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Senior police officer sentenced in British hacking scandal

London - In January 2013, a British senior police officer became the first person prosecuted as a result of the UKs £40m, phone-hacking investigation. Today she was sentenced to 15-months in jail.

In the Media by Eileen Kersey

Senior police officer is first UK phone-hacking conviction

London - A female senior police officer, in the UK, has become the first person convicted as a result of the £40m, phone-hacking investigation.

In the Media by Eileen Kersey

Rebekah Brooks: 'I am baffled by the decision to charge me'

Rebekah Brooks, the former chief executive of News International, now faces criminal charges and possible prison time over the phone hacking scandal that has rocked Britain to its core.

In the Media by Yukio Strachan - 2 comments

The damning verdict: Rupert Murdoch 'not fit' to lead News Corp

Rupert Murdoch is not fit to run a major international company, British lawmakers said in a damning report Tuesday, finding him guilty of "willful blindness" towards its staff at the News of the World tabloid.

In the Media by Yukio Strachan

Rupert Murdoch admits phone-hacking 'cover up'

Rupert Murdoch took the stand Thursday, where he admitted to the phone-hacking cover up but blamed 'one or two very strong characters' for shielding him from what was going on.

In the Media by Yukio Strachan

Op-Ed: Harry Potter, the actress, and businessman at the Leveson Inquiry

London - The Leveson Inquiry continued at the Royal Courts of Justice today with evidence from, among others, a wealthy man, a famous actress, and a lady author who is both famous and wealthy.

In the Media by Alexander Baron - 1 comment

2,000 more names of phone-hacking victims in UK

London - Nearly 5,800 people in the UK could possibly have been phone-hacked by the famous British tabloid 'News of the World', says a new report.

In the Media by Ernest Dempsey

Op-Ed: TheOnion.com introduces a paywall for non-US visitors

TheOnion.com - a satirical website (and newspaper) dubbed "America’s finest news source" - is currently testing a paywall for non-US visitors.

In the Media by Christopher Bates

Op-Ed: Protester sentenced to six weeks in prison for Murdoch pie attack

Westminster - Jonathan May-Bowles has been jailed for six weeks after attacking News Corporation CEO Rupert Murdoch with a shaving foam pie.

In the Media by Christopher Bates - 1 comment

Murdoch evidence questioned as more media engulfed in hacking row

As more news outlets become embroiled in the phone-hacking scandal that’s hit Rupert Murdoch’s media empire, it’s emerged that evidence given to MPs by his son, News Corporation executive James Murdoch, is being questioned.

In the Media by Andrew John

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