James Murdoch defends actions

James Murdoch, chief executive of News Corporation International, poses during a conference on press and institutions at La Bagniaia di Siena
James Murdoch, chief executive of News Corporation International, poses during a conference on press and institutions at La Bagniaia di Siena (REUTERS)

James Murdoch defended his record at the head of his father's scandal-tarred British newspaper arm Apr. 24, saying that subordinates prevented him from making a clean sweep at the now-defunct News of the World tabloid.