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Britain May Finally Be Ready to Prosecute Some Phone Hacking Cases

Britain is finally getting ready to start prosecuting some people for the whole News International phone-hacking fiasco, and they include four journalists and a cop, along with six others whose files Scotland Yard sent to prosecutors on Wednesday.

By Adam Martin

Apr 24, 2012

Everything the Leveson Inquiry Knows About James Murdoch

The evidence submitted to the Leveson Inquiry about James Murdoch went online Tuesday, and if you're so inclined, you can browse through the PDFs at your leisure. [Leveson Inquiry]

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By Adam Martin

Mar 14, 2012

James Murdoch Throws Himself on the Mercy of Parliament

It's a week for deja vu in the investigation into phone hacking at News International as Rebekah Brooks was arrested for the second time on Tuesday, and former News Corp head James Murdoch proclaimed his innocence to Parliament.

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By Adam Martin

Mar 13, 2012

Rebekah Brooks Arrested for Second Time

Rebekah Brooks, the former CEO of News International has been arrested for a second time in the ongoing probe into corruption at Rupert Murdoch's British papers, along with her husband and four others.

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By Adam Martin

Mar 8, 2012

Britain's Press Regulator Throws in the Towel

Without a replacement set up, the industry-funded body that had been in charge of regulating Britain's press ethics for the last 21 years got permission to close down immediately rather than operate as a lame duck.

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By Adam Clark Estes

Mar 7, 2012

How Much Darker Can News Corp's Phone Hacking Story Get?

After James Murdoch's resignation from News International, new revelations ranging from the attempted suicides of staffers to an executive-level conspiracy against the police are adding a macabre layer to an already twisted story.

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By Adam Clark Estes

Feb 29, 2012

Murdoch Can Add 'Obstruction of Justice' to His List of U.K. Headaches

Just when you thought it couldn't get worse for James Murdoch and his (literal) parent company News Corp., police are now saying that they felt like News International employees obstructed their investigation.

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By Adam Clark Estes

Feb 29, 2012

James Murdoch's Slow Motion Defeat at News International

Rupert Murdoch's youngest son is stepping down from the company's British newspaper division as revelations about phone hacking and bribery continue to emerge. Here's a look back at Murdoch's years-long tumble.

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By Adam Martin

Feb 13, 2012

Nobody's Buying the Sun's Victim Routine

Amid the apologies and lame excuses that have characterized the British Leveson Inquiry into press ethics, the Sun's former political editor Trevor Kavanagh has finally fought back on the paper's behalf calling the police investigations into journalists a "witch hunt," but nobody's buying the victim routine.

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By Adam Martin

Jan 19, 2012

Murdoch Settles En Masse With Celebrity Hacking Victims

After months of testimony and legal wrangling, Rupert Murdoch's News International decided on Thursday to go ahead and settle 36 high-profile phone-hacking cases at once, getting the attendant publicity out of the way in one swoop.

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By Adam Clark Estes

Jan 12, 2012

A News Corp. Prison Guard Bribe Could Be the Crime U.S. Investigators Are Looking For

After months of waiting, a former News of the World editor 'fessed up to a doozy of a crime: he told one of his reporters to bribe a prison guard and "chuck her some more money later" if need be.

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By Adam Clark Estes

Jan 4, 2012

Former News of the World Editor to Take Over the New York Daily News

Colin Myler, one of the most recognizable names from the News Corp. phone hacking scandal, is coming to Gotham to serve as editor-in-chief of the New York Daily News, arch-rival of Rupert Murdoch's New York Post.

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By Adam Martin

Jan 3, 2012

9/11 Families Have Creepy Reasons for Thinking News Corp. Hacked Their Phones

The relatives of 9/11 victims who believe an investigator working for Rupert Murdoch's News International accessed their phones in the days following the 2001 terrorist attacks are getting really frustrated that the F.B.I. won't tell them whether their numbers are on a list Scotland Yard seized from that investigator.

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By Adam Clark Estes

Dec 29, 2011

News Corp. Is Stock-Piling Cash to Pay Off Phone Hacking Victims

It's no huge surprise that News Corp. is likely lining its emergency war chest with settlement funds to keep phone hacking victims quiet as the scandal prepares to enter yet another year of revelations.

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By Adam Clark Estes

Dec 22, 2011

Rupert Murdoch's Surprisingly Cheery Holiday Note

The holidays are great because they bring family and friends together for the opportunity to reflect back on the year and look forward to a new one.

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By Adam Clark Estes

Dec 20, 2011

Prosecutor Friendly with News Corp. Official Recuses Himself from Phone Hacking Probe

Remember earlier this year when news emerged that Preet Bharara, the Attorney General investigating News Corp.'s phone hacking practices in the United States, also happens to be best friends with a key member of News Corp.'s board?

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By Adam Clark Estes

Dec 20, 2011

Piers Morgan Makes an Excellent, Evasive Witness

Former News of the World editor and current CNN talk show host Piers Morgan looked nervous during his appearance testifying about phone hacking before the Leveson Inquiry on Tuesday.

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By Adam Martin

Dec 20, 2011

Piers Morgan on Phone Hacking Testimony: An 'Album of Worst-Ever Hits'

Piers Morgan has just finished testifying in the Leveson inquiry into phone hacking, but the CNN host and former News of the World and Daily Mirror editor may have already tipped his hand in past interviews, The Guardian points out.

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By Adam Clark Estes

Dec 15, 2011

Piers Morgan Will Testify on Phone Hacking

Nearly six months after Heather Mills alleged he had listened to her voice mail, former News of the World editor, current CNN host and now former America's Got Talent judge Piers Morgan will "explain himself" via video to the Leveson Inquiry next week.

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By Adam Clark Estes

Dec 14, 2011

Yes, James Murdoch Is Out of Excuses

New York Times media critic David Carr's metaphors for James Murdoch's increasingly hopeless-looking defense are many, but one thing seems clear: Murdoch can't deny much more before his credibility is totally shot.

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By Adam Martin

Dec 7, 2011