Gotta love how accusations become reality at Mogulite.  Let’s look at the logic here:  You’ve got two former employees who probably don’t like being “former” employees saying they showed him something.  Is there a paper trail?  In other words, did they send Murdoch this email, and even if so, can they prove he saw/read it?  If not, where is this “tangible evidence” you speak of?  Or are we to just believe what they say because, well, they say it?  I guess that’s the author’s contention here.  The Justice Dept. probe comes out of a competing British newspaper’s claim. I haven’t seen any substantiation of those charges, period.  But hey, they’re allegations.  I guess that means guilt. 

Now, maybe Carey is the best person for the head job at News Corp.  But to take what’s been said by disgruntled ex’s, competing organizations, and politicians with their own axe to grind as “proof” of James Murdoch’s guilt of something?  Come on, Mogulite.  I know you’re trying to get readership and all, but until such “tangible” proof is demonstrated (and who knows — maybe it will be), I think the better part of valor would be to hold your powder here.  I’ll be the first to admit you were right if it turns out that way.  But trust me; I’ll be the one holding you accountable for your leaps, too.  Deal? 

Hmm, I believe I said it was “possible proof” and that these were “accusations” and “claims.” Not definitive truths and certainly not the final word in this scandal (we still have weeks to go, I’m afraid). I, too, am eager to see how these accusations pan out. But, as we have seen so clearly in recent weeks, not all who are exonerated emerge unscathed. Regardless of how these claims unravel, I think it’s unlikely that James Murdoch’s career will bounce back to its former trajectory.

But, hey, that’s just my opinion. And I’m happy that you came by to share yours.

Here’s someone worse than Murdoch. Read then forward this link to everyone you know, so they don’t get scammed: http://texsquixtarblog.blogspot.com/2011/07/foxmurdoch-versus-amwaydevos.html

“He’s the heir apparent who’s now, apparently, erred.”…..,not that Amy is taking sides or anything like that.

Won’t survive what? Murdoch owns what…a million companies in about half a dozen different countries? You really think that Murdoch will fire his son? All he will do is move him to another geographic area…maybe Australia or Asia and when the din dies down bring him back to run the corporation.

Sure, Carey will take over the helm but you really think that it would be permanent? Not bloody likely. 

Gosh!  James is cute!

While James may find it necessary or politically expedient to step aside from his current role, the post doesn’t say anything about his father firing him. It’s about whom the board of directors and shareholders of a publicly-traded corporation may feel is a better candidate to replace Rupert when the time comes.

“Accusations,” no matter how unsubstantiated, become fact not only at Mogulite, but also in the legacy media at large. I agree with ALL of the points you made. This site and others are trying to use innuendo and rumor to smear James Murdoch, since their  campaign to oust Rupert Murdoch seems to have fizzled out after his testimony the other day. So, now, James Murdoch is the primary target. 

After watching M.P. Tom Watson in action, I started wondering how his supporters relate to Mr. Soros. The timing on this “scandal” comes remarkably closely on the heels of the LEGITIMATE call to investigate the tax exempt status of Soros-funded Media Matters. I don’t believe in coincidence.

Love that picture.  He looks like he needs to be slapped.

Dude he’s going to take the fall for daddy. You just know it

I hope they convict him and sentence him to a jail cell with a big liberal named bubba !!!!

They pointed him to an e-mail! Oh, my God, an e-mail! That’s hardly convincing evidence that James Murdoch knew about widespread phone hacking, with all due deference to The Almighty Computer . The writer of this article is probably a phone hacking twat in her own right.

Amy, take a couple of business classes, then reread your article.  You’ll laugh, I promise you.  You have the business expertise of a child.  The CEO’s job of a media empire is to make profits not to be the spokesperson for the company.   Your entire point is based on hope and dreams. Oh, he has to answer questions, how shocking.  LOL.     

Obviously, Amy doesn’t know anything about business.  I’d expert more business expertise from my teenager.  If he wrote this crap for a school paper, I’d explain the basics of business, then make him try again.   

Well, despite my strident response to Amy’s post above,  she certainly has the cred to opine about such matters.  I don’t think challenges to that are proper.  And she may be right in the end;  that James Murdoch might not “survive” as heir apparent just because his name has become toxic, no matter the outcome of these allegations.  The shareholders will make the final call, of course.  I’m sure that if there IS something ultimately to hang James Murdoch on, the company will move quickly to reassure shareholders that his issues are a personal concern and not a corporate concern.   

But still — I think at this stage that the perfect storm of schadenfreude, disgruntled ex-employees, and political enemies are all out for blood for their own reasons.  James Murdoch is hoping, I’m sure, that the natural course of the 24-hour news cycle will have to move on as it always does so he and the company can go on to a more methodical defense of the allegations against him/them. 

Now, I want anyone to call Wikipedia a liar about Fox News! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox_News_Channel_controversies#Tests_of_Knowledge_of_Fox_Viewers

The voicemail hacking incidents occurred between 2002 and 2006. In 2006 and early 2007, the reporters and editors at the News of the World who were involved were fired and arrested, along with the private investigators they hired.Investigations continued by the press association, by Scotland Yard, and by two parliamentary inquiries. Nothing turned up.

In January 2011, James Murdoch (and maybe Rebekah Brooks) contacted Scotland Yard with newly-discovered information. The official investigation was resumed and since then many more people have been arrested. I will note again, as I have several times in the last couple weeks: James Murdoch “blew the whistle” on his own company. Operation Weeting, the new investigation begun in January 2011, was the result of information from James Murdoch.

Now, where was James Murdoch while all the phone hacking was going on? Well, from 2000 to 2003 he was running Star Television from its base in Hong Kong.

Then from 2003 until the end of 2007 he was CEO of BSkyB, the Europe-based satellite TV company.

He was not involved in the newspaper business, in any way, while the voicemail hacking was going on at NOTW.

In early 2008 he was put in charge of several NewsCorp subsidiaries, including News International, but also other television and newspaper businesses in Europe and Asia.From that point onward, James Murdoch was aware of many civil suits brought by victims of the hacking, and was probably the one who authorized out-of-court settlements. At some point, supposedly around the end of 2010, he learned about other NOTW and News Group Newspapers executives who had knowledge of the illegal actions as they happened. This was the information he supplied to Scotland Yard.

There was nothing illegal or unethical about anything James Murdoch did.