The boards of directors of both News Corp and BSkyB (40 per cent-owned by News) should look at the history of accountants Arthur Andersen and tremble. The accounting firm was brought down by a legal judgment that was eventually overturned. If News gets in US legal trouble, it could be hobbled before justice is done. As at Andersen, the problem at News is perceived to be cultural. Andersen had no way to make a clean break with its past, but News could, because its culture is so closely identified with Rupert Murdoch and his family.
新闻集团(News Corp)和英国天空广播公司（BSkyB，40%股份由新闻集团持有）的董事会都应当回顾一下安达信会计师事务所(Arthur Andersen)的历史，并且为之颤栗。安达信因为一项法律判决而倒闭，虽然这项判决最终被推翻。如果新闻集团在美国遭遇法律上的麻烦，它可能会在公正判决得出之前就被拖垮。与安达信一样，新闻集团存在的问题被认为是一个文化问题。安达信无法与自己的过去一刀两断，但新闻集团能够做到这一点，因为它现在的文化与鲁珀特•默多克(Rupert Murdoch)及其家族联系得如此紧密。