Murdoch Faces New Pressure Following Parliamentary Report | Talking Points Memo

The latest twist in the News Corporation phone hacking scandal came today in the form of a scathing UK parliamentary report that, among other things, states that its patron Rupert Murdoch “is not a fit person to exercise the stewardship of a major international company.”The report, by Parliament’s select committee on culture, media and sport, “examines whether or not there is good evidence to suggest that the Committee and its predecessor Committees have been misled by any witnesses during the course of their work on the phone-hacking scandal.” While the report itself is harsh, the committee was apparently split on party lines about at least some of its conclusions.


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