Phone hacking
Murdoch: I should have closed News of the World earlier
Newspaper boss says he 'panicked' when the Milly Dowler revelations came out - but says: 'I'm glad I did'
Posted by Paul McNally on 26/04/12Murdoch: There was a 'cover-up' at News of the World
'There is no question in my mind that someone took charge of a cover-up', News Corporation chairman tells the Leveson inquiry
Posted by Paul McNally on 26/04/12Murdoch: 'regret' over slow response to phone hacking
Murdoch says 'abuses' by some newspaper journalists went further than hacking and he feels 'a strong sense of responsibility for everything we do'
Posted by Paul McNally on 25/04/12James Murdoch grilled about 'over the odds' settlement
Counsel to the Leveson inquiry describes Gordon Taylor settlement as 'hush money' - but Murdoch says he was merely acting on advice and was unaware of the extent of hacking
Posted by Paul McNally on 24/04/12Thurlbeck: Watson broke confidence with book quote
Former News of the World chief reporter says: 'I'm just irritated that he can't seem to hold a confidence'
Posted by Paul McNally on 23/04/12MPs pressured to hold back on hacking investigation, book claims
New book claims News of the World 'raked over' MPs private lives and put Tom Watson under surveillance
Posted by Paul McNally on 20/04/12Tom Watson phone hacking book out this week
Dial M for Murdoch comes ahead of official select committee report on alleged phone hacking at the News of the World
Posted by Paul McNally on 16/04/12MPs to question Sun, Mail and BBC on private investigators
Home affairs committee to look at relationship between media and investigators as part of inquiry into possible compulsory licensing
Posted by Paul McNally on 13/04/12Attorney general to advise MPs on wording of phone hacking report
Culture, media and sport select committee will be briefed on Monday about how to avoid prejudicing any future trial in report, which could be published later this month
Posted by Paul McNally on 13/04/12IPCC's Neil Wallis ruling: Met seemed 'oblivious to perception of conflict'
'Professional boundaries became blurred, imprudent decisions taken and poor judgement shown' by hiring former News of the World deputy editor
Posted by Paul McNally on 12/04/12Phone-hacking claimants' solicitor confirms US lawsuits
Mark Lewis will travel to the US next week and will begin three separate lawsuits 'imminently', he tells US news site
Posted by Paul McNally on 12/04/12QC defends scope of original phone-hacking prosecution
Leading counsel in prosecution of Glenn Mulcaire and Clive Goodman says he saw no evidence implicating other journalists
Posted by Paul McNally on 04/04/12Leveson inquiry: DPP faced 'pushback' to proposed email probe
Director of Public Prosecutions says there was 'a degree of pushback' from former assistant commissioner of the Met John Yates over initial suggestions for an investigation into the For Neville email
Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 04/04/12Milly Dowler story 'chronically damaged' police relationship
Sunday Express associate editor (news) says relationships between police and press have been 'potentially fatally damaged' after Guardian's allegations on phone hacking
Posted by Paul McNally on 19/03/12UK newspaper ethics 'crisis' inspires new theatre performance
National Theatre of Scotland performance is based on more than 50 interviews with journalists, and will be updated as the phone hacking and Leveson stories develop
Posted by Paul McNally on 16/03/12Neville Thurlbeck arrested by Operation Weeting police, reports say
Police confirm arrest of 51-year-old man "on suspicion of intimidation of a witness", reported by Sky News and the Guardian to be former News of the World reporter Neville Thurlbeck
Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 14/03/12James Murdoch: 'I have not misled parliament'
In a letter to the culture, media and sport select committee James Murdoch insists he 'did not know about, nor did I try to hide wrongdoing'
Posted by Rachel McAthy on 14/03/12Police release six arrested by Operation Weeting on bail
All six people arrested by Operation Weeting on Tuesday, reported to include Rebekah Brooks and her husband, have now been released on bail
Posted by Rachel McAthy on 14/03/12Rebekah Brooks among latest Operation Weeting arrests, reports say
Five men and a woman, reported to be Rebekah Brooks, were arrested in the early hours of this morning on suspicion of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice
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Riots and phone hacking coverage shortlisted for RTS awards
Al Jazeera English, the BBC News Channel and Sky News will do battle for the title of news channel of the year at this year's RTS journalism awards later this month.
Posted by Paul McNally on 8 February 2012Met to apologise for failing to warn phone-hack victims
The Metropolitan police is to apologise to some of the victims of phone hacking for failing to inform them, during its initial investigation in 2006 and 2007.
