2009–2011 News of the World phone hacking scandal investigations involvement of Ian Edmondson, a senior editor at the paper, in work undertaken by Mulcaire. Beginning on 8 July 2009, "The Guardian" made a series of allegations that the phone hacking activities at the "News of the World" went far beyond the activities for which the "News of the World" royal editor Clive Goodman was jailed in 2007, those activities being limited to members of the royal household. The paper alleged that hacking victims included public figures such as former deputy prime minister John Prescott, Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson, Tessa Jowell when she was Olympics Secretary, Boris Johnson when
Media coverage in conjunction with the news media phone hacking scandal Media coverage in conjunction with the news media phone hacking scandal This is a chronological list of key newspaper articles that made significant new public disclosures about the illegal acquisition of confidential information by news media companies. This is a chronological list of press releases issued by various organizations regarding the illegal acquisition of confidential information by news media employees and their agents in conjunction with the phone hacking scandal. Dates indicate when each release first appeared. These are a chronological lists of news articles, editorials, and other statements by news media organizations reflecting varying levels of aggressiveness and defensiveness