Tagged: Rupert Murdoch

Good morning, here are some of the stories we're watching:

After Bin Laden, Al-Qaida Still Present As Movement.

Rupert Murdoch 'Not A Fit Person' To Lead A Major Company, Report Charges.

Media mogul Rupert Murdoch is "not a fit person" to lead a major international company, a committee of U.K. parliament members concludes today in a scathing report about the News Corp. chief and the actions of his British tabloids, NPR's Philip Reeves tells our Newscast Desk.

The report also accuses Murdoch's companies of "misleading a parliamentary committee," Philip says, and exhibiting "willful blindness" regarding their illegal activities.

While conceding that "I failed" because some of his News Corp. tabloids in the U.K. were guilty of hacking into the phones of murder victims, celebrities and politicians, media mogul Rupert Murdoch also testified today that lower-level executives were the ones behind a "cover-up" that kept him from knowing about what had happened.

Good morning, here are today's headlines:

Liberia's Charles Taylor Aided And Abetted War Crimes, Court Finds.

After Conviction, Pakistani Prime Minister 'Imprisoned' For Just A Few Minutes.

Among the highlights so far today during Rupert Murdoch's testimony in London before an inquiry into the ethics of the British news media, and his News Corp. tabloids in particular, is this quote from the media mogul:

"I've never asked a prime minister for anything."

NPR's David Folkenflik, who is live-tweeting, and NPR's Philip Reeves, who has been filing radio reports, will have more as the inquiry continues.