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NewEvidencethe10,000MySpaceShareholders

Aresubmi=ngintoFederalBrownv.Brewer

VianewmoCon+submissiontoSE(8/8/11)

-lasshasdetermineditworthwhiletoRequesttheSEiniCatenewinvesCgaConinto

NewevidenceshowingNewsorpplayedanacCveAnddirectrolepayinga$70mlnnot

SEdisclosed14aViolaCnginducementorbribetoIntermixmanagemet

In2005.PlantoadddefendantDirectorsofNewsorpthisweek

TheAcquisiConofMySpacein2005accordingtoSEfilingsDisclosed$650millionwaspaidbyNewsorpintotal.NewEvidence

Showsatleastanextra$70millionoffbalancesheetcommitedInbribestoinsiders.TheSEisbeingnoCfiedandsentthisevidence

AsofAugust10,2011.WhileatsameCme,MySpaceShareholdersWillsubmitthisevidencetoFederaludgeviamoConthisweekIncurrentBrownv.Brewercase.ButthisshouldtakethepublicstepbystepOnhowNewsorpoperateswiththeirlawyersandadvisors

Inacriminalmanner

JPMORGANREPORTJULY16,2005-OpportunitytoacquireMyspace.comatsignificantly

underfairmarketvalue

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AUGUST11,2011NEWSORPSLITTLEDANEOF2005:HOWNWSBRIBED

MYSPAEMANAGEMENTANDKEPTITOFFTHEBOOKS


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PAGETRANSLATION/OLOR/HIGHLIGHT

Page2-JpMorganreporttoNewsorp

showsrecogniConbyNWSboardandredflagthat

NWShadsomehowobtained,

"PotenCaltoacquireMySpace.comatsignificantly

underfairmarketvalue"

becausethepublicmarketsaresupposedtobeprotected

bySEandprecedentlikeRevlonthatminoritypassiveshareholders

candependonge=ng"FAIRMARKETVALUE"whentheirstock/shares

acquired.

Page3-showsIntermix/Myspaceevidencethatwasneverdisclosed

inStatelassacCondiscoveryandsuchevidencecreates

financialforecastssignificantlyhigherthentheforecastsIntermix

createdandgavetoitsinvestmentbankerstocreatefairnessopinions

thatfoundthe$12.00persharepricefair(a$580mlnvaluewhichwenowknow

wassignificantlybelowthe$1.4BillionvaluaConthatJPMorganhadreportedMySpacealonewasworthasofJuly16,2005reporttoNewsorpwhich

allowedtheirconclusioninpage2,i.e."potenCaltoacquireMySpace.com

atsignificantlyunderfairmarketvalue"

Page4-excerptsfromtheNewsorpemployee'sbookpublishedinmid2009

called"StealingMySpace"-whilesomeofinfoisaccurateinbookits

reallyacorporatewhitewashingbyNWSastheyknewIhadgiven

manyemailevidencestothewriterofbookwhoworkedatWSJprebuyout

(Ihadgivenherevidencein2006,etc.)andthenpostNWSbuyoutshe

becameco-optedandallowedNWStoeffecCvelyalterthetruestory/facts

thruherbooktohelptrytoinfluencepotenCaljurors/regulatorsastheyknewtheylikelywouldbeinposiConofaFederalJudgeorhonest

memberofjudiciaryrecognizingthatindeedNWShadaidedandabeed

ordirecteddefendantsledbyEORichardRosenbla,defraudingshareholders

ofMySpacethatarenow10,000PlainCfflassMembersinBrownv.Brewer

inplayinFederalourt

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Page5-a)colorofdefendantsaims/goals/incenCvetodefraudandstealfrom

shareholders.

