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Another News International stalwart departs as News UK is born Another News International stalwart departs as News UK is born
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So yet another veteran Wapping executive is departing. According to reports in the Daily Telegraph (here) and The Guardian (here) Richard Caseby, managing editor of The Sun, is off.So yet another veteran Wapping executive is departing. According to reports in the Daily Telegraph (here) and The Guardian (here) Richard Caseby, managing editor of The Sun, is off.
Few of Rupert Murdoch's News International employees have been as loyal and dedicated as Caseby. He was a true believer who never shied away from fighting his employer's corner.Few of Rupert Murdoch's News International employees have been as loyal and dedicated as Caseby. He was a true believer who never shied away from fighting his employer's corner.
A combative character, he was particularly exercised by The Guardian's reporting about the phone-hacking scandal and especially its aftermath. He was given to firing off sarcastic, sharply-worded emails of complaint.A combative character, he was particularly exercised by The Guardian's reporting about the phone-hacking scandal and especially its aftermath. He was given to firing off sarcastic, sharply-worded emails of complaint.
He was appointed as joint managing editor of The Sun and News of the World in July 2011 following that month's revelation by The Guardian that NoW staff had hacked into the voicemails of the murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler.He was appointed as joint managing editor of The Sun and News of the World in July 2011 following that month's revelation by The Guardian that NoW staff had hacked into the voicemails of the murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler.
After the NoW's closure, Caseby became acutely sensitive to reporting about The Sun and about celebrity attacks on the paper during the Leveson inquiry. He proved to be something of a one-man rebuttal unit, making seven witness statements to the inquiry, several of which took issue with specific claims by other witnesses.After the NoW's closure, Caseby became acutely sensitive to reporting about The Sun and about celebrity attacks on the paper during the Leveson inquiry. He proved to be something of a one-man rebuttal unit, making seven witness statements to the inquiry, several of which took issue with specific claims by other witnesses.
He was also responsible for appointing the paper's ombudsman, Philippa Kennedy, in July last year. Thereafter, she reported to him rather than the editor.He was also responsible for appointing the paper's ombudsman, Philippa Kennedy, in July last year. Thereafter, she reported to him rather than the editor.
Caseby was previously managing editor of the Sunday Times, having joined the paper in 1989 in a junior editorial role. He worked his way up through a series of executive positions. Before that, he spent four years as a reporter with the Daily Mail.Caseby was previously managing editor of the Sunday Times, having joined the paper in 1989 in a junior editorial role. He worked his way up through a series of executive positions. Before that, he spent four years as a reporter with the Daily Mail.
His leaving occurs at the moment News International has been transformed into News UK under the new News Corp set-up. It's not clear at this stage to what extent his departure was involuntary but if it was, it is the latest example of Murdoch's apparent strategy to make a complete break with the past (except for Murdoch himself of course).His leaving occurs at the moment News International has been transformed into News UK under the new News Corp set-up. It's not clear at this stage to what extent his departure was involuntary but if it was, it is the latest example of Murdoch's apparent strategy to make a complete break with the past (except for Murdoch himself of course).
If Caseby has been required to go, it seems like poor reward for a man who faithfully served his master's interests during his company's darkest hour.If Caseby has been required to go, it seems like poor reward for a man who faithfully served his master's interests during his company's darkest hour.
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