feel a deep sense of responsibility for the people we have hurt and I want to reiterate how sorry I am for what we now know to have taken place,"
nzherald Friday, July 15, 2011 8:19:00 PM CEST
Larry Haverty said (about Chase Carey): “I’m a big fan of Chase. He’s a very skilled financial guy,”
msnbc Friday, July 15, 2011 8:16:00 PM CEST
Larry Haverty said: “If James has to do something else, which I hope doesn’t happen, I have tremendous confidence in Chase running the company,”
msnbc Friday, July 15, 2011 8:16:00 PM CEST
James Murdoch promised: "further concrete steps to resolve these issues and make amends for the damage they have caused"
AP Friday, July 15, 2011 8:01:00 PM CEST
Marc Levis said: "I don't think somebody could have held their head in their hands so many times and said that they were sorry,"
AP Friday, July 15, 2011 8:01:00 PM CEST
Rebekah Brooks said: "I have believed that the right and responsible action has been to lead us through the heat of the crisis. However my desire to remain on the bridge has made me a focal point of the debate,"
CBSnews Friday, July 15, 2011 7:42:00 PM CEST
Rebekah Brooks agreed: "for sure she has to go. "
CBSnews Friday, July 15, 2011 7:42:00 PM CEST
Rebekah Brooks said: "As chief executive of the company, I feel a deep sense of responsibility for the people we have hurt and I want to reiterate how sorry I am for what we now know to have taken place,"
cnn Friday, July 15, 2011 7:30:00 PM CEST
Ed Miliband said: "It is right that Rebekah Brooks has finally taken responsibility for the terrible events that happened on her watch, like the hacking of Milly Dowler's phone. No one in this country should exercise power without responsibility”. Struggling to quell the crisis, News International chairman James Murdoch, 38-year-old son of the founder, said the company would take out adverts in rival newspapers this weekend to say sorry. "
irishtimes Friday, July 15, 2011 7:29:00 PM CEST
Мердок Руперт wrote: "The News of the World was in the business of holding others to account. It failed when it came to itself,"
abs-cbnnews Friday, July 15, 2011 7:21:00 PM CEST
トム・ワトソン told (about James Murdoch): "Because she has taken so long to go I think the focus will very swiftly move on to James Murdoch now and what he knew and what he was involved in,"
ibtimes-cn Friday, July 15, 2011 7:18:00 PM CEST
Claire Enders said: "It is obvious that the company is finally listening fully to the political noise around it and is finally taking seriously the issues that have emerged around alleged offences at News International,"
ibtimes-cn Friday, July 15, 2011 7:18:00 PM CEST
Rebekah Brooks said: "I have believed that the right and responsible action has been to lead us through the heat of the crisis. However my desire to remain on the bridge has made me a focal point of the debate,"
newschannel5 Friday, July 15, 2011 7:13:00 PM CEST
Rebekah Brooks agreed: "for sure she has to go. "
newschannel5 Friday, July 15, 2011 7:13:00 PM CEST
Rebekah Brooks wrote: "At News International, we pride ourselves on setting the news agenda for the right reasons. Today we are leading the news for the wrong ones,"
CBC Friday, July 15, 2011 7:10:00 PM CEST
Rebekah Brooks wrote: "I feel a deep sense of responsibility for the people we have hurt and I want to reiterate how sorry I am for what we now know to have taken place,"
montrealgazette Friday, July 15, 2011 7:05:00 PM CEST
Rebekah Brooks wrote: "At News International we pride ourselves on setting the news agenda for the right reasons. Today we are leading the news for the wrong ones,"
montrealgazette Friday, July 15, 2011 7:05:00 PM CEST
Rebekah Brooks said: "As chief executive of the company, I feel a deep sense of responsibility for the people we have hurt and I want to reiterate how sorry I am for what we now know to have taken place,"
cnn Friday, July 15, 2011 6:59:00 PM CEST
Rebekah Brooks said: "I have believed that the right and responsible action has been to lead us through the heat of the crisis. However my desire to remain on the bridge has made me a focal point of the debate,"
smh Friday, July 15, 2011 6:59:00 PM CEST
トム・ワトソン told (about James Murdoch): "Because she has taken so long to go I think the focus will very swiftly move on to James Murdoch now and what he knew and what he was involved in,"
news-yahoo Friday, July 15, 2011 6:55:00 PM CEST
