News International phone hacking scandal Rupert Murdoch

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in july 2011, murdoch, along son james, provided testimony before british parliamentary committee regarding phone hacking. in u.k., media empire remains under fire investigators continue probe reports of other phone hacking.


on 14 july, culture, media , sport committee of house of commons served summons on murdoch, son james, , former ceo rebekah brooks testify before committee on 19 july. after initial refusal, murdochs confirmed attend after committee issued them summons parliament. day before committee, website of news corporation publication sun hacked, , false story posted on front page claiming murdoch had died. murdoch described day of committee humble day of life . argued since ran global business of 53,000 employees , news of world 1% of this, not responsible went on @ tabloid. added had not considered resigning, , , other top executives had been unaware of hacking.


on 15 july, murdoch attended private meeting in london family of milly dowler, apologized hacking of murdered daughter s voicemail company owns. on 16 , 17 july, news international published 2 full-page apologies in many of britain s national newspapers. first apology took form of letter, signed murdoch, in said sorry serious wrongdoing occurred. second titled putting right s gone wrong , , gave more detail steps news international taking address public s concerns. in wake of allegations murdoch accepted resignations of rebekah brooks, head of murdoch s british operations, , les hinton, head of dow jones chairman of murdoch s british newspaper division when of abuses happened. both deny knowledge of wrongdoing under command.


on 27 february 2012, following day after murdoch s controversial release of sun on sunday, deputy assistant commissioner sue akers informed leveson inquiry police investigating network of corrupt officials part of inquiries phone hacking , police corruption. said evidence suggested culture of illegal payments @ sun newspaper , these payments allegedly made sun authorised @ senior level.


in testimony on 25 april 2012, murdoch did not deny quote attributed him former editor of sunday times, harold evans: give instructions editors round world, why shouldn t in london? on 1 may 2012, culture, media , sport committee issued report stating murdoch not fit person exercise stewardship of major international company .


on 3 july 2013, exaro , channel 4 news broke story of secretly recorded tape. tape recorded sun journalists , in murdoch can heard telling them whole investigation 1 big fuss on nothing, , he, or successors, take care of journalists went prison. said: why police behaving in way? s biggest inquiry ever, on next nothing.








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