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
2009–2011 News of the World phone hacking scandal investigations transcripts of the messages. With the eventual settlement, however, the information was not made public. A report aired on Channel 4's "Dispatches" in October included remarks made by an unnamed source said to have been a former senior journalist at the "News of the World" who had worked alongside Coulson. The source alleged that Coulson had personally listened to messages obtained through phone hacking. In December 2010, Coulson – while under oath as a witness in "HM Advocate v Sheridan and Sheridan" – denied any knowledge of phone hacking at the "News of the World" or that he knew the