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Rupert Murdoch defends News Corp handling of phone hacking scandal

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By The Drum Team, Editorial

July 15, 2011 | 2 min read

In his first interview since the News of the World phone hacking scandal broke, ultimately leading to News Corp. dropping its bid to takeover BSkyB, chief executive Rupert Murdoch has defended the company’s handling of the situation.

Speaking to one of his own publications, The Wall Street Journal, Murdoch rounded on former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and accused him of lying when making allegations against The Sun, The Times and the Sunday Times.

He also said that News Corporation had handled the situation "extremely well in every way possible," and that it had only made "minor mistakes” and defended his son James’ handling also.

Murdoch also revealed that he planned to launch his own internal investigation headed up by a ‘distinguished non-employee’.

Murdoch is expected to appear alongside James at a hearing next week in Parliament where he will be asked questions about his knowledge of phone hacking at the News of the World and of payments made to police for information.

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