Rupert Murdoch
Rupert Murdoch
Information about a phone hacking scandal surrounding Rupert Murdoch and News Corp. can be found daily in almost every newspaper in the country. News Corps., which owned the now defunct News International, is in trouble following public outrage that phones of everyday victims were tapped in order to obtain stories for the newspaper’s articles. It seemed at first that the phone hacking of News International was limited to members of the British Royal Family, celebrities, and politicians, but after further investigation, allegations came to show that the phones of everyday people were tapped. As a result of these accusations, many top officials surrounding News Corp. have been forced to resign. These officials include many of Britain’s highest-ranking police officials, including Sir Paul Stephenson, the highest-ranking police Commissioner in Britain. Assistant Commissioner John Yates resigned days later on July 18, 2011. The officials resigned because of Operation Elveden, which is an investigation in which the police were charged with taking inappropriate payments from those involved in the phone hacking. Allegations came to light after the Metropolitan Police received new information about phone hacking in January. Upon receipt of this information, the police launched another operation: Operation Weeting (Bryan-Low, “Scandal”). Operation Weeting’s first arrest was of Neville Thurlbeck, News of the World’s chief reporter. James Weatherup, another reporter at the paper was arrested several days after Thurlbeck. Both men deny any involvement in phone hacking. As a result of Operation Weeting, the Metropolitan Police have obtained over 10,000 pages of evidence containing almost 10,000 phone numbers – both landline and cell numbers. Has a result of Operation Weeting, ten people have been arrested and countless others have been questioned. Murdoch, who has not been arrested, has been called to speak before a Home Affairs Committee hearing. Some of
Information about a phone hacking scandal surrounding Rupert Murdoch and News Corp. can be found daily in almost every newspaper in the country. News Corps., which owned the now defunct News International, is in trouble following public outrage that phones of everyday victims were tapped in order to obtain stories for the newspaper’s articles. It seemed at first that the phone hacking of News International was limited to members of the British Royal Family, celebrities, and politicians, but after further investigation, allegations came to show that the phones of everyday people were tapped. As a result of these accusations, many top officials surrounding News Corp. have been forced to resign. These officials include many of Britain’s highest-ranking police officials, including Sir Paul Stephenson, the highest-ranking police Commissioner in Britain. Assistant Commissioner John Yates resigned days later on July 18, 2011. The officials resigned because of Operation Elveden, which is an investigation in which the police were charged with taking inappropriate payments from those involved in the phone hacking. Allegations came to light after the Metropolitan Police received new information about phone hacking in January. Upon receipt of this information, the police launched another operation: Operation Weeting (Bryan-Low, “Scandal”). Operation Weeting’s first arrest was of Neville Thurlbeck, News of the World’s chief reporter. James Weatherup, another reporter at the paper was arrested several days after Thurlbeck. Both men deny any involvement in phone hacking. As a result of Operation Weeting, the Metropolitan Police have obtained over 10,000 pages of evidence containing almost 10,000 phone numbers – both landline and cell numbers. Has a result of Operation Weeting, ten people have been arrested and countless others have been questioned. Murdoch, who has not been arrested, has been called to speak before a Home Affairs Committee hearing. Some of
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