Scandal casts cloud over News Corp.’s ed-tech business


As the investigations move forward, Klein will be at the helm of a committee tasked with addressing the matter internally. Its mandate remains somewhat murky. In a July 18 statement, News Corp. said the company’s Management and Standards Committee would cooperate with investigators and “lay the foundation for future standards” at News International. The committee will be headed by commercial lawyer Lord Grabiner. It will answer directly to Klein and conduct its own inquiries “where appropriate.”

Some of Murdoch’s most lucrative U.S. assets include the Fox TV network, 20th Century Fox film studio, the Wall Street Journal, and the New York Post, a competitor to the Daily News.

Joan Lebow, a Wireless Generation spokeswoman, told the Huffington Post: “Personal privacy is of paramount concern and Wireless Generation, chosen because it is a leader in providing effective educational software that helps teachers and students in 50 states, follows the highest privacy standards and regulations in [New York] and nationwide. We do not share student data with News [Corp.] or its subsidiaries.”

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