b)partofNWSschemewastohaveRosenbladisplacetheibanker

ViacomwasoriginallyusingasViacomplayedcleanlyandnever

gotachancetobidbecauseRosenblahired2ndbankerjustto

makeTWeiselstophelping/facilitaCngViacom

Page6-NWS/EOquoteofvaluehehadacquiredasof12monthsaeracquisiConapprox

-$15Bln(thusasortofboomflooraJurywouldlikelyfindindamages

inFederalcourt

Page7-colorfromAngwinbook(employeeofNWS)helpingtoexplaintheir

learningofopportunity.Prooftheywereindiscussions

ortalkingtoIAandAskJeevesandAllen&O(theirbanker)was

handlingsaleforAskJeevesandreporCngtoDavidarlick,director

ofAskJeevesandalsohairmanofIntermix/Myspace(whichcreates

whatwebelievearenewanC-trustclaim-laytonAct/SecCon8-Interlocking

Directors

Page8-InMay2005,DeutcheBankgivesIntermix/MySpace'transacCon

commiee'avaluaConreportshowingalreadyMySpacewasworthupto$1.7Billion.

-RosenblaandSheehannevershowthistorestofboard.

andtheypurposelyavoidhiringDBtodofuturefairnessopiniontheyneed

tomisleadshareholdersandgetbankerstoagree$580mln/$12.00isfair.

Page9-EmailevidenceshowsAOLinvolvedbutneverdisclosed

inSEdocuments.ShowsbeginningofScienterschemetobribe/pay

offotherinsiders.NoCngheretheamtstartsasapotenCal$25-30mln

bribeandincreasessignificantlybyclosingofdeal(whileneverdisclosed

toshareholderssuchpaymenthasbeenagreedtobyNWS).

Page10-TransacConommiee,Quandt(whobeforebecomingboardmember

wasrecruiterwhorecruitedRosenblaandreceivedafeeforsuch

services)andSheehanofferedbribetoRosenblatosellthecompany

toNewsorporasdirectedandagreedtovestallhisunvestedstock

opConswhichwasanotheroffbalancesheetobligaConwhichshould

havebeendisclosedpriortothe3:45amfinalboardmeeCngonJuly18,2005where

boardminutesdescribethatatthatpointinCmetheBoarddetermined

torewardRosenblabyvesCngallhisunvestedopConswhichwas

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Page11-HowNWSinitsbookitsemployeepublishestries

toexplainwhatlaterthepublicin2007comestolearnNWS

haspaid$70M+tohrisDewolfe.Thebookofcourse

describesthisquitedifferentlythenevidencetheNWS

Boardwaslookingatinapprovingdealandwhat

wasdisclosedinSEfilingsandproxyfilingsbefore

theSeptember30,2005(wheresuchpaymentoragreed

compensaConwasomied)

Page12-ThefinancialforecastIntermix/Rosenblagavetobankers

andViacomwassobelowthebonafideforecastsbyMyspacemanagement

thatinsiderswereliterallyfighCngRosenblatoupdatethefinancials

beingdistributed(ofcourseBermanandDeWolfestoppedcaringtopushthis

issue,onceNWSandMr.Murdochperformedashisbookdescribes,

"theliledance"($70Mbribe)

Page13-undisputedfactsthatJudgeKingdidseethataddcolor

(includingfactthatevenIntermix/Myspace'sbankerTWeisel

referencedthe$1.7BtruevaluethatDBhadcitedasyou

canseethattheyusethe#$1.6Btruevaluetonotseemlike

theygottheinfo/#fromDB'sreport.Butofcoursetheirdra

iserasedbytransacConcommiee(sheehan/Rosenbla/Quandt)

soitsneverseenbyrestofIntermixboard.

Page14-EvidenceofibankersandNewsorpcalculaCng

the$12.00acquisiConpricegivenbyRosenblato

bea$627.5Mcostintotal

Page15-PagefromTWeiselthatisremoved(becauseithasthe$1.6B#)fromthefairness

opinionandreporttheygiveboardpriortoBoardagreeing

tosignJuly18,2005mergeragreement.

