News of the World Hacking Trial: Brooks Cleared, Coulson Guilty

Staff / Truthdig Jun 24, 2014 Rebekah Brooks is officially off the hook. For those who might not know, or might have lost track of this story in the whirl of the spin cycle, Brooks is the former editor of Rupert Murdoch's now-defunct News of the World tabloid in the United Kingdom. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Rebekah Brooks Faces Phone Hacking Charges

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Jul 24, 2012 British authorities have decided to try eight people in the case of gutter journalism gone terribly wrong (or wrong-er). They include the woman who ran Rupert Murdoch's newspaper empire in the U.K. and Andy Coulson, who was editor of News of the World from 2003 until 2007 and then Prime Minister David Cameron's communications director until 2011. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Ex-Murdoch Executive and Her Husband Arrested in Hacking Inquiry

Staff / Truthdig Mar 14, 2012 Former News International chief Rebekah Brooks and her husband were among six people arrested early Tuesday and questioned regarding possible interference with the investigation into the ongoing News of the World phone-hacking scandal. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Junior Murdoch Splits for the Big Apple

Staff / Truthdig Feb 29, 2012 Londoners will get the chance to say bon voyage to James Murdoch as he flees his embattled role as chairman of the crisis-ridden News International to oversee News Corp.’s television operations from a Manhattan office. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Angry Brits

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News of the World Figure Found Dead

Staff / Truthdig Jul 18, 2011 Sean Hoare, the former News of the World correspondent who was the first member of Andy Coulson's staff to claim the editor knew of phone hacking by his reporters, was found dead in his home Monday (more). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Scotland Yard Chief Quits, Ex-Editor Arrested in Hacking Case

Staff / Truthdig Jul 17, 2011 Sir Paul Stephenson, head of London’s Metropolitan Police Service—commonly known as Scotland Yard—resigned Sunday just hours after police arrested former editor Rebekah Brooks in the Murdoch hacking scandal. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Murdoch’s Officers Jump the Deck

Staff / Truthdig Jul 15, 2011 Les Hinton, chairman of Dow Jones and publisher of The Wall Street Journal, and Rebekah Brooks, chief executive of Rupert Murdoch’s British newspaper operations, both resigned Friday over connections to the now-defunct News of the World’s recent phone hacking scandal (more). Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )