Clearing her name

[smiorgan]

Brooks steps down

In a message to News International staff, News Corporation's chief executive in Europe James Murdoch hailed Ms Brooks as "one of the outstanding editors of her generation" who "can be proud of many accomplishments as an executive".

"We support her as she takes this step to clear her name," he said.How does (rightly or wrongly)

Comments

[zenithed]

Wow, this really has been a complete shambles, hasn't it? If she'd gone a week ago they could have kept the paper and potentially the bid.

All this and Rupert Murdoch came out today to see to say they'd handled it really well.

[secondhand_rick]

How does (rightly or wrongly) bowing to public pressure to quit clear one's name?

I assumed he meant she was stepping down in order to have time to fight these scurilous accusations and thereby clear her name.

[undyingking]

'Tis so: will be interesting to see what the extra time allows her to come up with by way of vindication.

[bateleur]

what the extra time allows her to come up with shred

Fixed your typo.

[undyingking]

Tx! Careless of me.

[cuthbertcross]

Legging it means the media will stop reporting stuff about her and no publicity = no muck?

[thecesspit]

Of course, as it would no longer be in the public interest to report on a private citizens private affairs, natch.