Page16-Newsorpatsomepointnowbeginstocalculate

the'earnout'or'bribe'thatsneededandhaveoffered$40M

andatotal$638Mpurchaseprice.

Page17-NewsorpincreasesasCmepassesinnegoCaConstonow

offering$670M

Page18-Now$ofoffbalancesheetpaymenthasincreasedto$70M

Page19-Now$ofoffbalancesheetpaymenthasincreasedand

totalcosthasincreasedtoesCmatebyNWSof$709M(noCcethatshareholders$12.00priceneverincreasesduringthis

Cmeframe)

Page20-olorandcharacterevidenceonEORosenbla

+someglimpsesathoweffecCvelyNWSacquired

a1inmilliontypeofgrowthassetwhileshareholders

neversawanyofthesemetrics/infodisclosedtothemorpublic.

Page21-EvidenceNWSnowisbidding$750Masforecasts/upsideof

assetisdisclosedtothem(onceagainshareholders$12.00pricedoes

notincrease)

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Page23-EvidenceofJPMorgan'svaluaConreportwhereJPMorgan's

topbankerA.ZakourfindsMySpaceisalreadyworthupto$1.4Billion.

Note:ZakouristhebankerDavidarlickusesforAskJeeves/IAmerger

monthsbefore.AerZakourputstogethervaluaConreportanddeal

workingwith

Allen&oinMarch2005,hetransferstoJPMorganandthenisengagedbyNEWSorptocomplete

thisdeal.arlickjuststaysmumthewholeCme(thus

explainingwhylaytonActSecCon8exists)

Page24-Evidenceofincreasingforecastsprovidingincreasingmoney/

valueforasset,but$12.00priceneverincreasing.

Page25-olorofEORosenblaandschemetoensurethereisno

AUTION.


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Page26-olorofEO'sdealingswithNWShernin

Page27-MoreundisputedfactsfromFederalcase.(thesearewhatJudgesawtomakeJune2010ruling

staCngjurywouldlikelyfindbadfaith/disloyalty)NOTE:lassounselRGRDLAWdidnotmakeany

claimsoreffortstoaddthebriberyasaclaimnorasa14aviolaCon(omissionofthispaymentexisCng).SoevenbyCmeSummaryJudgementofNWS/defendantsfiledbyHHLAWinlate2009(leadingtoJudgeRulingin

June2010),NWShadriggedthecourtproceedingssomuchofthenewevidencewasneverturnedinto

bonafidenewclaimsandwereomiedascertainlyeasytowinSummaryJudgementclaimsthatRGRDLAW

couldhavemadeifithadnotalreadybeenco-optedbythisCme.)

Page28-olorofEOSchemingtodelayViacomandsneakthruwithFoxbefore

marketopensonMondayAMsoNWScanannouncedealwhileViacomthinks

NWSismerelyprovidingabindingbid/offerandViacomwillofcoursegetachancetomake

theirbid/offertheupcomingweek.

Page29-Evidenceoftheoffbalancesheetpaymentbeingagreedtobycertain'inside'DirectorsofIntermix/Myspacehoursbeforemergeragreementsigned,i.e."weneedtogivehoimthe20percentthingheasked"

Page30-olorfromdeposiConinStatease(oneofmanypotenCalperjurypointsthatcaneasilybe

wonagainstRosenblaalongwiththelargerdamageclaims)

Page31-EvidenceofRosenbla/NWSchangingthepressreleasetoomitanymenConthatmightleadto

ashareholderunderstandingthereisanoffbalancesheet$70M+paymentbeingmadetogetcertainmanagers/insiders

togoalongwithnon-fairmarketbuyout

Page32-Finalpressrelease-LEANED

Page33-Viacomcomingtounderstandslowlytheyarege=ngmisled.

