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Rebekah Brooks

Here’s what a court in London decided on the News of the World’s phone hacking scandal

Conflict & Justice

The court in London announced its verdict on what’s been called “the biggest media trials in British history.” Rebekah Brooks, former head of Rupert Murdoch’s newspaper holdings was acquitted while former editor, Andy Coulson, was found guilty on at least one charge.

Rebekah Brooks

Here’s what a court in London decided on the News of the World’s phone hacking scandal

Conflict & Justice
Former News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks and her husband

Remember when phone hacking was something done by British tabloids?

Arts, Culture & Media

VIDEO: Hugh Grant leads parade of outraged U.K. phone hacking victims

Arts, Culture & Media

Aid to British PM David Cameron arrested over NOTW scandal

News of the World closes, hacking victim speaks out

British detectives investigating the illegal phone hacking conducted by the tabloid’s staff say the number of victims could exceed 4,000.

The Leveson Inquiry: Press Failed to Meet Standards for Responsibility

Conflict & Justice

Thursday Lord Justice Sir Brian Leveson unveiled The Leveson Inquiry, a report that examined the phone hacking of British celebrities, politicians, athletes and crime victims at Rupert Murdoch’s former tabloid publication News of the World.

The World

Rupert Murdoch ‘Not A Fit Person’ to Run Major Company

Conflict & Justice

Rupert Murdoch “is not a fit person to exercise the stewardship of a major international company”, British Members of Parliament have said.

New Report Blasts Media Mogul Rupert Murdoch

British lawmakers who investigated phone hacking at the British newspaper News of the World have issued a damning report which concludes that Rupert Murdoch is not a fit person to run a major international company. Speaking at a news conference last hour British committee member Tom Watson said both Rupert Murdoch and his son James, […]

Phone Hacking Scandal: Murdochs in the News Again

Global Politics

James Murdoch has been subjected to tough questioning at a British inquiry into media ethics. The former News International chairman’s testimony to the Leveson Inquiry illustrates the company’s close relationship with UK government ministers.