Which British newspaper closed down in July 2011 after several allegations of phone-hacking by journalists?
News International phone hacking scandal News International phone hacking scandal The News International phone-hacking scandal was a controversy involving the now defunct "News of the World" and other British newspapers published by News International, a subsidiary of News Corporation. Employees of the newspaper were accused of engaging in phone hacking, police bribery, and exercising improper influence in the pursuit of stories. Whilst investigations conducted from 2005 to 2007 appeared to show that the paper's phone hacking activities were limited to celebrities, politicians, and members of the British Royal Family, in July 2011 it was revealed that the phones of murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler, relatives of
News media phone hacking scandal 168-year-old newspaper would be closed as a consequence. Samples of media coverage appearing immediately after "The Guardian" article about Milly Dowler's phone are included with the phone hacking scandal reference lists. The UK Press Complaints Commission (PCC) failed to question any journalists or editorial executives after Clive Goodman was convicted, choosing to accept Andy Coulsen's assertion that the hacking was "abberational, "a rogue exception," done by a single journalist. Its investigation of phone hacking concluded there was no evidence of phone hacking beyond what had already been reported. This report and its conclusions were ultimately withdrawn. Some attempts were made