Page34-DeWolfeaerhehasbeenbribedandknowshewillgetthe$70MisnowhelpingmisleadViacom

Page35-EvidencethereisnosetdategiventoViacomtogettheirbidintobeconsidered

butratherNWSandRoseblaaretryingtocloseasquicklyaspossible(theywantedtocloseonSaturday

buttooktoolongaslawyersneededtobillsomehourswithdiligence...)


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Page 36- Evidence that NWS/Rosenblatt/Levinsohn had learned from Allen & Co. or AOL or Google that AOL was going to get

a $20billion or wanted a $20Billion value from Google for a $1bln investment. And this was known before the

merger agreement was signed.

-Thus evidence of the MySpace Search and its value being known at this point or prior to shareholder vote and giving new upside to be negotiated and paid by NWS above the

$70M bribe. (excerpt from book about Yang...reality is Yang is buddies with John Doerr Google board member and co-investor in many deals and his not knowing what was

going on is nice touch....one would question that if Chernin thought Yang was 'going to be out of town it would appear Chernin knew Yang quite well already.

And Yang had no contractual or ability to stop the MySpace 100% buyout and option right that was asset of public shareholders

(this becomes a comical defense of defendants as to why they could not wait for a Viacom bid because they were afraid

Yang was going to find a rival bidder and mess up the whole MySpace option and shareholders would lose on the value

'captured' by the genius of Rosenblatt and his team (although the fact that NWS was sitting on a valuation report by

Carlick's banker that said it was worth $700m+ more then the $650M value Rosenblatt was trying to protect that might disappear or that NWS' exploding offer (NWS had

threatened to walk away if deal was not signed by Monday) might cause to not exist, in retrospect shows the "The Producers" like scheming and scienter that makes this case

the type NWS would like to avoid a Jury determining the outcome of.

Page 37- Color of Rosenblatt emails prior to shareholder vote as value of MySpace as of July 18 2005 at $1.4B value

of JP Morgan then increases greatly prior to September 30,2005 shareholder vote.

-Rosenblatt and Intermix disclose no new info or revised forecast to public while privately he is quite clearly appreciating the

new upside captured value being fraudulently conveyed to NWS.

Page 38- Color on Rosenblatt- and how after July 18, 2005 merger announced at $12.00, it also victimized employees of Intermix/Myspace who had created the real value and

who got short end of stick. And Rosenblatt faced angry employees who saw he vested his options while their unvested options were eliminated.

Page 39- Shows over-performance of MySpace by August 2005 and provides evidence of Levinsohn continuing to fraudulently convey to marketplace even in 2011 the true

facts and evidence.

Page 40- Brad Greenspan, largest shareholder teams up to create rival bidder post-July 18, 2005 by contacting Viacom and other institutional shareholders and investors. Here

he is contacting and providing proof that shareholders have gotten short end of stick.

Page 41- Evidence of Levinsohn's 2011 Fraudulent concealment act i.e. Levinsohn knows quite well that if by August 2005 (with September 2005

certainly being a larger revenue # then August) that MySpace generated $3.9M for the month

then by Levinsohn claiming in 2011 when questioned for an interview to be broadcast to public that MySpace was only "doing about $1 million a month" was an attempt to

mislead the public and influence potential jurors or regulators.

Page 42- sworn deposition grabs of testimony by Sheehan and Rosenblatt from State Class action. -Rosenblatt's evidence changes from State vs. Federal on DID THEY TELL

TOM FRESTON THAT HE HAD TO BID BY SUNDAY TO GET OPPORTUNITY TO BID.

-Clearly Rosenblatt in the State admits he did not and in the Federal + Book Rosenblatt claims he told Tom that Tom had to make a bid by Sunday or it would be too late

(Freston was deposed for Federal and cites Rosenblatt did not tell him Viacom had to make a Sunday bid to be in the auction).

