Les Hinton has resigned from his post. He was Chief Executive Officer Of Media Groups Dow Jones & Company. He was also involved in phone hacking scandal. Chief executive of News International, Rebekah Brooks also resigned on Friday due to same reason. Last Sunday there was last edition of The News Of The World.
Les Hinton worked for News Corporation for 52 years and he started his career in company as cub reporter when he was teenager. He was President of UK Newspaper, News International from 1995 to 2007. This was the era in which The News Of The World was frequently involved in Phone Hacking.
He also apologized for the causes suffer by people due to newspaper. Mr. Murdoch says that he and Hilton have remarkable journey together for more than 52 years.