Rupert Murdoch and News International CEO Rebekah Brooks. Brooks confirmed her resignation from the company on Friday, July 15, 2011. (Ian Nicholson/Associated Press)
The announcement that News International CEO Rebekah Brooks has resigned is making headlines around the world.
The embattled executive has been under fierce criticism since the News of the World hacking scandal exploded.
Brooks claims she decided to quit her post to quell the debate over her initial decision to stay on at News International despite numerous calls for her to step down.
"At News International, we pride ourselves on setting the news agenda for the right reasons. Today we are leading the news for the wrong ones," Brooks wrote in an email to colleagues.
The resignation comes alongside news that Rupert Murdoch and son James would in fact testify before a parliamentary panel looking into the hacking. They had initially refused.
Despite the ever-growing accusations of hacking, Murdoch claims that News Corp., which owns several global media properties including Fox News, The Wall Street Journal and The New York Post, will recover from this turmoil.
What do you think? Can News Corp.'s reputation survive this scandal?
(This survey is not scientific. Results are based on readers' responses.)
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