-Yet another easy claim of Perjury to beat defendants on at jury trial


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SENATE VS. SEC VS. DOJ

-PARTIES LISTED BELOW HAVE READ EBOOK AND READERS AND INTERESTEDPARTIES SHOULD CONTACT AND REQUEST TO BE UPDATED BY THESE CRITICAL

WATCHDOGS AND PROTECTORS OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. TREAT THEM WELL ASTHEY ARE HARD WORKING GUARDIANS OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.

TIME WILL TELL AND ANSWER ALL-

WHO WILL RISE TO BECOME THE FAMOUS REGULATOR OR SENATOR TO THROW DOWN THEGAUNTLET AGAINST BRIBERY OF PUBLIC COMPANIES AT THE TIME OF SALE?

John Rossetti [email protected]

Matthew Finnegan [email protected]

[email protected], [email protected]

[email protected], [email protected]

[email protected]

[email protected],

[email protected]

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MyspacesowninternalforecastasofJuly2005whichislowerthenitscurrent

Historicalgrowthithadbeenexperiencinggeneratesdamagescenario

Of$32.45billion(takesintoaccount$650millioncashhasbeenpaidtoDatetoMyspaceFederalShareholderlass.

NEW EVIDENCE JUST FOUND IN FEDERAL CASE. THESE ARE PART OF MANY

DOCUMENTS THAT WERE FOUND SENT TO VIACOM DURING VIACOMSDILIGENCE, BUT WHICH WERE NOT PROVIDED TO STATE OR FEDERAL PLAINTIFFCOUNSEL AS PART OF DISCOVERY REQUESTS REQUIRED BY DEFENDANTS

IN 2009.

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DeutcheBankPreparedthisforIntermixMay16,2005

THEMISSINGDEUTSHEVALUATIONREPORTTHAT

BOARDNEVERSAWBEAUSEDEUTSHEWAS

REPLAEDBYTWEISELAT

LASTMOMENTSOTHISREPORTYOUSEEWASNEVERSEENBYFULLBOARD

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PriceNWS

Agreestopay

onJuly12

Has

increasedto

$709million

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previous current

$680Mbuyout

priceIncreasesto

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DelayingViacomwhileNegoCaCngforamong

Otherinducements,Anoffbalancesheet

$70-90mlnsidepayment/Agreementmadethat

WasafirmenoughunderstandingItmusthavebeendisclosed

InSEdisclosures.NotdisclosingmaterialompensaConto

over12%compensaConLikelytobefoundcriminal.

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Sep13,2005-emailtoshareholderand

potenCal

backertovoteagainstdeal

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HeofferstwocontextsfortheMySpaceacquisiCon:

Weboughtasocialnetworkingsitein2005beforeanyoneknewwhat

socialnetworkingwasandnowlookatwheresocialnetworkingissoifyoulookatthetrendlinewewerewayheadofthegame.Whenwe

boughtit,itwasdoingabout$1millionamonth;24monthslaterwe

wereonarunratetodo$500millionayear.Youdhavetosaythat

wasapreAygoodtrajectory.Userswentfrom,whenweboughtit,to70,000signupsaday(whichIthoughtwasastounding),tothemonthI

leabout450,000signupsaday.Soagain,trajectory,unbelievable.

TheGoogle(NSDQ:GOOG)deal,atthemewasamomentousdeal,

almost$1billionvirtuallyalltotheboAomline.Wepaid$580million

andonedealpaidforitplusandthatsnottomenongrowing

revenue.

StaciD.KramerJun9,20112:00PMWhatsUpWith

MySpace(AndWhyIsntYahooInterested)?

