Phone-Hacking Scandal

By The World ⋅ July 15, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

The extent of phone hacking at the British newspaper News of the World has led to the closure of the paper after 168 years. Allegations of phone hacking first emerged in 2005, but police now say there could be up to 4,000 victims including celebrities, sport stars, politicians and victims of crime. The scandal has prompted wider questions about press regulation, media ownership, the police, and relationships between politicians and journalists.

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Trouble Continues for Rupert Murdoch

August 19, 2011
The troubles are continuing for Rupert Murdoch’s News International corporation. Another former employee of the now-defunt News of the World has been arrested. He is suspected of intercepting voice mails. Some other former employees of the tabloid say they are victims of the scandal too. They claim they are now unemployable and are considering a law suit. Anchor Lisa Mullins gets the latest from The World’s Laura Lynch in London. More..

Political Fallout of Phone Hacking Scandal

July 20, 2011

David Cameron in the House of Commons

UK Prime Minister David Cameron has came under renewed pressure over the phone-hacking scandal. He apologized in the British parliament for hiring ex-News of the World editor Andy Coulson as Downing Street’s communications chief. Anchor Lisa Mullins talks to Elizabeth Rigby of the Financial Times about the political impact of the scandal on the British government. More..

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Rupert Murdoch’s Wife’s Reputation Improves in China

July 20, 2011

Wendi Deng with Rupert Murdoch (Photo: David Shankbone)

The actions of Rupert Murdoch’s wife has just improved her reputation in China. Wendi Deng stepped in to save her husband as a protester with a shaving foam pie lunged at the media tycoon. It has caused quite a stir with users of the Chinese version of Twitter. Anchor Lisa Mullins talks to The World’s Mary Kay Magistad in China.More…

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Murdoch and Son Testify before British Parliamentary Committee

July 19, 2011

Rupert Murdoch appears before a British Parliamentary committee (photo: BBC)

Media Mogul Rupert Murdoch, and his son James testified before a parliamentary committee Tuesday. They apologized for the phone hacking scandal at papers they owned. But they denied responsibility. Anchor Lisa Mullins gets details from journalist Mary Ann Sieghart. More…

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Murdoch Family Drama

July 19, 2011

Rupert Murdoch and James Murdoch appear before British Parliamentary committee (photo: BBC)

James Murdoch is facing increasingly loud calls for his resignation. Other members of the Murdoch family may benefit. Alex Gallafent reports. More…

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Rebekah Brooks on Hot Seat in London

July 19, 2011

Rebekah Brooks

Rebekah Brooks, the former top executive of Rupert Murdoch’s News International who is currently out on bail after her arrest,faced British members of Parliament today to testify about the phone-hacking scandal that’s engulfed Murdoch’s media empire. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Henry Porter, editor at Vanity Fair in London.

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News of the World Whistleblower Dies

July 19, 2011

Sean Hoare (photo: BBC)

Anchor Lisa Mullins hears from the BBC’s Michael Buchanan about the untimely death of former News of the World reporter, Sean Hoare, Monday. Hoare helped blow the whistle on the phone-hacking scandal.

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Political Impact of the Hacking Scandal

July 18, 2011

Rupert Murdoch at British Parliament hearings (Photo: BBC)

Rupert Murdoch at British Parliament hearings (Photo: BBC)

Rupert Murdoch’s appearance before a parliamentary committee on Tuesday will be the latest turn in a saga that has engulfed the police, the press and politicians in Britain. Anchor Marco Werman talks to British journalist Paddy O’Connell about the political impact of this scandal and if Americans should be worried. More…

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Phone-Hacking Fallout Hits Scotland Yard

July 18, 2011

Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson

Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson announces his resignation. (Photo: BBC)

The head of London’s police force, Sir Paul Stephenson resigned Sunday and the man who led the initial investigation into the unlawful hacking of telephone messages resigned Monday. Anchor Marco Werman talks to Chris Herbert, editor of the specialist magazine Jane’s Police Review, about the reputation of London’s Metropolitan Police Service. More…

