▁the ▁World ▁phone ▁hack ing ▁affair ▁and ▁related ▁Corporation ▁issues ▁in ▁July , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁from ▁News ▁International ▁UK ▁Chief ▁Executive , ▁Reb ek ah ▁Bro oks . ▁Bro oks ' ▁own ▁possible ▁invol vement ▁in ▁the ▁phone ▁hack ing ▁sc andal ▁made ▁her ▁unable ▁to ▁continue ▁as ▁an ▁im partial ▁investig ator . ▁Tom ▁Per kins , ▁also ▁on ▁the ▁News ▁Cor p . ▁board , ▁was ▁one ▁who ▁recommended ▁Din h ▁for ▁the ▁investigation ▁role . ▁ ▁It ▁emer ged ▁after ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁board ▁investigation ▁that ▁Din h ▁is ▁god father ▁to ▁one ▁of ▁L ach lan ▁Mur do ch ' s ▁children ▁and ▁friend ▁of ▁L ach lan ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁Further , ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁a ▁de cade ▁before ▁he ▁met ▁L ach lan , ▁Din h ▁wrote ▁of ▁his ▁sister , ▁held ▁in ▁a ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁refuge e ▁camp , ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Times , ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁N BC ▁TV ▁coverage ▁and ▁then ▁to ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁articles ▁in ▁the ▁South ▁China ▁Mor ning ▁Post . ▁The ▁Post ▁was ▁owned ▁by ▁Ru pert ▁Mur do ch , ▁and ▁Din h ' s ▁articles ▁there ▁were ▁cred ited ▁with ▁helping ▁free ▁his ▁sister . ▁The ▁personal ▁t ies ▁to ▁Mur do ch ▁interests ▁and ▁family ▁were ▁deb ated ▁as ▁Din h ▁took ▁the ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁phone - h ack ing ▁investigation . ▁ ▁Din h ▁was ▁mentioned ▁as ▁a ▁potential ▁nom