Claire Enders said: "It is obvious that the company is finally listening fully to the political noise around it and is finally taking seriously the issues that have emerged around alleged offences at News International,"
news-yahoo Friday, July 15, 2011 6:55:00 PM CEST
Marc Levis said (about James Murdoch): "He (Mr Murdoch) was humbled to give a full and sincere apology to the Dowler family. "
skynews Friday, July 15, 2011 6:55:00 PM CEST
James Murdoch wrote: "We are deeply sorry for the serious wrongdoing that occurred. "
skynews Friday, July 15, 2011 6:55:00 PM CEST
Ed Miliband said: "It is right that Rebekah Brooks has finally taken responsibility for the terrible events that happened on her watch, like the hacking of Milly Dowler's phone," "But as I said when I called for her resignation 10 days ago, this is not just about one individual but about the culture of an organisation. "Rupert Murdoch says that News Corp has handled these allegations 'extremely well'. He still hasn't apologised to the innocent victims of hacking. He clearly still doesn't get it"
bbc Friday, July 15, 2011 6:44:00 PM CEST
Ed Miliband said: "It is right that Rebekah Brooks has finally taken responsibility for the terrible events that happened on her watch, like the hacking of Milly Dowler's phone," "But as I said when I called for her resignation 10 days ago, this is not just about one individual but about the culture of an organisation. "Rupert Murdoch says that News Corp has handled these allegations 'extremely well'. He still hasn't apologised to the innocent victims of hacking. He clearly still doesn't get it"
bbc Friday, July 15, 2011 6:44:00 PM CEST
Rebekah Brooks said: "I have believed that the right and responsible action has been to lead us through the heat of the crisis. However my desire to remain on the bridge has made me a focal point of the debate,"
CBSnews Friday, July 15, 2011 6:42:00 PM CEST
Rebekah Brooks agreed: "for sure she has to go. "
CBSnews Friday, July 15, 2011 6:42:00 PM CEST
Rebekah Brooks said: "I have believed that the right and responsible action has been to lead us through the heat of the crisis. However my desire to remain on the bridge has made me a focal point of the debate,"
AP Friday, July 15, 2011 6:36:00 PM CEST
Rebekah Brooks agreed: "for sure she has to go. "
AP Friday, July 15, 2011 6:36:00 PM CEST
Мердок Руперт wrote: "The News of the World was in the business of holding others to account. It failed when it came to itself,"
irishtimes Friday, July 15, 2011 6:28:00 PM CEST
James Murdoch said: "We will apologize to the nation for what has happened,"
ibtimes-cn Friday, July 15, 2011 6:18:00 PM CEST
Rebekah Brooks said: "As chief executive of the company, I feel a deep sense of responsibility for the people we have hurt and I want to reiterate how sorry I am for what we now know to have taken place,"
cnn Friday, July 15, 2011 6:14:00 PM CEST
Rebekah Brooks said: "I have believed that the right and responsible action has been to lead us through the heat of the crisis. However my desire to remain on the bridge has made me a focal point of the debate,"
newschannel5 Friday, July 15, 2011 6:12:00 PM CEST
Rebekah Brooks agreed: "for sure she has to go. "
newschannel5 Friday, July 15, 2011 6:12:00 PM CEST
Rebekah Brooks wrote (about James Murdoch): "I have given Rupert and James Murdoch my resignation. While it has been a subject of discussion, this time my resignation has been accepted,"
MailGuardian Friday, July 15, 2011 5:58:00 PM CEST
埃里克霍尔德 told: "There have been serious allegations raised in that regard in Great Britain and there is an ongoing investigation there,"
MailGuardian Friday, July 15, 2011 5:58:00 PM CEST
Rebekah Brooks wrote (about James Murdoch): "Therefore I have given Rupert and James Murdoch my resignation. While it has been a subject of discussion, this time my resignation has been accepted,"
news-yahoo Friday, July 15, 2011 5:55:00 PM CEST
Мердок Руперт says: "But as I said when I called for her resignation 10 days ago, this is not just about one individual but about the culture of an organisation. "
telegraph Friday, July 15, 2011 5:52:00 PM CEST
Мердок Руперт wrote: "The News of the World was in the business of holding others to account. It failed when it came to itself,"
thetimes-za Friday, July 15, 2011 5:47:00 PM CEST
Rebekah Brooks said: "I have believed that the right and responsible action has been to lead us through the heat of the crisis. However my desire to remain on the bridge has made me a focal point of the debate,"
