Rupert Murdoch
Australian-American business magnate
Rupert Murdoch
Australian-American business magnate
MURDOCH SAYS SORRY: News Corp Chief Apologizes to Dowler Family Over Phone Hacking Scandal
- Friday, 15 July 2011
Rupert Murdoch apologized to the Dowler family over phone hacking by News of the World, saying he was "humbled and very shaken". The meeting came after it emerged that Milly Dowler's mobile phone was hacked in 2002. Murdoch has written an apology for the paper's "serious wrongdoing" which will appear in national newspaper adverts on Saturday. Rebekah Brooks resigned as chief executive of News International amid mounting pressure over the phone hacking allegations, while Les Hinton also stood down as chief executive of Dow Jones.