Phone Hacks

By Steve Huff 4/23/12 2:31am

Rupert Murdoch To Testify Again in Phone-Hacking-Related Hearings in U.K.

News Corp shogun and avid tweeter Rupert Murdoch will be in the hot seat again this week, testifying under oath in the United Kingdom’s “Leveson Inquiry” into press practices. The 81-year-old billionaire will face new questions regarding phone-hacking and his and his company’s relationship with U.K. political figures.

Mr. Murdoch’s son James, age 39, will answer questions in the same hearing Tuesday and the elder Mr. Murdoch is expected to appear Wednesday and Thursday. Read More

By Steve Huff 4/12/12 1:43am

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News Corp’s Phone Hacking Scandal Spreads to the United States

A trio of civil lawsuits will be filed in American courts against Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. Reports in the Daily Mail and Daily Beast indicate attorney Mark Lewis is prepared to file suit on behalf of three unnamed clients in America, claiming the phone hacking, believed to be a U.K. phenomenon until now, took place here as well: Read More

By Emily Witt 11/29/11 11:48am

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Paul McMullan Reveals Sordid Tactics at Rupert Murdoch’s News of the World

Things we learned about the British tabloids from watching former News of the World deputy editor Paul McMullan’s testimony to the British government today:

– British tabloids have moles in rival British tabloids.

– British reporters will pay sources tens of thousands of pounds for a good scoop.

– “Dangling a carrot Read More

By Zeke Turner 10/04/10 4:38pm

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Former News of the World Executive: Andy Coulson Listened to Hacked Voicemails Himself

More than a month after The New York Times Magazine story about phone-hacking at Rupert Murdoch’s News of the World, the British press is still flushing out the details. British Channel Four talked to a former News of the World executive who said that former editor Andy Coulson had direct knowledge of all phone-hacking Read More

By Steve Huff 9/14/10 10:33pm

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Rupert Murdoch’s Phone-Hacking Scandal Gets a Celebrity Spin

Rupert Murdoch just can’t catch a break. While his aging back is ready to give under the weight of his billions and his massive influence over American political discourse, he must also shoulder the burdens of being subject to phone-hacking scandal-related legal action by no less than Sienna Miller. Read More

By Zeke Turner 9/07/10 2:49pm

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New York Times Watches as Phone Hacking Story Stirs British Rivals into Action

The New York Times Magazine

The News of the Worlds’ special relationship with the police [The Guardian]

The New York Observer

Rupert Murdoch To Testify Again in Phone-Hacking-Related Hearings in U.K.

News Corp’s Phone Hacking Scandal Spreads to the United States

Paul McMullan Reveals Sordid Tactics at Rupert Murdoch’s News of the World

Former News of the World Executive: Andy Coulson Listened to Hacked Voicemails Himself

Rupert Murdoch’s Phone-Hacking Scandal Gets a Celebrity Spin

New York Times Watches as Phone Hacking Story Stirs British Rivals into Action

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