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The performance of Rupert and James Murdoch before a Commons committee presents News Corp shareholders with a terrible dilemma.

For the first time in 58 years, the independent directors of News Corp appear to be stirring. Here’s a profile of all 16 News Corp directors ranked according to potential independence.

The Guardian’s phone hacking scandal has been in the finest traditions of the mainstream media - and so is its attitude to new media.

The News Corporation’s reputation for anti-Democratic political advocacy will only be exacerbated by the company’s recent US$1 million dollar donation to the US Chamber of Commerce, writes Jim Rutenberg.

News Corp’s online news site has given ample column space to unsubstantiated claims by Queensland Liberal Senator Russell Trood that DFAT is placing national security at risk.

Rupert Murdoch gave a speech on Tuesday that gives a few more hints as to how he sees the future of news businesses, including further information about the News Limited e-reader plans.

Peter Chernin’s announcement that he’s leaving News Corporation after 12 years of service leaves Rupert Murdoch in a hole, writes Glenn Dyer.

It was a glittering group in Sydney last night who paid tribute to Frank Lowy, the Westfield shopping mall king, a writes Glenn Dyer.

Kevin Rudd is playing a bizarre game and the media are asleep at the wheel, writes Stephen Mayne.

With Rupert Murdoch back in Oz to spruik News Corporation’s first half results, two of his company’s major rivals have reported big falls in sales, writes Glenn Dyer.

Before you know it, nasty beady-eyed Saudi wahhabist ayatollahs will be taking over the US economy, perhaps in the same manner as they took over Griffith University and News Corporation, writes Irfan Yusuf.

As Rupert Murdoch nears his goal of acquiring Dow Jones, concerns mount over the influence he will be able to exercise over the company’s flagship publication, the Wall Street Journal., according to the New York Times.