BUSINESS
March 31, 2011 |By Dawn C. Chmielewski, Meg James and Joe Flint, Los Angeles Times
Once seen as the rebellious son least likely to follow in his father's footsteps, James Murdoch now appears poised to one day run News Corp., the powerful media conglomerate that shapes entertainment, politics and culture around the world. The 38-year-old son of media mogul Rupert Murdoch was elevated Wednesday to deputy chief operating officer and head of international operations, signaling the likelihood that he would be heir apparent to the News Corp. throne. He will play a prominent role in the management of News Corp.'s vast media holdings, which include the Wall Street Journal and the Times of London, Fox Broadcasting, the politically influential Fox News Channel, global satellite TV operations, the storied movie studio 20th Century Fox and social network Myspace.
BUSINESS
November 8, 2011 |By Meg James and Dawn C. Chmielewski, Los Angeles Times
James Murdoch is fighting for his professional life, as a growing scandal engulfs his family and the media conglomerate they control. On Thursday, the News Corp. heir apparent returns to Parliament for a second round of questions about his role in the British phone hacking case. The legislative body is investigating whether it was misled by News Corp. executives, perhaps by Murdoch himself, as members explored the unscrupulous tactics employed by the company's now-defunct London tabloid News of the World in pursuit of salacious scoops.
BUSINESS
November 25, 2011 |By Dawn Chmielewski, Los Angeles Times
News Corp.'s chief operating officer, James Murdoch, has resigned from the boards of the companies that operate British newspapers the Sun and the Times. Murdoch remains chairman of News International, the division that controls News Corp. publishing operations in Britain. But he turned over day-to-day operations of the group to Tom Mockridge, who was named chief executive following the resignation this summer of former New International CEO and News of the World editor Rebekah Brooks.
WORLD
September 6, 2011 |By Henry Chu, Los Angeles Times
Media executive James Murdoch knew of a damaging piece of evidence three years ago that phone hacking was practiced by more than one reporter at the News of the World tabloid, despite his statements to the contrary, two of his former colleagues said Tuesday. The assertion by Colin Myler, the paper's last editor, and Tom Crone, its head in-house lawyer, boosted the likelihood that Murdoch will be called to appear again before Parliament to explain the discrepancy. Both he and his father, media magnate Rupert Murdoch, gave evidence to lawmakers in July after the phone-hacking scandal broke wide open and threw their massive News Corp.
BUSINESS
February 15, 2008 |From Times Wire Services
James Murdoch, son of media mogul Rupert Murdoch, will receive a base salary of $3.4 million and could earn an additional $16 million in annual bonuses as part of his promotion to News Corp.'s head of Asian and European operations, the company said. Murdoch, viewed as the likely heir to the media empire, will also be eligible for an incentive plan under which he could be granted performance-based or discretionary equity awards.
WORLD
September 14, 2011 |By Janet Stobart, Los Angeles Times
Media executive James Murdoch has been recalled to face further questioning by British lawmakers after two former subordinates told Parliament last week that he knew more about illegal phone hacking by his company's reporters than he previously disclosed. Media executive James Murdoch has been recalled to face further questioning by British lawmakers after two former subordinates told Parliament last week that he knew more about illegal phone hacking by his company's reporters than he previously disclosed.
