Murdoch : James Murdoch announces he is quitting to shield BSkyB from a newspaper strike . NEW : In a letter to parliament 's Culture , Media and Sport committee last month , James Murdoch said he could have asked more questions of senior officers at the firm , but rejected the suggestion that his resignation as chief executive reflected unrevealed knowledge relating to the scandal . News Corp. and Murdoch have both fall on the news . Murdoch has been hit by scandal at the now - shuttered News of the World . Journalists , lawmakers and an independent inquiry are all investigating the scandal .
Murdoch : James Murdoch announces he is quitting to shield BSkyB from a newspaper strike . NEW : News Corp. and Murdoch have both fall on the news . Murdoch has been hit by scandal at the now - shuttered News of the World . Journalists , lawmakers and an independent inquiry are all investigating the scandal .