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Former NOTW Editor, Colin Myler: taking on Murdochs in tabloid war will be fun, especially James Murdoch

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As he boards a flight to the US, former News of the World (NOTW) editor says return to New York is a 'great end to a difficult year' -- Former News of the World editor Colin Myler has admitted there is a touch of irony about being pitted against his former bosses Rupert and James Murdoch in his new job as editor-in-chief of the New York Daily News. Asked how he felt about taking on the Murdochs, Myler said. "It's going to be fun ... there is a touch of irony about it." Myler spectacularly fell out with James Murdoch following the closure of News of the World, publicly accusing him of misleading MPs during parliamentary hearings about phone hacking. Myler and Tom Crone, the NOTW's former head of legal, allege that they told Murdoch in 2008 that phone hacking at the paper went beyond a single rogue reporter.
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