Could Murdoch's Handpicked Board Turn Against Him?

A look at the directors of News Corp., including some possible rebels

Rupert Murdoch could be facing a coup. If a recent report from Bloomberg is correct, at least some of the independent directors of News Corp. have, due to the phone hacking scandal that is engulfing the company and taking down some of its senior-most executives, begun asking "whether a leadership change is needed."

Fortunately for Murdoch, he's built himself something of a firewall. Of the 16 voting members currently on the board, three are Murdoch family members—there’s Rupert himself, of course, along with his sons James and Lachlan—and another four are current News Corp.

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