Murdoch, who will join his younger son James and News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks at the hearing, added: "We think it's important to absolutely establish our integrity in the eyes of the public."
The chairman and chief executive of News Corp also defended the company's handling of the crisis, claiming it had made only "minor mistakes".
Yes, I'm sure Milly Dowler's family would agree -- it was all a "minor mistake" hacking their daughter's phone and making them think she was alive.
"When I hear something going wrong, I insist on it being put right," he said.
Yeah, like this prompt correction -- it's all the liberals fault!
Rupert's interview does seem a lot like one Mubarak or Qadahfi (500th different spelling!) would give.