#PhoneHackingScandal
The Fall of a British Tabloid
#PhoneHackingScandal
The Fall of a British Tabloid
The News of the World phone hacking scandal was a major media and political controversy in the United Kingdom that came to light in the early 2000s and peaked in 2011. Journalists and private investigators working for the British tabloid were found to have illegally accessed the voicemails of celebrities, politicians, members of the royal family, and even victims of crime, most notably murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler. The revelation that the tabloid had deleted voicemails from Dowler’s phone sparked public outrage and led to the closure of the 168-year-old newspaper in July 2011. The scandal prompted multiple police investigations, high-profile arrests, and the Leveson Inquiry—a public investigation into press ethics and regulation. It exposed deep ethical failures within parts of the British press and raised serious concerns about media power and accountability.
Yates Under Fire: Police Chief Demanded to Resign Over Phone Hacking Scandal Cover-Up
- Monday, 11 July 2011
Two MPs, Chris Bryant and Tom Watson, have called for Scotland Yard's Assistant Commissioner John Yates to resign over his handling of the phone-hacking scandal. Bryant accused Yates of "repeatedly lying" to MPs, saying he claimed there were few victims, all had been contacted, and all mobile phone companies had been notified. Watson said Yates was aware of convicted private investigator Jonathan Rees discussing covert surveillance techniques with an associate of News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks.
