News media phone hacking scandal confirmed the practice was ongoing. In 2007, Piers Morgan asserted that phone hacking was common practice. "Loads of newspaper journalists were doing it. Clive Goodman, the "News of the World" reporter, has been made the scapegoat for a widespread practice." Andrew Neil former editor of "The Sunday Times" and former writer for the "Daily Mail" claimed that phone hacking "was systemic throughout the News of the World, and to a lesser extent "The Sun"." Sharon Marshall former TV editor for "News of the World" and contributor to "The Sun" said hacking was industry wide. In 2010, Paul McMullan formally of
Media coverage in conjunction with the news media phone hacking scandal coverage, as did Sky News in the UK, whose controlling interest was owned by News Corp. On the day after Murdoch closed "News of the World", his "New York Post" mentioned the scandal on page 29. In comparison, "The New York Times" and "The Washington Post" had front-page stories, as did Murdoch's "Wall Street Journal" and his "Times of London". The Atlantic Wire; (14 July 2011) ABC News (Australia); (29 July 2011) The Australian Centre for Independent Journalism at the University of Technology Sydney conducted a study of coverage of the phone hacking scandal from 8 to 15 July by