What will disturb News Corporation is that Ofcom and the OFT will reconsider whether the undertakings given by News Corporation to protect the editorial independence of Sky News are adequate, in the light of disclosures about the extent to which the News of the World was a law unto itself within the organisation.
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In a statement to the Commons on 3 March 2011, Mr Hunt said the plans would better protect the independence of Sky News.
He claimed it was a "threat to the plurality and independence of news provision", because it made it hard for commercial publishers to earn money from their own news websites.
President Assad expressed support for "any effort in the interest of the Syrian people which preserves the homeland's sovereignty and independence", the state-run Sana news agency reports.
We recognize that the best assurances of independence are reporters and editors committed to following news where the facts lead and to expressing opinions based on consistent principles.
Mr Murdoch, the chairman of News Corporation, has posted on Twitter recently indicating apparent support for Scottish independence.
In renewable energy news, the German town of Feldheim has set a new standard for energy independence by generating 100 percent of its energy from renewable sources and operating its own power grid.
Big movements either way are not expected because markets are closed in the U.S. for the Independence Day holiday on Monday, and on Friday an important piece of U.S. economic news is slated for release.
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Amid the biggest legal crisis to rock the corporate world, News Corp serves as a valuable lesson for all companies on such critical issues as director independence, reputational preservation, and responsible corporate officer liability, among others.
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That geographic and infrastructural reality is old news, but up until very recently, the conversation around the referendum focused on the possibility that independence could bring a new class of investors into the south, namely major oil and construction companies who have been cut out by the U.S. sanctions on Khartoum.
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