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Brooks Resigns From News Corp

  • Ad Age, Friday, July 15, 2011 11:16 AM
Rebekah Brooks, CEO of News Corps' British newspapers division, has resigned. Brooks was editor at News of the World during much of the phone hacking that has enraged Britain, but has declined knowledge of any of it. News Corp. Chairman-CEO Rupert Murdoch had stood by her even as he shuttered the tabloid and gave up his bid for the rest of BSkyB.

Critics have viewed each damage control measure skeptically. They called the closure of News of the World a cynical bid to salvage the BSkyB acquisition, predicting News Corp. would simply open a new Sunday version of the Sun tabloid in its place. Abandoning the BSkyB deal was just an attempt to preserve the chance to try again not too far down the road, they charge. Now News Corp. is hoping that another sacrifice -- Brooks -- will quell the story.

Meantime, Murdoch, his son James and Brooks have agreed to testify before Parliament.

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