's U.K. newspaper unit from late 2007 to mid-2009, has said he became aware of widespread wrongdoing in late 2010 as a result of evidence that surfaced in civil lawsuits against the paper.
Mr. Jay asked Mr. Murdoch if he had a "cavalier" attitude to corporate governance in relation to phone hacking and added that there had been a "consistent theme" of a coverup at the company about the extent of the paper's wrongdoing, which first publicly surfaced in 2006.
As evidence has surfaced in recent months of a much broader problem at the paper, Mr. Hinton's earlier assertions have been resurrected in the press with increasing frequency.
The partners say there have been several candidates who looked great on paper and came highly recommended but weren't offered jobs because technical and interpersonal weaknesses surfaced during the selection process.