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As Scandal Rages, Murdoch Charges In

Hacking debacle could topple long-dominant British tabloids

(Newser) - With a $19 billion deal on the rocks, Rupert Murdoch is on the ground in London to face the phone hacking scandal head on. Reading the final issue of his News of the World tabloid, Murdoch arrived this morning at his UK newspaper headquarters even as opposition leader Ed Miliband...

News of the World Closes: News Corp's Tabloid Hits the Presses a Last Time
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Jul 10, 2011 5:54 AM CDT

NotW Goes to Presses for Last Time

'Thank You & Goodbye' says final headline

(Newser) - "Thank You & Goodbye," reads the final headline of the News of the World , closing in the wake of a disastrous phone-hacking scandal . For the newspaper's final edition, 5 million copies were printed, twice its usual run, with money from sales slated for charity. "For Rupert...

Murdoch Son Gambles His Future in Phone Hacking Scandal

And News Corp hasn't reacted very aggressively

(Newser) - Like father, like son: If the phone-hacking scandal that shuttered the News of the World could take down Rupert Murdoch, it could just as easily spell the downfall of son James Murdoch, reports the New York Times in a look at the son who's angling to take over the...

Could Phone Hack Mess Send Murdoch to Jail?

It's a stretch, but one analyst makes the case

(Newser) - Rupert Murdoch, who yesterday shut down the 168-year-old News of the World , faces the worst PR crisis of his six-decade career, reports the Washington Post . So far, the scandal is threatening to derail Murdoch's $12 billion bid for British Sky Broadcasting. It could even force Murdoch to testify before...

Hugh Grant to Former 'News of the World' Editor Paul McMullen: 'Try Real Journalism' (Phone Hacking Scandal)

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Jul 8, 2011 10:59 AM CDT

Hugh Grant Schools Former NotW Editor

Actor to Paul McMullen: 'Try real journalism'

(Newser) - Hugh Grant was one of the victims of the News of the World phone hacking scandal, and in a confrontation Mediaite calls "amazing," he slammed a former NotW editor yesterday on the BBC. Some background: Grant had a chance run-in with Paul McMullen last year, and McMullen told...

Cameron Calls for News of World Probes

But public suspects the closure is just a shell game

(Newser) - Facing a mounting public outcry over the News of the World scandal, David Cameron today announced a pair of investigations that will look into both the News of the World's activities (including allegations of police bribery) and the future of media regulation, the AP reports. Cameron said that politicians...

Former News of the World Editor Andy Coulson Faces Arrest in Phone Hacking Scandal
Ex-Editor Arrested in UK Phone Hacking Scandal
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Jul 8, 2011 5:29 AM CDT

Ex-Editor Arrested in UK Phone Hacking Scandal

Andy Coulson also worked for David Cameron

(Newser) - And the hits just keep on coming for Rupert Murdoch's News Corp: Former News of the World editor Andy Coulson has been arrested, one day after Murdoch announced he was shutting down the tabloid over the UK phone hacking scandal. Police suspect Coulson knew about the hacking that took...

A Different Theory on Why Murdoch Shut Down Tabloid

It could help News Corp destroy evidence: Analyst

(Newser) - The Rupert Murdoch clan says it is closing News of the World because the phone hacking scandal "breached the trust" with the public. Maybe, but an expert on British media law smells a rat. Mark Stephens tells Reuters that the move could give News Corp the legal cover to...

Murdoch Shuts Down News of the World

Sunday will be the last edition of the paper

(Newser) - Mired in an ever-deepening phone hacking scandal, Rupert Murdoch's 168-year-old News of the World will fold after Sunday's edition, reports the Wall Street Journal. "If recent allegations are true, it was inhuman, and has no place in our company," James Murdoch said in a statement announcing...

News of World Scandal: More Hacks, Arrests Loom

Newly revealed targets: Families of dead troops, Princess Di inquest lawyer

(Newser) - The families of British service members killed in Iraq and Afghanistan can likely be added to the ever-expanding list of people whose phones were hacked by Rupert Murdoch's News of the World, according to the Telegraph . And they're not the only new target to emerge. The AP reports...

