News Corp. board under further investor pressure

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US - Rupert Murdoch and other News Corporation directors face opposition from corporate governance advisory firm ISS which advised shareholders to vote against their re-elections to the board.

ISS suggested that shareholders oppose the re-election of 13 out of the 15 media company directors, including deputy chief operating officer James Murdoch and former deputy chief operating officer,...

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