newschannel5 Friday, July 15, 2011 5:27:00 PM CEST
Rebekah Brooks agreed: "for sure she has to go. "
newschannel5 Friday, July 15, 2011 5:27:00 PM CEST
Rebekah Brooks said: "I have believed that the right and responsible action has been to lead us through the heat of the crisis. However my desire to remain on the bridge has made me a focal point of the debate,"
AP Friday, July 15, 2011 5:25:00 PM CEST
Rebekah Brooks agreed: "for sure she has to go. "
AP Friday, July 15, 2011 5:25:00 PM CEST
Ed Miliband said (about Rebekah Brooks): "It is right that Rebekah Brooks has finally taken responsibility for the terrible events that happened on her watch, like the hacking of Milly Dowler's phone. "
skynews Friday, July 15, 2011 5:24:00 PM CEST
James Murdoch said: "I want to thank her for her 22 years of service to the company. "
skynews Friday, July 15, 2011 5:24:00 PM CEST
Ed Miliband said: "It is right that Rebekah Brooks has finally taken responsibility for the terrible events that happened on her watch, like the hacking of Milly Dowler's phone. No one in this country should exercise power without responsibility”. Struggling to quell the crisis, News International chairman James Murdoch, 38-year-old son of the founder, said the company would take out adverts in rival newspapers this weekend to say sorry. "
irishtimes Friday, July 15, 2011 4:58:00 PM CEST
Мердок Руперт said: ''We have a reputation of great, good works in this country [Britain].''
smh Friday, July 15, 2011 4:33:00 PM CEST
Мердок Руперт said: ''When I hear something going wrong I insist on it being put right.''
smh Friday, July 15, 2011 4:33:00 PM CEST
Rebekah Brooks wrote: "Rupert's wisdom, kindness and incisive advice has guided me throughout my career,"
news24 Friday, July 15, 2011 4:25:00 PM CEST
Rebekah Brooks admitting: "we have paid the police for information in the past"
news24 Friday, July 15, 2011 4:25:00 PM CEST
Мердок Руперт said: "I think he acted as fast as he could, the moment he could,"
upi Friday, July 15, 2011 3:11:00 PM CEST
Nik Clegg said (about Rebekah Brooks): "This is the right thing for Rebekah Brooks to have done. It is an important first step in cleaning up this mess. People will, rightly, expect Ms Brooks to come to the select committee next week to give evidence. "
guardian Friday, July 15, 2011 2:57:00 PM CEST
Rebekah Brooks wrote: "I have given Rupert and James Murdoch my resignation. While it has been a subject of discussion, this time my resignation has been accepted,"
abc-au Friday, July 15, 2011 2:43:00 PM CEST
James Murdoch said (about Tom Mockridge): "Tom is an outstanding executive with unrivalled experience across our journalism and television businesses,"
abc-au Friday, July 15, 2011 2:43:00 PM CEST
Rebekah Brooks said: "As Chief Executive of the company, I feel a deep sense of responsibility for the people we have hurt and I want to reiterate how sorry I am for what we now know to have taken place,"
trendnews-az Friday, July 15, 2011 2:41:00 PM CEST
James Murdoch added: "We will follow this up in the future with communications about the actions we have taken to address the wrongdoing that occurred,"
trendnews-az Friday, July 15, 2011 2:41:00 PM CEST
John Whittingdale said: "We felt that to wait until August was unjustifiable,"
CBSnews Friday, July 15, 2011 2:40:00 PM CEST
Nik Clegg said: "If they have any shred of sense of responsibility or accountability for their position of power, then they should come and explain themselves before a select committee,"
CBSnews Friday, July 15, 2011 2:40:00 PM CEST
Nik Clegg said: "It clearly goes beyond News International,"
CBSnews Friday, July 15, 2011 2:40:00 PM CEST
Nik Clegg said (about Rebekah Brooks): "It is clearly something much more systemic," "I don't think we should allow ourselves to believe that it is just because of the Murdochs, or Rebekah Brooks, or it's all about one commercial transaction, however significant"
CBSnews Friday, July 15, 2011 2:40:00 PM CEST
Rebekah Brooks said: "As chief executive of the company, I feel a deep sense of responsibility for the people we have hurt and I want to reiterate how sorry I am for what we now know to have taken place,"
cnn Friday, July 15, 2011 1:58:00 PM CEST
Мердок Руперт says: "No-one in this country should exercise power without responsibility. But as I said when I called for her resignation 10 days ago, this is not just about one individual but about the culture of an organization. "
