News International phone hacking scandal
Rebekah Brooks to be Charged Over Phone Hacking
Rebekah Brooks, the former head of Rupert Murdoch's British newspaper wing and a key figure in the phone hacking crisis, is to face criminal charges over the scandal, it was announced Tuesday. The Crown Prosecution Service said that Brooks "conspired with her husband, Charles ...read more
Committee Concludes Murdoch "Not a Fit Person" to Run Media Empire
Rupert Murdoch is "not a fit person" to exercise stewardship of a major international company, a committee of MPs has concluded, in a report highly critical of the mogul and his son James's role in the News of the World phone-hacking affair. The Commons culture, media and sport ...read more
Murdoch Empire in Trouble: Rebekah Brooks Arrested Again
British police made six arrests early Tuesday in the British media's phone hacking scandal, including Rebekah Brooks, the former top executive of Rupert Murdoch's News International, The Associated Press has learned. Police did not identify those arrested, but a person who had ...read more