James Murdoch, the son of media mogul Rupert Murdoch, has stepped down as executive chairman of the British arm of News Corporation, News International, according to reports by the New York Times and National Public Radio. News Corporation has been caught in a massive phone hacking and bribery scandal. James Murdoch was long expected to be Rupert Murdoch’s successor as chairman of News Corporation.
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