2011 News Corporation scandals the scandal much less coverage than independent papers. The authors also reported that "all papers carried at least one editorial [...] on phone hacking [...] Not one editorial supported the idea that there should be an inquiry into Australia's media." 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
Media coverage in conjunction with the news media phone hacking scandal for a story. This disclosure inflamed public opinion and led to the closure of "News of the World" and resignations of senior newspaper executives and police officials. The New York Times; (4 July 2011 ) "The New York Times" began investigative reporting on phone hacking in 2010 with an article titled "Tabloid Hack Attack on Royals, and Beyond." The article claimed the Metropolitan Police Service "failed to follow-up on clear leads" and "declined to pursue other evidence of criminality by others." The article also contradicted testimony by former "News of the World" editor Andy Coulson to Parliament that he was