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News Corp executive James Murdoch speaks to the parliamentarians in London 10th November 2011. The evening Telegraph reported that Murdoch has resigned from the boards of the companies his family media empire publishing papers.
James Murdoch stepped down from the boards publication units within British newspaper of News Corp arm, which is used to that today no more news of the world tabloid newspaper in the center of the phone hacking scandal, admission to record card.
Murdoch, son of media mogul Rupert and Deputy Chief Operating Officer of News Corp., will remain Chairman of news international, the News Corp. Unit, the British newspapers houses and a member of the editorial board time.
The news international unit this year by the revelation damage, that the telephones of thousands generate messages people work for the popular Sunday tabloid hacked.
Investigations into the matter burn messages as, national front page was slow in July turned out that one of the victims was missing student found Milly Dowler, who seemed was voice mail pick up have, but was later murdered.
Former news of the world editor Rebekah Brooks joined as Chief Executive of News International of the following week and was replaced by Tom Mockridge, the former head of News Corp-owned Sky Italia, on August 15.
"Following the appointment of Tom Mockridge as CEO of news international, in September James Murdoch resigned from the boards of a number of news international subsidiaries including news group newspaper (NGN) and Times Newspapers Ltd (TNL)," News International said in a statement.
Mockridge replaced Murdoch on the two executive floors.
The entries show that Murdoch resigned on Sept. 13 by Times Newspapers Ltd and on Sept. 19 from NGN. Sept. 13 was the date on which he, that he by a British parliamentary Committee to further questions to answer would be recalled discovered.
NGN is the company of many of the telephone hacking victims, including Hollywood stars Jude Law and his ex-girlfriend, actress Sienna Miller sues been.
Media Attorney of Mark Stephens said that he did not believe that the move had legal implications for the telephone hacking cases. "He is responsible for, what happened on his own responsibility, or it is not," he said told of Reuters.
Survived a vote Board News Corp last month only thanks to the support of his family and another shareholder remain faithful James Murdoch.
Next week, he is shareholder of the British satellite broadcaster BSkyB, which decide whether he should remain as a non-Executive Chairman.
Some News Corp investors would like to see the company sell his newspaper, in which media interest is relative to the small contribution, they make in revenue and profits.
Ivor Gaber, Professor of political journalism in which London's City University, said that the move could indicate that Murdoch was still concerned about his own vulnerability through the phone hacking scandal or that News Corp is prepared, its UK newspaper holdings to sell.
"The Sun is the vessel now the only thing afloat, commercially," he told Reuters.
James Murdoch, son of Rupert Murdoch, leaves the boards of the news group newspaper in the middle of precipitation from an alleged phone hack from the scandal. NBC Michelle Kosinski reports.
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