Jul 19 Murdochs, Rebekah Brooks Deny Knowledge of Phone Hacking News Corporation chief Rupert Murdoch and his son James, along with former executive Rebekah Brooks, appeared before members of Britain's parliament Tuesday to answer questions about the phone hacking scandal and whether or not they had knowledge of illegal activity. Continue reading
Jul 18 Watch Murdochs, Brooks Prepare for 'Made-for-TV Drama' Testimony in Parliament Fallout from The News of the World scandal allegedly involving phone-hacking and police bribery grew Monday as Scotland Yard saw two high-level resignations within 24 hours and officials reported the death of an early whistle-blower. Gwen Ifill discusses the latest… Continue watching
Jul 13 Murdoch Halts Bid to Purchase BSkyB as Phone Hacking Fallout Continues Photo by Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images. Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. has dropped its bid to purchase British satellite broadcaster BSkyB in light of the still-unfolding scandal over the use of phone hacking by journalists from News of… Continue reading
Jul 12 Watch Murdoch TV Deal in 'Grave Jeopardy' as U.K. Scandal Inquiry Deepens The British House of Commons is expected to issue a rare unified message to media baron Rupert Murdoch, encouraging him to abandon his bid for British Sky Broadcasting over allegations of journalists hacking phones and bribing police. Ray Suarez discusses… Continue watching
Jul 12 How Do You Hack Into Someone's Voicemail? By Larry Greenemeier, Scientific American Creative Commons photo courtesy flickr.com/dinomite The scandal that helped shutter Rupert Murdoch's News of the World tabloid and left at least nine News International journalists facing possible criminal charges has brought phone hacking into the spotlight as a… Continue reading
Jul 08 Watch Deepening News of the World Scandal Threatens Murdoch's $12B TV Deal There was more fallout from The News of the World's phone-hacking scandal Friday when London police arrested former editor Andrew Coulson, who once worked for Prime Minister David Cameron. International Television News' Gary Gibbon reports on the scandal and new… Continue watching
Jul 08 Watch How Will News of the World Scandal Affect Murdoch's Power, Media Empire? How Will U.K. Tabloid Scandal Impact Murdoch, Media?… Continue watching
Jul 07 Watch Scandal Prompts Murdoch's News of the World to Stop Its Presses Scandal Prompts Murdock's News of the World to Stop Its Presses… Continue watching
Jul 07 RIP News of the World: A Reporter's Reflection A visitor leaves the headquarters of News International Newspapers in London. Photo by Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images. Once upon a time, the British news business lived on one famous London street -- Fleet Street -- stretching just a… Continue reading
Jul 07 Scandal-Plagued News of the World to Shut Down Sunday By News Desk An ad for News of The World, a newspaper published by News International Newspapers Ltd and a subsidiary of News Corp., is displayed at a store in Canvey Island, U.K., on Thursday. Photo by Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images. News… Continue reading