Rupert Murdoch Has Only Himself to Blame
Rupert Murdoch Has Only Himself to Blame
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Jul 6, 2011 1:58 PM CDT

Rupert Murdoch Has Only Himself to Blame

Phone hacking is byproduct of his own corporate culture: Alex Pareene

(Newser) - The phone hacking scandal involving Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. gets worse by the day, and while the big man himself has called the allegations "deplorable," he is sticking by news exec Rebekah Brooks even as the UK government promises an inquiry. This is no fleeting scandal, writes...

News of the World Targeted UK Terror Victims' Families

News of the World hacking scandal gets worse

(Newser) - Investigators probing how low Britain's News of the World was willing to go in pursuit of a story may have finally hit bottom: Police have notified relatives of the victims of the 2005 London bombings that they were targeted by the paper and may have had their phones hacked,...

Brit Paper Hacked Murdered Girl's Voicemail

Family given false hope as journalists cleared old messages

(Newser) - Even by the standards of British tabloids, this is pretty low: The News of the World hacked into the voicemail of a missing 13-year-old girl in 2002, a Guardian investigation finds. Journalists deleted old messages on Millie Dowler's phone to make space for new ones, giving her family hope...

Kate Middleton's Bank Account Hacked in 2005

Crime may be related to News of the World phone hacking scandal

(Newser) - The News of the World hacking scandal just got even more royal : Kate Middleton was a victim. But it was her bank account, not her phone, that was hacked, so the incident falls outside Operation Weeting, Scotland Yard’s phone hacking investigation. Middleton’s account was allegedly accessed in 2005...

Third Journalist Arrested in Phone Tap Scandal

News of the World senior reporter James Weatherup nabbed

(Newser) - British police have arrested News of the World senior reporter James Weatherup on the suspicion that he illegally hacked into voicemails in search of scoops. That makes him the third reporter from the tabloid recently arrested in the phone hacking scandal , the AP reports. Until recently, the News of the ...

Two Journalists Arrested in Phone Hacking Scandal

Ian Edmondson, Neville Thurlbeck deny wrongdoing

(Newser) - Two journalists implicated in the News of the World phone hacking scandal have been arrested today. The former news editor, who was fired in January, and current chief reporter voluntarily turned themselves in at London police stations and were taken into custody on suspicion of illegally intercepting voicemail messages, the...

Sienna Miller to Sue for NOTW Phone-Hacking
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Sep 15, 2010 5:19 AM CDT

Sienna Miller to Sue for NOTW Phone-Hacking

Star believes 'NOTW' reporter listened to her voicemails

(Newser) - Sienna Miller is set to join the growing list of outraged public figures taking legal action over phone-hacking by reporters at Britain's News of the World. Lawyers for the star say she plans to add her name to those seeking a review of how the police handled the case and...

Murdoch Hacks Hacked Into Princes' Phones

But cops cared little about commoner surveillance

(Newser) - The mystery's solved over how Britain's News of the World managed to grab several front-page scoops about Prince Wills and Harry's personal life: a reporter and private investigator simply hacked into their cell phones, Scotland Yard discovered. But the intrusion didn't end there. Rupert Murdoch's crew—and likely other reporters—...

UK Tab Must Pay for False Brangelina Split Story

Couple triumphs over News of the World

(Newser) - Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have won a settlement from the News of the World after taking the British tabloid to court for publishing "false and intrusive allegations" that they were breaking up, E! reports . The paper reported the pair had met with a divorce lawyer in LA. The...

Brad and Angie Sue Over Split Story

Couple takes British tabloid to court over 'false' and 'intrusive' allegations

(Newser) - Now they're mad: Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie said through their lawyer today that they're not splitting up, and they're suing the British tabloid News of the World for starting the avalanche of rumors that they are. "We can confirm unequivocally ... that the allegations published by the News of ...

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