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Murdoch’s Spotted History With China

July 15, 2011
China is a country that Rupert Murdoch has tried to charm and flatter for 20 years. But despite all efforts, his foothold there remains very small. Anchor Marco Werman learns about the protracted mating dance between Chinese officials and Murdoch from The World’s Beijing correspondent, Mary Kay Magistad. More…

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Murdoch to Apologize Over Phone-Hacking Scandal

July 15, 2011

Rebekah Brooks

Rupert Murdoch is to publish ads in several British newspapers personally apologizing for the tabloid phone hacking scandal there. That news came on the day that one of his senior executives resigned. Marco Werman talks to Paul McMullan, Former News of the World journalist on the demise of the former tabloid editor Rebekah Brooks. More…

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Australia Calls for Media Probe into Phone-Hacking Scandal

July 15, 2011

Rupert Murdoch

Rupert Murdoch’s News Limited is the most powerful media organization in Australia, but it’s being scrutinized there like never before, as its parent company, News Corp., is engulfed in a phone hacking scandal in Britain. Prime Minister Julia Gillard, speaking at Australia’s National Press Club, said she’s been sickened by the scandal involving illegal practices at Murdoch’s now closed “News of the World” tabloid. More…

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Rupert Murdoch Through The Years

July 14, 2011

Rupert Murdoch on the BBC's Panorama program

Murdoch on a BBC program after he bought the Times of London

For decades Rupert Murdoch has been a dominant force in British and then American newspapers. His broader media empire now stretches across the globe, encompassing TV, film and online properties. But the implosion of one of his British tabloids, the News of the World, and the seeming collapse of his political influence, at least in the UK, has been astonishing. More…

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Murdoch’s Reversal of Fortune

July 13, 2011

Rupert Murdoch (Photo: David Shankbone)

Rupert Murdoch (Photo: David Shankbone)

Murdoch’s British newspapers have become engulfed in a phone-hacking scandal that has enraged public opinion and led to the closure of the paper at its center, The News of the World. On Wednesday, Murdoch’s company withdrew its controversial bid for a full take-over of the British broadcaster BSkyB. Host Marco Werman speaks with Michael White, assistant editor of London’s Guardian newspaper. More…

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UK Hacking Scandal Reaches Police

July 12, 2011

Metropolitan Police officers on patrol in London's Trafalgar Square. (Photo:Ronaldccwong)

Metropolitan Police officers on patrol in London's Trafalgar Square. (Photo:Ronaldccwong)

New revelations in the UK phone hacking scandal are now involving the police. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Peter Kirkham, a former chief inspector with London’s Metropolitan police. More…

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‘News of the World’ to Close Amid Hacking Scandal

July 7, 2011
The media group News International – which is at the center of a major phone-hacking scandal – says this Sunday’s edition of its News of the World newspaper will be the last. More…

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British Newspaper Mired in Phone-Hacking Scandal

July 6, 2011

British Attorney General Dominic Grieve gives the government's position on the hacking allegations. (photo: BBC)

British Attorney General Dominic Grieve gives the government's position on the hacking allegations. (photo: BBC)

A newspaper in the UK is accused of hacking into the cell phone of a murdered girl while she was missing. The News of The World has also been accused of hacking into the phones of some of the relatives of the July 7 bombings in London in 2005. And Tuesday, the British prime minister David Cameron has backed calls for an independent inquiry into the scandal. Anchor Marco Werman gets the latest on the story from the BBC’s Rob Watson. More…

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Hacking Into Celebrity Cell Phones

July 10, 2009
The News of The World, a tabloid owned by Rupert Murdoch, has allegedly been hacking into thousands of celebrity cell phones. Anchor Jeb Sharp speaks with The World’s Technology Correspondent Clark Boyd to find out how this sort of hacking is done. More…

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