By Kevin McCauley
Alice Macandrew, a top press aide to News Corp. deputy chief operating officer James Murdoch, has tendered her resignation, according to reports in the British press.
The Guardian reports that Macandrew submitted her six-month notice in July when news broke over the phone hacking scandal of the now shuttered News of the World tabloid.
Murdoch has testified that he believed the hacking was the work of a “rogue” reporter, but that testimony was challenged by former News Corp. officials. He has agreed to reappear before the parliamentary panel.
Macandrew was tapped by Murdoch in 2009 for the director of communications slot for News Corp. operations in Europe and Asia.
While at Finsbury, she worked with the son of News Corp CEO Rupert Murdoch when he headed British Sky Broadcasting.
The Guardian notes that Macandrew is the first senior New Corp executive to voluntarily quit over the phone hacking scandal.
She had reported to Matthew Anderson, group director for strategy/corporate affairs.
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