Email messages released Tuesday indicate that News Corp. executives at least considered dispatching top editors of The Wall Street Journal Europe and The Times of London, both News Corp. holdings, to advocate the BSkyB deal.
James Murdoch is stepping down as chairman at British Sky Broadcasting, the latest in a string of titles he's shed since the News of the World hacking scandal started plaguing News Corporation last summer.
It's a week for deja vu in the investigation into phone hacking at News International as Rebekah Brooks was arrested for the second time on Tuesday, and former News Corp head James Murdoch proclaimed his innocence to Parliament.
James Murdoch's role as News Corp.'s public face during the phone hacking scandal won't cost him his chairmanship at British broadcaster BSkyB.
Preemptive planning has begun to make sure Murdoch doesn't bid on BSkyB again
The board unanimously backs the embattled son of Rupert Murdoch
Everybody wants to know if BSkyB will ask James to step down as chairman Thursday
The British prime minister answers for his ties to the News Corp. scandal
Parties to unite against Murdoch's $15 billion bid "in the public interest"
Murdoch-owned newspapers allegedly targeted the former prime minister
The mogul is pressured to reconsider the deal after the latest phone hacking allegations
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