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The darker details of the phone-tapping scandal

James Murdoch, son of Rupert and executive chairman of beleaguered News International, is getting the boot. The one-time News Corporation heir apparent is stepping down from his European post and moving to the United States. From the New York Times:

The media mogul has always had an unsavoury reputation, but he had never looked weak or ineffectual before

New revelations continue to tarnish the Murdoch empire

News Corp. chief ignores demands for retirement after hacking scandal

Dozens of private meetings held over past 15 months

Under investigation in the U.K., Rupert Murdoch may well find that his toughest test will be in the U.S.

Former communications director and NOTW editor arrested earlier in July

News Corp. chief “appalled” by hacking scandal

Andrew Coyne on how the culture of corruption did not just infect Rupert Murdoch’s empire, but much of the British establishment

For Murdoch, the benefits of being highly successful outweighed the costs of being deeply unloved

The world’s most competitive and sleazy newspaper market suffers a crisis of its own making