cnn Friday, July 15, 2011 1:58:00 PM CEST
Gary Gibbon writes (about Rebekah Brooks): "Too little, too late? Hard to see what Rebekah Brooks' resignation achieves now - it's come so late in the day. Advertisers might have slowed the stampede from the News of the World if it had come last wee - a scalp proving that the Murdochs "
channel4news Friday, July 15, 2011 1:53:00 PM CEST
John Prescott said (about Rebekah Brooks): "Just heard Rebekah Brooks has resigned. Thank God! It's another step closer to getting more responsible press in this country"
channel4news Friday, July 15, 2011 1:53:00 PM CEST
Michael Wolff said: "His newspapers in England are far more directly involved in politics than anything he owns in the U.S,"
CBSnews Friday, July 15, 2011 1:39:00 PM CEST
David William Donald Cameron said: "He's had very close relationships with every prime minister for the last 30 years,"
CBSnews Friday, July 15, 2011 1:39:00 PM CEST
Rebekah Brooks wrote (about James Murdoch): "I have given Rupert and James Murdoch my resignation. While it has been a subject of discussion, this time my resignation has been accepted,"
news24 Friday, July 15, 2011 1:23:00 PM CEST
Rebekah Brooks said: "I have believed that the right and responsible action has been to lead us through the heat of the crisis. However my desire to remain on the bridge has made me a focal point of the debate,"
nzherald Friday, July 15, 2011 1:15:00 PM CEST
Ed Miliband said: "It is right that Rebekah Brooks has finally taken responsibility for the terrible events that happened on her watch, like the hacking of Milly Dowler's phone. "
skynews Friday, July 15, 2011 1:14:00 PM CEST
James Murdoch said: "I want to thank her for her 22 years of service to the company. "
skynews Friday, July 15, 2011 1:14:00 PM CEST
Rebekah Brooks said: "I have believed that the right and responsible action has been to lead us through the heat of the crisis. However my desire to remain on the bridge has made me a focal point of the debate,"
AP Friday, July 15, 2011 1:12:00 PM CEST
James Murdoch said: "We will follow this up in the future with communications about the actions we have taken to address the wrongdoing that occurred,"
AP Friday, July 15, 2011 1:12:00 PM CEST
James Murdoch wrote: "I hope that it is clear that we are committed to ensuring that the issues that have affected the News of the World are fully investigated and dealt with appropriately and robustly"
bbc-news Friday, July 15, 2011 1:09:00 PM CEST
John Whittingdale said: "It will be the first time that Rupert Murdoch and James Murdoch, and indeed, Rebekah Brooks will have answered questions about this. "
bbc-news Friday, July 15, 2011 1:09:00 PM CEST
Rebekah Brooks said: "I feel a deep sense of responsibility for the people we have hurt"
australianetworknews Friday, July 15, 2011 1:08:00 PM CEST
Rebekah Brooks said: "As Chief Executive of the company, I feel a deep sense of responsibility for the people we have hurt and I want to reiterate how sorry I am for what we now know to have taken place,"
trendnews-az Friday, July 15, 2011 1:07:00 PM CEST
Rebekah Brooks said: “I have believed that the right and responsible action has been to lead us through the heat of the crisis. However my desire to remain on the bridge has made me a focal point of the debate,”
irishsun Friday, July 15, 2011 1:00:00 PM CEST
Ed Miliband said (about Rebekah Brooks): "It is right that Rebekah Brooks has finally taken responsibility for the terrible events that happened on her watch, like the hacking of Milly Dowler's phone" "No one in this country should exercise power without responsibility,"
irishtimes Friday, July 15, 2011 12:52:00 PM CEST
Eric H Holder told: "There have been members of Congress in the United States who have asked us to investigate those same allegations and we are progressing in that regard using the appropriate federal law enforcement agencies,"
irishtimes Friday, July 15, 2011 12:52:00 PM CEST
Dominic Grieve said: "We don't wish to end up, whatever may have happened in this particular case, with a press which is regulated in a manner which is incompatible with freedom of expression,"
irishtimes Friday, July 15, 2011 12:52:00 PM CEST
Rebekah Brooks said: "I feel a deep sense of responsibility for the people we have hurt and I want to re-iterate how sorry I am for what we now know to have taken place,"
