There are now as many as five people who could contradict James Murdoch’s testimony that in 2008 he had no clue that the phone hacking of celebrities was more widespread within the News of the World and other parts of the News Corp. (NWS) tabloid empire.
What James knew and when he knew it is now the crucial issue in the scandal. If it emerges that James or his father Rupert misled Parliament then it is difficult to imagine either man could could continue in a management role at the company, even though they control its stock. The five executives are:
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What James knew and when he knew it is now the crucial issue in the scandal. If it emerges that James or his father Rupert misled Parliament then it is difficult to imagine either man could could continue in a management role at the company, even though they control its stock. The five executives are:
- Tom Crone; the Murdochs’ former top U.K. lawyer;
- Colin Myler, former News of the World editor;
- Jon Chapman, former director of legal affairs at the company’s News International tabloid unit;
- Julian Pike, an outside lawyer who advised News Corp.;
- Neville Thurlbeck, a reporter for the NOTW who was arrested for his alleged role in phone hacking in April.
They could all have useful testimony to give on how widespread knowledge was with the company. Here’s a look at who said what and when, and how restricted the timeline has become around the emergence of evidence that hacking was “endemic” inside the Murdochs’ media empire:..read more
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