The New York Times
Saturday, July 23, 2011 -- 5:24 PM EDT
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Joel I. Klein, Former N.Y. Schools Chief, Emerges as Murdoch's Unlikely Ally
Joel I. Klein, the former New York City schools chancellor, was in a tricky position. Three weeks ago, Rupert Murdoch asked Mr. Klein, now his trusted deputy, to oversee an investigation into the phone hacking scandal that has deeply wounded News Corporation and its chairman, something Mr. Klein was eager to avoid.
"I am trying to get as far away from this as I can," he lamented to a friend.
He has not succeeded. Mr. Klein, who joined News Corporation as a senior vice president in January, is not only responsible for the investigation that could uncover what company managers knew about the hacking, but he has become one of Mr. Murdoch's closest and most visible advisers throughout the crisis.
His seemingly contradictory roles — de facto chief of internal affairs officer and ascendant executive with Mr. Murdoch's ear — are raising questions about how robust and objective the internal inquiry can be.
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