2011 News Corporation scandals 2011 News Corporation scandals In mid-2011, out of a series of investigations following up the "News of the World" royal phone hacking scandal of 2005–2007, a series of related scandals developed surrounding other News Corporation properties—where initially the scandal appeared contained to a single journalist at the "News of the World" (with the 2007 jailing of Clive Goodman and the resignation of then-editor Andy Coulson), investigations eventually revealed a much wider pattern of wrongdoing. This led to the closure of the "News of the World" on 10 July 2011, an apology by Rupert Murdoch in an advertisement in most British
Media coverage in conjunction with the news media phone hacking scandal in reporting the phone hacking scandal. The scandal generated broad interest worldwide shortly after "The Guardian" reported on 4 July 2011 that murdered teenager Milly Dower's phone had been hacked into by agents of "News of the World" and after Rupert Murdoch announced that the 168-year-old newspaper would be closed as a consequence. Many contemporary commentators noted that the amount, aggressiveness, and focus of early media coverage of the scandal by news organizations varied widely, ostensibly reflecting the tension between journalistic integrity and the vested interests of the ultimate owners of those organizations. Included below are samples of media coverage