iafrica Friday, July 15, 2011 12:47:00 PM CEST
Rebekah Brooks wrote: "At News International, we pride ourselves on setting the news agenda for the right reasons. Today we are leading the news for the wrong ones,"
CBC Friday, July 15, 2011 12:47:00 PM CEST
Мердок Руперт says: "But as I said when I called for her resignation ten days ago, this is not just about one individual but about the culture of an organisation. "
skynews Friday, July 15, 2011 12:44:00 PM CEST
Rebekah Brooks said: "I have believed that the right and responsible action has been to lead us through the heat of the crisis. However my desire to remain on the bridge has made me a focal point of the debate,"
AP Friday, July 15, 2011 12:39:00 PM CEST
James Murdoch said: "We will follow this up in the future with communications about the actions we have taken to address the wrongdoing that occurred,"
AP Friday, July 15, 2011 12:39:00 PM CEST
Rebekah Brooks said: "I have believed that the right and responsible action has been to lead us through the heat of the crisis. However my desire to remain on the bridge has made me a focal point of the debate,"
AP Friday, July 15, 2011 12:32:00 PM CEST
James Murdoch said: "We will follow this up in the future with communications about the actions we have taken to address the wrongdoing that occurred,"
AP Friday, July 15, 2011 12:32:00 PM CEST
Rebekah Brooks said: "I have believed that the right and responsible action has been to lead us through the heat of the crisis. However my desire to remain on the bridge has made me a focal point of the debate,"
smh Friday, July 15, 2011 12:31:00 PM CEST
埃里克霍尔德 told: "There have been members of Congress in the United States who have asked us to investigate those same allegations and we are progressing in that regard using the appropriate criminal law enforcement agencies in the United States,"
smh Friday, July 15, 2011 12:31:00 PM CEST
Мердок Руперт says: "But as I said when I called for her resignation ten days ago, this is not just about one individual but about the culture of an organisation. "
skynews Friday, July 15, 2011 12:21:00 PM CEST
Ed Miliband said (about Rebekah Brooks): "It is right that Rebekah Brooks has resigned. No one should exercise power without responsibility"
timesofmalta Friday, July 15, 2011 12:18:00 PM CEST
Rebekah Brooks wrote: "I feel a deep sense of responsibility for the people we have hurt and I want to reiterate how sorry I am for what we now know to have taken place,"
latimes Friday, July 15, 2011 12:17:00 PM CEST
Rebekah Brooks wrote: "At News International we pride ourselves on setting the news agenda for the right reasons. Today we are leading the news for the wrong ones,"
latimes Friday, July 15, 2011 12:17:00 PM CEST
Rebekah Brooks wrote: "As Chief Executive of the company, I feel a deep sense of responsibility for the people we have hurt and I want to reiterate how sorry I am for what we now know to have taken place," "I have believed that the right and responsible action has been to lead us through the heat of the crisis. However my desire to remain on the bridge has made me a focal point of the debate"
news-yahoo Friday, July 15, 2011 12:17:00 PM CEST
埃里克霍尔德 told: "There have been serious allegations raised in that regard in Great Britain and there is an ongoing investigation there,"
news-yahoo Friday, July 15, 2011 12:17:00 PM CEST
Rebekah Brooks said: "I have believed that the right and responsible action has been to lead us through the heat of the crisis. However my desire to remain on the bridge has made me a focal point of the debate,"
AP Friday, July 15, 2011 12:07:00 PM CEST
埃里克霍尔德 told: "There have been members of Congress in the United States who have asked us to investigate those same allegations and we are progressing in that regard using the appropriate criminal law enforcement agencies in the United States,"
AP Friday, July 15, 2011 12:07:00 PM CEST
Rebekah Brooks said: "I have believed that the right and responsible action has been to lead us through the heat of the crisis. However my desire to remain on the bridge has made me a focal point of the debate,"
newschannel5 Friday, July 15, 2011 12:07:00 PM CEST
埃里克霍尔德 told: "There have been members of Congress in the United States who have asked us to investigate those same allegations and we are progressing in that regard using the appropriate criminal law enforcement agencies in the United States,"
newschannel5 Friday, July 15, 2011 12:07:00 PM CEST