RossLevinsohnisstaCng

MyspacesrevenuewhenNWS

Acquireditin2005

RossLevinsohnclaimsonJune9,2011thatMySpacewasonly

generaCng$1millionpermonthwhenNWSacquiredin2005Vs.evidence

(emailLevinsohnreceivedonAugust26,2005)fromthenEO,thatMySpace

generated$3.9millioninAugust2005andbasedon

growthrate,September2005,thefinalmonth,MySpacelikelygenerated

$4.55.0millionforfinalmonth,

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This is excerpt from book that


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Thisisexcerptfrombookthat

defendantsBrewer,arlick,

Rosenblaco-writewithAngwin

aroundevidenceandemailsI

gaveAngwin(Ireadbookin2010

calledStealingMySpace

wrienbyemployeeofNews

orpandnotdisputedbyNews

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THEENDOFEBOOK#1STAY

TUNED

EXHIBITANEWSORPANALYSTSLETSALLWATHHOW

THEYHANGETHEIRRATINGSASTHEYBEOMEAWAREOFMATERIALNEWINFORMATION.WHOISTHEBESTANALYSTINTERMS

OFINFORMINGTHEIRINSTITUTIONALLIENTS?

WHOWAITSFORTHEOTHERANALYSTSTOBEBOLD?

EXHIBITB-NEWSORPDIRETORSLETSALLWATH

HOWANIFNEWDIRETORSJOINNWSASTHISISTHE

BESTWAYFORORPORATEGOVERNANETOBENEFIT

SHAREHOLDERS


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Goldman Sachs Drew Borst 212-902-7906 [email protected]

Needham Laura Martin 917-373-3066 [email protected]

Credit Suisse Spencer Wang 212-325-9624

[email protected]

Bank of America/Merrill Lynch

Jessica Reif Cohen 212-449-3334

[email protected]

Deutsche BankDoug Mitchelson 203-863-2364 [email protected]

Barclays Capital Anthony DiClemente 212-526-1341

[email protected]

RBS Frasier McLeish 011-612-8259-5543

[email protected]

Goldman Sachs/JB Were Adam Alexander011-613-9679-1451

[email protected]

Wedbush James Dix 213-688-4315

[email protected]

BBY Limited Mark McDonnell 612-9226-0090

[email protected]

RBC Capital Markets David Bank212-858-7333

[email protected]

Nomura Michael Nathanson 212-667-9040

[email protected]

BMO Capital Markets Jeffrey Logsdon [email protected]

Citigroup Jason Bazinet [email protected]

BTIG Rich Greenfield 646-450-8680 [email protected] Macquarie Andrew Kim 212-231-2631 [email protected]

Select Equities David Spotwood [email protected]

JP Morgan Imran Khan [email protected]

CS First Boston Jolanta Masojada 011-612-8205-4610 Cowen & Co. Doug Creutz 415-646-7225

Commonwealth BankAlice Bennett

[email protected]

Miller Tabak & Co. David Joyce 212-370-0040

[email protected]

CLSA Digby Gilmour612-857-14255

[email protected]

Lazard Capital Barton Crockett 212-632-6625

[email protected]

Evercore Partners Alan Gould 203-863-2364

[email protected]

Macquarie Research Alex Pollak011-612-8232-5165

[email protected]

Morgan Stanley Benjamin Swinburne 212-761-7527

[email protected]

Collin Stewart Thomas Eagan 212-389-8115

[email protected]

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Monday,18July2011/ 14comments

Rankingthe16NewsCorpdirectorsforindependenceasregimechangelooms

byStephenMayneVietDinh:toughchairmanofthecorporategovernancecommieewhohasimpressedatrecentAGMswithforthrightobservaCons

ongovernanceissues.WasthearchitectofthePatriotActforGeorgeWBushandisaprofessoroflawatGeorgetownUniversity.

learlyindependentasonlyjoinedtheboardin2004.

TomPerkins:well-regardedventurecapitalistwhoat79andaer15yearsontheboard,maynotsoundlikeareformer,buthas

therunsontheboardatHewlePackard.

