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Met police chief resigns over phone hacking scandal

Sir Paul Stephenson faces criticism for hiring former News of the World executive editor Neil Wallis

Posted by Andy Halls on 18/07/11

Phone hacking: Rebekah Brooks arrested and bailed

Former News International chief executive is bailed until October after spending 12 hours talking to police

Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 18/07/11

News International to apologise in all national newspapers

James Murdoch says the company is to 'apologise to the nation' as it battles the crisis it faces amid phone-hacking allegations

Posted by Joel Gunter on 15/07/11

Rebekah Brooks resigns as chief of News International

Embattled chief executive replaced by Sky Italia's Tom Mockridge ahead of her Commons select committee appearance next week

Posted by Joel Gunter on 15/07/11

FBI opens investigation into 9/11 hacking allegations

News Corp share prices fall as News of the World journalists are alleged to have hacked the phones of 9/11 victims

Posted by Joel Gunter on 15/07/11

Rupert and James Murdoch will face MPs on Tuesday

News Corp spokesperson says chairman and son 'intend to attend' the culture, media and sport select committee following summons issued earlier today

Posted by Joel Gunter on 14/07/11

Rebekah Brooks accepts invitation to face media committee

Rupert and James Murdoch declined invitation to attend culture media sport committee next week are summonsed by the serjeant-at-arms

Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 14/07/11

Phone hacking: News of the World man named in ninth arrest

Former executive editor Neil Wallis arrested by Operation Weeting detectives in connection with phone hacking

Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 14/07/11

Nick Clegg calls for overhaul of 'ludicrous' press regulation

Deputy prime minister says it is 'time for fundamental reform' but rules out statutory regulation

Posted by Joel Gunter on 14/07/11

News Corp withdraws BSkyB bid amid mounting opposition

Bid for full control of broadcaster withdrawn ahead of Commons vote on government-backed Labour motion

Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 13/07/11

Phone hacking: Cameron outlines two-part inquiry

Prime minister outlines details of two-part inquiry covering phone hacking, police payments and media regulation

Posted by Joel Gunter on 13/07/11

Cameron: News Corp should forget merger and 'clear up mess'

David Cameron calls on News Corporation to get its 'house in order' during lively prime minister's questions

Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 13/07/11

News International legal manager leaves amid hacking scandal

Tom Crone was responsible for News International's internal investigation into phone hacking in 2007

Posted by Joel Gunter on 13/07/11

Labour MP criticises BBC for not taking hacking seriously

Tom Watson singles out BBC political editor Nick Robinson for 'missing the story of his life'

Posted by Joel Gunter on 13/07/11

News Corp Australian arm reviews spending after allegations

News Limited chairman John Hartigan says he has 'no reason to suspect any wrongdoing' at the company

Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 13/07/11

Government to back Labour's motion against BSkyB bid

Ed Miliband calls for Rupert Murdoch 'to recognise the feelings of the public' and withdraw BSkyB bid

Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 12/07/11

News International denies accessing Brown's son's records

Company refutes allegations that the Sun illegally accessed medical records of Brown's four-month-old-son for a story

Posted by Joel Gunter on 12/07/11

Murdoch and Brooks asked to appear before MPs

Culture, media and sport select committee requests that Rupert and James Murdoch and Rebekah Brooks appear as witnesses

Posted by Joel Gunter on 12/07/11

MPs tell John Yates his evidence is 'unconvincing'

Assistant Met police commissioner calls repeated questions about his position 'unfair' and argues 'this is not a resignation matter'

Posted by Joel Gunter on 12/07/11

Phone hacking: Senior Met officers to be questioned by MPs today

Four past and present senior officers, including assistant commissioner John Yates, will be quizzed on the Met's phone hacking investigation

Posted by Joel Gunter on 12/07/11

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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 2012

Met 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 2012

Financial 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 2012

Press 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 2011

Guardian: 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 2011

Phone 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 2011

Leveson 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 2011

Financial 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 2011

Metropolitan 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 2011

Milly 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 2011

Leveson 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 2011

Independent: 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 2011

MediaGuardian: 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 2011

Telegraph: 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 2011

Daily 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 2011

Greenslade: Phone hacking book deals already signed

Guardian journalist Nick Davies has signed book deal on phone hacking, according to Roy Greenslade

Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 26 July 2011

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