Rebekah Brooks wrote (about James Murdoch): "I have given Rupert and James Murdoch my resignation. While it has been a subject of discussion, this time my resignation has been accepted,"
iafrica Friday, July 15, 2011 11:59:00 AM CEST
Rebekah Brooks wrote: "The reputation of the company we love so much, as well as the press freedoms we value so highly, are all at risk,"
register Friday, July 15, 2011 11:56:00 AM CEST
Rebekah Brooks said: “I have believed that the right and responsible action has been to lead us through the heat of the crisis,”
rian-en Friday, July 15, 2011 11:54:00 AM CEST
Michael Wolff said: "His newspapers in England are far more directly involved in politics than anything he owns in the US,"
news24 Friday, July 15, 2011 11:53:00 AM CEST
David William Donald Cameron said: "There is a firestorm, if you like, that is engulfing parts of the media, parts of the police, and indeed our political system's ability to respond,"
news24 Friday, July 15, 2011 11:53:00 AM CEST
David William Donald Cameron said: "He's had very close relationships with every prime minister for the last 30 years,"
news24 Friday, July 15, 2011 11:53:00 AM CEST
Eric H Holder told: "There have been members of Congress in the United States who have asked us to investigate those same allegations and we are progressing in that regard using the appropriate federal law enforcement agencies,"
irishtimes Friday, July 15, 2011 11:52:00 AM CEST
Dominic Grieve said: "We don't wish to end up, whatever may have happened in this particular case, with a press which is regulated in a manner which is incompatible with freedom of expression,"
irishtimes Friday, July 15, 2011 11:52:00 AM CEST
Rebekah Brooks wrote (about James Murdoch): "I have given Rupert and James Murdoch my resignation. While it has been a subject of discussion, this time my resignation has been accepted,"
news-yahoo Friday, July 15, 2011 11:46:00 AM CEST
Rebekah Brooks said: "I have believed that the right and responsible action has been to lead us through the heat of the crisis. However my desire to remain on the bridge has made me a focal point of the debate,"
news-yahoo Friday, July 15, 2011 11:46:00 AM CEST
埃里克霍尔德 told: "There have been members of Congress in the United States who have asked us to investigate those same allegations and we are progressing in that regard using the appropriate criminal law enforcement agencies in the United States,"
news-yahoo Friday, July 15, 2011 11:46:00 AM CEST
Rebekah Brooks said: "As chief executive of the company, I feel a deep sense of responsibility for the people we have hurt and I want to reiterate how sorry I am for what we now know to have taken place,"
cnn Friday, July 15, 2011 11:43:00 AM CEST
Rebekah Brooks wrote: "I have given Rupert and James Murdoch my resignation. While it has been a subject of discussion, this time my resignation has been accepted,"
abc-au Friday, July 15, 2011 11:43:00 AM CEST
МакКейн Джон said: “I have heard of no evidence of allegations yet of anything being done in the United States of America. If there is, then obviously it should be investigated, but I have (heard of) no allegation of that,”
stabroeknews Friday, July 15, 2011 11:19:00 AM CEST
埃里克霍尔德 told: "There has been members of Congress in the US who have asked us to investigate those same allegations and we are progressing in that regard using the appropriate federal law enforcement agencies,"
news-yahoo Friday, July 15, 2011 11:15:00 AM CEST
Michael Wolff said: “His newspapers in England are far more directly involved in politics than anything he owns in the U.S,”
japantoday Friday, July 15, 2011 10:21:00 AM CEST
David William Donald Cameron said: “There is a firestorm, if you like, that is engulfing parts of the media, parts of the police, and indeed our political system’s ability to respond,”
japantoday Friday, July 15, 2011 10:21:00 AM CEST
David William Donald Cameron said: “He’s had very close relationships with every prime minister for the last 30 years,”
japantoday Friday, July 15, 2011 10:21:00 AM CEST
John Whittingdale said: "I hope very much that the Murdochs will respond similarly,"
sundaymail Friday, July 15, 2011 10:12:00 AM CEST
埃里克霍尔德 said: "There have been members of Congress in the United States who have asked us to investigate those same allegations and we are progressing in that regard using the appropriate criminal law enforcement agencies in the United States,"