PeterBarnes:theformerbossofPhillipMorrisinAustraliawhowasbroughtontotheboardbyformerNewsorpdirectorandglobal

PhillipMorrisEOGeoffreyBible,anotherAussiemadegoodinNewYorkwhowasclosemateswithRupert.However,Barneshas

impressedaschairmanofMetcashandAnsellinAustraliaandat68doesntnecessarilyhavemuchtoloseifhejoinsthe

anC-Murdochreformpush.

JoseMariaAznar:the58yearoldformerSpanishPresidentisanunknowncorporateperformerwhowasrewardedwithaNews

orpboardseatin2006aerbeingthrownoutofoffice,largelyforsupporCngtheMurdoch-backedIraqinvasion.However,anyone

whohasrisentothetopofpoliCcsshouldntbetroubledbytheschemingandnumbercounCngneededtoexecutearegimechange

atNewsorp.

JohnThornton:notstrictlyindependentgiventhemillionsthisformerinvestmentbankerpocketedfromtheadviceGoldman

SachsgaveNewsorpovertheyears,includingontheoriginalfloatofBSkyB.However,hesanimpressivefigurewithglobal

experienceandcertainlynopushoverfortheMurdochs.

JoelKlein:formerWashingtonlawyer,HarvardscholarandbossofNewYorkspublicschoolsjoinedasanexecuCvedirectorinNovember2010toestablishaneweducaCondivisionforNewsorpandhasbeengivenboardoversightofthehackingscandal

whichincludedaendingtheParliamentarycommieehearings.Aged64andreportedlyearning$US2mayearbeforebonuses.

SirRodEddington:describedastheleadindependentdirectorbutasaformerNewsorpexecuCvewhowaspaidmorethan$10

millionwhilstrunningAnseAirlinesforthecompany,heisreallyaffiliatedandunlikelytostanduptoRupert.

DavidDeVoe:averycompetentandlevel-headedfinancedirectorforthepast20yearswhoisrespectedbyinvestorsandwould

beakeymantoretainiftheMurdochssurrendermanagementcontrol.

AndrewKnight:the71yearoldformerchiefexecuCveofTheDailyTelegraphand20yearveteranoftheNewsorpboardwas

MurdochslinktoThatcherduringthe1980sandconsideredunlikelytoleadarevolt,despitebeingtheonlynon-execuCvedirector

basedinBritain.

NatalieBancroO:30yearoldEuropean-basedoperasingerwhoseselecContorepresenttheformerownersofDowJoneswas

Rupertsideaofajoke.HerextendedfamilyarefuriouswithMurdochandpublicallycondemningthehackingscandal,soshecould

yetstumpupthecouragetospeakoutpublically.ChaseCarey:EOanddeputychairmanwhoisregardedasinoffensiveandsupporCve,unlikehispredecessorPeterherninwho

wasmorelikelytostanduptoRupertandleaeropposingtheover-pricedDowJonesacquisiConin2007.

LachlanMurdoch:eldestsonwhoquitwitha$US10millionpayoutin2006buthasremainedadirector.Soldmostofhis$US100

millionnon-voCngNewsorpsharegitofundothermediainvestmentsandmayhaveanappeCteforrevengeonexecuCvessuch

asFoxNewsbossRogerAileswhoforcedhimout.

JamesMurdoch:hasstuffedhisownchancesofsucceedingRupertasglobalEOandisnowfocusedonstayingoutofjail.Unlikely

toshahisoldmanorwalktheplankhimself.

ArthurSiskind:formerchiefgeneralcounselwhofirstworkedforRupertwhenheboughtanewspaperinSanAntoniointhe1970s.

onsideredanextremelyloyalfootsoldiertoRupertbutisnow72andreCred.

KenCowley:mostloyalAustralianoperaCveleatNewsorpwhorantheAustraliandivisionformorethan15yearsandjoinedthe

companywhenTheAustralianwaslaunchedinthe1960s.Aged76butexpectedtobeloyaltothedeath.

RupertMurdoch:directorsovertheyearsaeraskingquesonsat10differentNewsCorpshareholdermeengssince1999.

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