James Murdoch Gives Up News International Post
Scion no longer executive chairman
James Murdoch, who has gone from heir apparent of his father's global media company to one of the central figures of the phone-hacking scandal at Rupert Murdoch's News Corp., has relinquished his position as executive chairman of U.K. publishing unit News International, the company announced.
James Murdoch's role at the company has gradually diminished as details of the scandal have come to light. Last November, the 39-year-old stepped down from the boards of two of News Corp.'s
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