news-yahoo Friday, July 15, 2011 10:11:00 AM CEST
埃里克霍尔德 said: "There have been members of Congress in the United States who have asked us to investigate those same allegations and we are progressing in that regard using the appropriate criminal law enforcement agencies in the United States,"
news-yahoo Friday, July 15, 2011 10:11:00 AM CEST
Claire Enders said: "The politicians want the Murdochs' role in public life to be greatly diminished,"
news-yahoo Friday, July 15, 2011 10:11:00 AM CEST
埃里克霍尔德 told: "There has been members of Congress in the US who have asked us to investigate those same allegations and we are progressing in that regard using the appropriate federal law enforcement agencies,"
hurriyetdailynews Friday, July 15, 2011 10:02:00 AM CEST
Chris Briant told: "The next thing is, I'm writing to all the non-executive directors, including the former Spanish Prime Minister Mr. Assn. and others of News Corp, to ask them what they knew, when they knew it, what actions they took to ensure that their newspaper was complying with police investigations,"
msnbc Friday, July 15, 2011 9:02:00 AM CEST
Chris Briant said: "What did the directors do to check on what Rebecca Brooks and Andy Cousin said about phone hacking back in 2003 and did they know about hush money that was paid?"
msnbc Friday, July 15, 2011 9:02:00 AM CEST
Chris Briant said: "This company has shown itself completely unable to act within the law, and if it's not able to do that, if it's true as the police said on Tuesday that they had deliberately thwarted the police investigation, then I think they shouldn't have any share in a British media organization,"
msnbc Friday, July 15, 2011 9:02:00 AM CEST
Chris Briant said (about James Murdoch): "Rebecca Brooks and James Murdoch .... I hope that they will both appear the select committee and they may well end up facing criminal charges, because the police say News International deliberately thwarted a police investigation. That's a much more serious charge than actually hacking a phone,"
msnbc Friday, July 15, 2011 9:02:00 AM CEST
Chris Briant said (about James Murdoch): "Yes I think that barrier has been broken. They used the newspapers to bully and intimidate people," "I don't think Murdoch's empire has the grip on British politics it once had"
msnbc Friday, July 15, 2011 9:02:00 AM CEST
埃里克霍尔德 said: “There have been members of Congress in the United States who have asked us to investigate those same allegations and we are progressing in that regard using the appropriate criminal law enforcement agencies in the United States,”
eecho Friday, July 15, 2011 8:54:00 AM CEST
Eric H Holder told: "There have been members of Congress in the United States who have asked us to investigate those same allegations and we are progressing in that regard using the appropriate federal law enforcement agencies,"
irishtimes Friday, July 15, 2011 8:00:00 AM CEST
Dominic Grieve said: "We don't wish to end up, whatever may have happened in this particular case, with a press which is regulated in a manner which is incompatible with freedom of expression,"
irishtimes Friday, July 15, 2011 8:00:00 AM CEST
Peter King said: "We are aware of the allegations and are looking into it,"
telegraph Friday, July 15, 2011 7:57:00 AM CEST
埃里克霍尔德 said: "There have been members of Congress in the United States who have asked us to investigate those same allegations and we are progressing in that regard using the appropriate criminal law enforcement agencies in the United States,"
belfasttelegraph Friday, July 15, 2011 7:02:00 AM CEST
John Whittingdale said: "If that is not obeyed, then it becomes a matter of contempt of parliament and there are penalties," "I understand that it can include imprisonment"
smh Friday, July 15, 2011 6:38:00 AM CEST
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FACTBOX-Rebekah Brooks is arrested
17 Jul 2011 13:05
Source: reuters // Reuters
July 17 (Reuters) - Rebekah Brooks, former chief executive of News Corp's News International, was arrested on Sunday, a source familiar with the situation reported.
Here are some key facts about Brooks:
* Brooks, 43, became the focus of widespread anger over the phone-hacking scandal at News International.
* Born Rebekah Wade in May 1968, she was educated at a grammar school in the northwest England county of Cheshire. She joined the News of the World at the age of 20 as a feature writer and rose to become deputy editor.
