News International veteran Hinton resigns following phone hacking allegations

Chief executive of News Corporation's Dow Jones and Company and publisher of the Wall Street Journal Les Hinton has stepped down from the company becoming the latest casualty of the phone hacking scandal.

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Source: Media Week Online

Dow Jones CEO, ex-News International chief, quits
Mr Hinton's resignation came just hours after that of Rebekah Brooks. -AFP
Former chair of News International steps down
NEW YORK – Les Hinton, chief executive officer of News Corp’s Dow Jones and Co unit, announced his resignation yesterday, the second company executive to step down in a day.
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