Phone hacking
Phone hacking costs News Corp £55m in three months
Publishing division reports 43% decline in profits, partly attributed to closure of News of the World
Posted by Paul McNally on 09/02/12Sunday Mirror approved hacking, Paul Staines tells inquiry
Guido Fawkes political blogger tells Leveson inquiry he had been told about hacking at the title by two journalists
Posted by Paul McNally on 08/02/12News of the World publisher settles more hacking claims
Alastair Campbell, Pete Doherty and Paul Gascoigne among those reported to have received damages from News Group Newspapers
Posted by Paul McNally on 08/02/12Buscombe expresses regret over PCC phone-hacking probe
Baroness Buscombe said she was 'never comfortable' with report and admits the PCC was not able to properly investigate
Posted by Paul McNally on 07/02/12Police officer cleared over NoW Milly Dowler 'leak'
IPCC watchdog concludes there is 'no evidence' that Surrey officer leaked information to News of the World journalist
Posted by Paul McNally on 06/02/12Police to boost probe into payments by journalists
Operation Elveden adds 20 more officers to investigation following recent raid of Sun offices
Posted by Paul McNally on 06/02/12News of the World publisher to settle 37 hacking claims
Actor Jude Law receives highest disclosed payout – £130,000 plus costs – with others including former deputy prime minister John Prescott and MP Chris Bryant receiving between £30,000 and £50,000
Posted by Joel Gunter on 19/01/12Harding: 'We should have covered hacking harder, earlier'
James Harding tells Leveson inquiry that the Times should have covered the hacking story more extensively and expresses regret for passing up opportunity to buy MPs expenses data
Posted by Joel Gunter on 17/01/12Trinity Mirror's Sly Bailey: 'No evidence our journalists hacked phones'
Chief executive of Trinity Mirror Sly Bailey tells Leveson inquiry there is 'no evidence' to support allegations of phone hacking, as she stood by her decision not to investigate the matter internally
Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 16/01/12Former Met police officer arrested over alleged leaks to press
The IPCC this morning arrested a former police officer at his home in Berkshire, taking the total arrests by Operation Elveden to nine
Posted by Sarah Marshall on 10/01/12Mirror hacking jibe 'purely a joke', Mohan tells Leveson inquiry
Sun editor admits that 2002 comment in which he thanked 'Vodafone's lack of security' for the Mirror's showbusiness coverage was about hacking, but claims it was just a joke
Posted by Joel Gunter on 09/01/12Sun's royal editor 'massively surprised' by NoW allegations
Royal editor for the Sun Duncan Larcombe tells the Leveson inquiry there were rumours that the 'dark arts' were not just used by the News of the World but says the rumours were not aimed at the Sun
Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 09/01/12Phone hacking: Former Brooks assistant arrested
Arrest by Operation Weeting widely reported to be Cheryl Carter, former assistant to Rebekah Brooks
Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 06/01/12Filkin report: Police should record all contact with press
Report into the relationship between the police and the press recommends records kept of all contact and warns police against reporters flirting and using alcohol to get information
Posted by Joel Gunter on 04/01/12Met police to submit note to Leveson on 'Dowler issue'
Counsel for Metropolitan Police tells Lord Leveson the force 'will be submitting a note to the inquiry' in January
Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 22/12/11First three months of Leveson inquiry cost £855,300
Figures published by the inquiry break down costs incurred, with fees for secretariat and counsel staff and seminars the biggest sums
Posted by Joel Gunter on 22/12/11Piers Morgan's phone 'hacked by Mirror colleague'
Former Daily Mirror business reporter James Hipwell tells Leveson inquiry that a colleague hacked editor Piers Morgan's phone in front of him
Posted by Joel Gunter on 21/12/11Glenn Mulcaire wins legal fees case against NGN
A high court judge has ruled that there was 'a valid contract of indemnity' between the former private investigator and the publisher for the now-closed News of the World
Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 21/12/11Leveson inquiry: Piers Morgan denies hacking allegations
Former Daily Mirror editor challenges former staff member's allegations about hacking and refuses to give evidence about source of Heather Mills voicemail tape he admitted listening to
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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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Paul Dacre stands by 'mendacious smears' remark
Editor-in-chief Paul Dacre tells Leveson inquiry that Hugh Grant 'knew the damage' his 'explosive and toxic' comments about alleged phone-hacking would have
Posted by Paul McNally on 09/02/12