Posted by Paul McNally on 7 February 2012Financial Times: Sunday version of the Sun on hold due to arrests
The FT reports that News International's plans for a Sunday newspaper to replace the News of the World have been put on hold due to weekend arrests
Posted by Sarah Marshall on 31 January 2012Press Gazette: Neville Thurlbeck tells his part in 'Jacobean revenge drama' of hacking
Neville Thurlbeck, the former chief reporter at the News of the World, has penned a first person account for Press Gazette of his part in the phone-hacking saga
Posted by Joel Gunter on 16 November 2011#soe11: Editors of the Mirror and Times on phone-hacking coverage
'We didn't think our readers were interested in phone-hacking coverage - and frankly they weren't' Mirror editor tells Society of Editors conference
Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 14 November 2011Guardian: Number of possible phone hacking victims close to 5,800, say police
The number of possible phone hacking victims is now close to 5,800, the Met police have confirmed. This is 2,000 more than previously stated by the force. A spokesman for Scotland Yard said: It is not possible to give a precise figure about the number of people whose phones have actually been hacked but we [...]
Posted by Joel Gunter on 4 November 2011#aopsummit catch-up: Journalism ethics and the BBC's Olympics coverage
We were not able to make it along to the AOP’s digital publishing summit earlier this month, but the Association has helpfully uploaded some coverage from the event. This includes a video published today from a session that looked at a range of topical issues at the moment: “hack gate, public interest, privacy vs openness, [...]
Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 25 October 2011Phone hacking: Follow Les Hinton's evidence to MPs
Former News International and Dow Jones chief executive Les Hinton is giving evidence to MPs on the House of Commons culture, media and sport select committee this afternoon. You can follow his appearance, which he is making via video link from New York, here on Parliament TV.
Posted by Joel Gunter on 24 October 2011#wef11: 'News industry is in the vortex of a fast changing world'
WAN-IFRA's new president calls for self regulation of the press to maintained in the wake of the phone-hacking scandal
Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 13 October 2011Leveson inquiry: Seminar dates announced as publishers express concern over panel
The Guardian reports one concerns raised by newspaper groups, including Associated Newspapers, Trinity Mirror, the Newspaper Publishers' Association and Guardian News & Media
Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 28 September 2011Financial Times: James Murdoch's spokesperson resigned amid phone-hacking scandal
The Financial Times has reported that “one of James Murdoch’s closest advisers” has resigned. Alice Macandrew was Murdoch’s spokesperson but reportedly handed her notice in back in July. She becomes one of the first senior executives to quit News Corp voluntarily over disagreements with the company’s approach, which saw the publisher contest phone-hacking lawsuits brought [...]
Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 27 September 2011Metropolitan Police statement on dropped action against Guardian
The full statement from the Metropolitan Police service after its decision not to pursue its application for a court order against the Guardian and one of its reporters
Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 21 September 2011Milly Dowler phone hacking settlement reaches more than £1m, say reports
News outlets report that the family of Milly Dowler has been offered a multi-million pound settlement by News International
Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 19 September 2011Leveson inquiry: full list of core particpants
The full list of those designated as core participants in the first part of the Leveson inquiry into the press
Posted by Joel Gunter on 14 September 2011Independent: News International 'on course to pay any damages against Glenn Mulcaire'
According to the Independent it has obtained a previously protected High Court document which shows that News International "has not cut its financial ties" with Glenn Mulcaire, despite an announcement by the media company that it would stop paying his legal fees
Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 13 September 2011MediaGuardian: Les Hinton stands by past phone hacking evidence
MediaGuardian reports former executive of News International is standing by past phone hacking evidence
Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 9 September 2011Telegraph: James and Rupert Murdoch to be questioned under oath
The Telegraph reports that James and Rupert Murdoch are to be questioned under oath in the High Court as part of the Lord Leveson inquiry into phone hacking According to the paper's report Lord Leveson is also "keen" for the inquiry to be broadcast live
Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 30 August 2011'I knew they'd never get the lid back on': Tom Watson talks to the Guardian about phone hacking
Labour MP Tom Watson has spoken to the Guardian's John Harris about his role in uncovering the phone-hacking scandal, the mountains of paperwork and lack of sleep that followed the news that Milly Dowler's phone had been hacked
Posted by Sarah Booker on 3 August 2011Daily Mirror publisher faces 'three to four' phone-hacking cases, says lawyer
Allegations are mounting concerning the Mirror and phone hacking, says lawyer Mark Lewis
Posted by Joel Gunter on 1 August 2011Greenslade: Phone hacking book deals already signed
Guardian journalist Nick Davies has signed book deal on phone hacking, according to Roy Greenslade
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Committee to publish phone-hacking report next week
Culture select committee to publish report following investigation into the phone-hacking scandal
Posted by Tom Rouse on 26/04/12