Headline May21,2012 / Hacking Humblings

HACKING HUMBLINGS 
Respectful Dedication Leo Tolstoy - Dr. Kenichi Ohmae / MIT - 
Walter Wriston / Citicorp/Citibank

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Leo Tolstoy

MIT Mckinsey&Company

Walter Wriston

It is now known far and wide that James' elevation to the formal number 3 job was hotly and bitterly negotiated with his father. As CEO of Sky James had the relative autonomy of running an independent company. Albeit one controlled by News Corp ; brought into News Corp itself , he was subject to the political infighting that sidelined his brother. His new position was a subject of gnashing of teeth among the four adult Murdoch siblings. They were reluctantly reconciled to James ascension - with resentment held in check - and aware this was the first move in their mutual efforts to inherit the company. And, even if James was the Chief Executive Officer, the company would be controlled by the 4 votes of the adult Murdoch children.

Strangely there was no tie breaking mechanism. Indeed, part of the deal James negotiated with his father was to get Rupert's agreement to buy the whole of sky,which would allow James to consolidate his control of Europe and Asia with Sky's much larger revenue stream.

Therefore, James was, in his new role, a formidable force. And , within a short time he had become quite a hated person. One executive close to Rupert commented on this as thus ; " Only James could make LACHLAN look good ". Therefore, dear readers, it was in this culture, and background, and with all the negative underpinnings that hacking or the hacking cover up began to profile.

Faced with the alignment of forces within the company, at about this point of inflexion James Murdoch must've looked and determined that Skulduggery in the whapping News room seemed pathetic and small timed. He wanted to come up trumps.

James Murdoch authorized £1m payment to keep Gordon Taylor from talking and to keep other powers at News Corporation from tangling up with him.

Then, Milly Dowler revelations broke thru !!!

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