News Corp. Scandal

The Scandal at News Corp.

Telephone hacking by reporters at Rupert Murdoch's News of the World newspaper have thrown News Corp. under a harsh spotlight and scuttled the media conglomerate's $12.5 billion bid for a UK broadcaster

News Corp. Sued for Hacking Phone of Firefighters’ Union Boss
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News Corp. was sued by a former union boss over claims tabloids hacked into his phone messages, adding to the company’s legal troubles as it seeks to avoid the first civil trial over the scandal.
Fairfax Plans More Cost Cuts as First-Half Profit Slides 44%

Fairfax Media Ltd., Australia’s largest newspaper publisher after News Corp., doubled its cost cutting target to A$170 million ($181 million) after first-half profit fell 44 percent.
Blair’s Wife Cherie Sues News Corp., Convicted Hacker

Mattel Inc. has won dismissal of an antitrust lawsuit by MGA Entertainment Inc., the toymaker that sought $1 billion in damages alleging Mattel violated antitrust laws in a dispute over Bratz dolls.
Tony Blair’s Wife Cherie Sues News Corp., Convicted Phone-Hacker Mulcaire

Former U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair’s wife Cherie sued News Corp. and a former private investigator for its now-defunct News of the World tabloid for hacking into her phone.
Lachlan Murdoch Departs London Ahead of Sun’s Sunday Release

Lachlan Murdoch, the oldest son of News Corp.’s Chief Executive Officer Rupert Murdoch, left London before this weekend’s release of a Sunday version of the Sun tabloid, a spokeswoman said today.
Movers & Shakers: Murdoch Tweets Santorum Support

Bloomberg's Betty Liu reports on News Corp. chief executive officer Rupert Murdoch showing his support for GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum in a Tweet. She speaks on Bloomberg Television's "In The Loop." (Source: Bloomberg)
Murdoch’s News Corp. to Start Sunday Edition of Sun Tabloid This Weekend

Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. will begin a Sunday edition of British tabloid the Sun this weekend, seven months after shutting another Sunday newspaper rocked by a phone-hacking scandal.
‘Safe House’ Jumps to No. 1 Spot With $24 Million in Receipts

“Safe House,” from Comcast Corp.’s Universal Pictures, jumped to the top spot in the movie rankings this past weekend, taking in $24 million in ticket sales in U.S. and Canadian theaters.
Murdoch Shows Trademark Defiance With U.K. Sun on Sunday Tabloid

Rupert Murdoch has taken seven months to recover from the “most humble day” of his life at the peak of a phone-hacking scandal in the U.K. to announce a new tabloid in a trademark defiant move by the 80-year-old.
News Corp. Will Start Sunday Edition of Sun Tabloid ‘Very Soon’

News Corp. Chief Executive Officer Rupert Murdoch will start a Sunday version of the British Sun tabloid to replace the News of the World newspaper that was closed last year following a phone-hacking scandal.