* In 1998 she transferred to sister tabloid The Sun, a daily, spending two years as deputy editor there before returning to the News of the World as editor in 2000, where she ran a controversial campaign to name and shame child sex offenders.
-- It was under her editorship that an investigator working for the News of the World hacked into the voicemail of missing schoolgirl Milly Dowler, later found murdered. Brooks says she did not know about the hacking.
* She became The Sun's first female editor three years later in 2003.
-- It was during this period that Brooks separated from her first husband Ross Kemp, best known for his role as hard man Grant Mitchell in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders.
* In June 2009, Wade became CEO of News International. She also married for the second time, becoming Rebekah Brooks.
* She became a favourite of Rupert Murdoch, moving the Australian-born magnate to issue a rare statement of personal support as she came under increasing fire last week. She was also a friend and neighbour of Prime Minister David Cameron.
* News Corp had repeatedly backed Brooks to remain as chief executive of its British newspaper arm, but on July 15 she resigned after mounting pressure.
* Brooks was arrested on Sunday in connection with allegations of phone hacking and corruption.
* Brooks is due to appear before parliament's culture, media and sports committee on July 19, with Rupert and James Murdoch, to answer questions on the alleged criminality at the paper.
(Writing by David Cutler, London Editorial Reference Unit)
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Daily Market Commentary for July 19, 2011
Wall Street seemed to be intently focused on News Corporation (NasdaqGS:
NWS) Chairman Rupert Murdoch testified before a British parliamentary.
(read more at Millennium-Traders.Com)
http://www.millennium-traders.com/news/newscommentary.aspx
Comments from James Murdoch: Surprised To Find Some Mulcaire's Legal
Fees Paid; Allegations Of Hacking Were More Serious; News Of The World
Closure Serious Matter Of Regret; Brooks Resignation And News Of World
Closure Unrelated; Size Of Hinton, Brooks Payments Are Confidential;
Surprised That Clive Goodman Paid After Court Case; Perhaps I Lost Sight
Of News Of The World; : No Knowledge Of Coulson's Wages After He Left
News International; Will Leave Option Open On New UK Sunday Paper; No
Decision To Launch New UK Sunday Tabloid; Set Up Independent Committee
To Set UK Code Of Conduct; Welcomes UK Review Into Media Industry; All
UK Paper Industry Needs To Consider Journalistic Ethics; Managers Should
Record Cash Payments; Reiterates Apology For News Of The World Hacking;
Many Of The Guilty People Had Already Left Company; Have To Find And
Deal With Guilty People; Told Father After Settlement With Gordon Taylor
Made In 2009; No Evidence That Brooks, Hinton Had Knowledge Of Hacking;
Established A Group To Cooperate With Police; Aim Of Group Is To Be
Proactive, Transparent; Will Ensure It Doesn't Happen Again; News Corp
Will Put Things Right; Actions Do Not Live Up To News Corp Standards;
Apologies To Victims Of Phone Hacking; Hacking, Police Payments Have No
Place In Our Business; Not Aware Of Phone Hacking Allegations In Other
Countries; Became Aware That Dowler's Phone Hacked When Reported In
Press Conference.
InterDigital (NasdaqGS: IDCC) shares surged by 22% after announcing that
the board was reviewing options including a sale of patents or the whole
company.
F5 Networks (NasdaqGS: FFIV) was hosting a gain on the session, into
early afternoon of almost 6 points, ahead of earnings release on
Wednesday.
Avery Dennison (NYSE: AVY) shares were down sharply by 12% after
reporting that company expects lower Q2 sales and trimmed its full-year
profit outlook.
Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE: GS) was trading at a new 52 week low after
reporting earnings that missed Wall Street expectations.
Lincare Holdings (NasdaqGS: LNCR) shares were off by 7% into early
afternoon trading when company reported income fell in Q2.
Economic data released today:
U.S. ICSC/Goldman Sachs Chain Store Sales: +0.4% in week of July 16 and
U.S. ICSC/Goldman Sachs Chain Store Sales +4.5% on year.
Building Permits: Building Permits +2.5% to 624K Rate in June.
Housing Starts: U.S. May Housing Starts Revised to Unchanged from +3.5%;
U.S. June Housing Starts +14.6% to 629K vs. Consensus +2.0%.
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