Live coverage of the Murdoch shareholders meeting

[malaise]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/blog/2011/oct/21/news-corporation-annual-meeting-live
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1.45pm: Viet Dinh is speaking now, and says he has engaged directly on the issue of corporate governance with all those who have spoken today

1.42pm ET / 6.42pm BST Murdoch is is having something of a ding-dong with Mayne. The Australian shareholders association director is trying to prolong the debate, but Murdoch wants to move to a vote. Mayne says he has not decided how to vote. "I'm not calling you a liar, but I know exactly how you're going to vote," Murdoch says, to laughter.

1.41pm: A representative of the pension fund Calpers tells Murdoch they and Hermes, the BT pension fund, want him to step down as chairman.

1.34pm ET / 6.34pm BST: Edward Mason of the Church of England is now speaking in support of the motion that would oust Rupert Murdoch as chairman. Murdoch interrupts Mason almost immediately, saying "your investments haven't been that great".

1.33pm ET / 6.33pm ET: Murdoch says the allegations by Watson are "recent rumours". He says 90% of what the police knows comes from News Corporation, he says. "We will put this right," he affirms, banging the desk.

[Harmony Blue]

1. The elite feasting on each other

is so marvelous.

[malaise]

2. I'd like to see it live

:rofl: :popcorn: