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Phone hacking: Met detective arrested over leak

Officer from the Met's phone-hacking investigation team Operation Weeting arrested, reportedly in connection with information leaked to the Guardian

Posted by Joel Gunter on 19/08/11

News International to 'vigorously contest' Mulcaire lawsuit

Former News of the World private investigator Glenn Mulcaire has filed a lawsuit against the publisher over its decision to stop paying his legal fees

Posted by Joel Gunter on 19/08/11

Phone hacking: News of the World US editor arrested

Police confirm 13th arrest in relation to phone hacking by Met police's Operation Weeting team, reported to be former News of the World US editor James Desborough

Posted by Joel Gunter on 18/08/11

IPCC: 'serious issues' over senior Met officers' ties to media

Independent Press Complaints Commission statement clears senior officers of misconduct but says the Met police's relationship with the media needs further scrutiny

Posted by Joel Gunter on 17/08/11

Phone hacking: IPCC clears Met officers of misconduct

Independent Police Complaints Commission clears former commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson and three other senior officers of misconduct in relation to phone-hacking investigation

Posted by Joel Gunter on 17/08/11

Goodman letter: hacking was 'widely discussed' at NoW

New evidence published by the Guardian and Department for Culture, Media and Sport today alleges hacking was discussed in daily editorial meetings

Posted by Joel Gunter on 16/08/11

Phone hacking: James Murdoch 'likely' to be recalled by MPs

Labour MP Tom Watson says James Murdoch, Colin Myler and Tom Crone are 'likely' to be recalled by select committee to clear up discrepancies over 'for Neville' email

Posted by Joel Gunter on 16/08/11

FBI finds 'no hard evidence' of 9/11 phone hacking

US federal body has reportedly widened its investigation into allegations of criminality after finding no hard evidence that families of 9/11 had phones hacked

Posted by Joel Gunter on 15/08/11

IPCC investigates police over alleged Milly Dowler leak

Surrey Police refer allegation that information related to Milly Dowler investigation may have been passed to News of the World, to police watchdog

Posted by Rachel McAthy on 12/08/11

Phone hacking: 61-year-old man arrested

News outlets report that Greg Miskiw, former news editor at the News of the World, is understood to be man arrested by Operation Weeting team

Posted by Rachel McAthy on 10/08/11

Is the public interest a valid defence for phone hacking?

The resurfacing of a 2006 article by the Guardian's David Leigh last week has raised the issue of whether the public interest can be cited in defence of phone hacking

Posted by Joel Gunter on 08/08/11

Daily Mail publisher launches review of editorial controls

Associated Newspapers follows Daily Mirror publisher Trinity Mirror in announcing a review of editorial controls and procedures in the wake of the phone-hacking scandal

Posted by Joel Gunter on 05/08/11

Phone hacking: Harman adds to pressure on Piers Morgan

Deputy Labour leader Harriet Harman says former Mirror editor 'has questions to answer' following fresh phone-hacking allegations by Heather Mills

Posted by Joel Gunter on 04/08/11

Phone hacking: 71-year-old arrested by Met police

Man arrested by officers from the Operation Weeting and Elveden investigations is reported to be former News of the World managing editor Stuart Kuttner

Posted by Joel Gunter on 02/08/11

IT firm: 'Nothing untoward' in NoW email deletions

HCL Technologies tells home affairs committee that it is aware of 'nothing which appeared abnormal, untoward or inconsistent with its contractual role' with the publisher

Posted by Rachel McAthy on 02/08/11

Glenn Mulcaire: I followed the News of the World's orders

Private investigator at the heart of the phone-hacking scandal denies acting of his own accord in statement issued through lawyer

Posted by Joel Gunter on 29/07/11

MP Louise Mensch apologises for Piers Morgan accusation

Conservative MP admits making inaccurate accusation on phone hacking during culture, media and sport committee hearing

Posted by Rachel McAthy on 29/07/11

Phone hacking: MPs could recall James Murdoch

MP John Whittingdale says it is 'very possible' News International chairman will be recalled before the committee over the accuracy of his statements

Posted by Rachel McAthy on 29/07/11

PCC chair Peta Buscombe to step down

Decision follows strong criticism over the PCC's handling of the News of the World phone-hacking scandal

Posted by Joel Gunter on 29/07/11

James Murdoch receives unanimous backing from BSkyB

BSkyB confirms Murdoch will remain as chairman in the wake of further phone-hacking allegations

Posted by Rachel McAthy on 29/07/11

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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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