News Corp promotes James Murdoch to New York role

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Guardian

News Corp promotes James Murdoch to New York role
Move to deputy chief operating officer confirms Rupert Murdoch's youngest son is being lined up as his successor
James Robinson guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 30 March 2011 15.14 BST

James Murdoch is moving from London to New York to become deputy chief operating officer of News Corporation.

He will report to Chase Carey, who is number two at the media conglomerate run by his father, Rupert.

Murdoch Jr will also become chairman and chief executive of News Corp's international businesses, retaining his responsibilities for Europe and Asia.

The move confirms that the youngest of Rupert Murdoch's three children from his second marriage is being lined up as an eventual replacement for the News Corp founder, who is the company's chairman and chief executive


Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/mar/30/news-corp-promotes-james-murdoch

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Father, son.

[Cirque du So-What]

1. Close resemblance to Dwight Schrute in the right-hand photo

The resemblance probably extends to fascistic tendencies as well.

[Judi Lynn]

3. Jeez, you're right! Dwight would probably take that as a compliment, too. n/t

[reformist2]

5. And Papa Murdoch looks like a sharpei puppy.

[pam4water]

2. Getting him out of the UK before the law suits start.

[SpiralHawk]

4. "Just as Mercury goes Retrograde." - Ronald Reagan's Dead Republicon Astrologer*

"Thus, the Murdoch cabal just put their big steenkin corrupt republicon feet in the greazy goo."

- Ronald Reagan's Dead Republicon Astrologer*


* Courageously channeled by the intrepid SH from the vast netherworld of Republicon occultism.

[Snoutport]

6. are they getting him out of england before the phone hacking scandal gets him arrested?

[Historic NY]

7. Another foreign carpetbagger with an American wife.