PHONE HACKING SCANDAL

By Jessica Grundy

INTRODUCTION

The topic I am looking at is the phone hacking scandal by the newspaper company News Of The World. I disagree with the issue described as it effected celebrities and non- celebrities personal lives. It also went against their human rights such as privacy.

WHO WAS INVOLVED?

Senior editors

News Of The World manager Rupert Murdoch.

Rebekah Brooks

Andy Coulson Stuart Kuttner

In July 2011, Murdoch faced allegations that his companies, including the News of the World, owned by News Corporation, had been regularly hacking the phones of celebrities, royalty and public citizens. He faces police and government investigations into bribery and corruption by the British government and FBI investigations in the US.

BEFORE THE HACKING

The events of the News of the World, The Sun and The Times took over the UK news agenda for several weeks. The impact of the revelations concerning phone-hacking at a time when news corporation (the parent organisation) was bidding to acquire the rest of BskyB led to the explosive public debate about the name of the relationships between the media, the police and the government itself. The long-term effects of these events on the Murdoch empire still rumble on.

CELEBRITIES WHO WERE HACKED

Charlie Brooks,Actress

Calum Best,Fashion model, TV personality, son of George Best

Sir Sean Connery, Actor

Steve Davis, Snooker player

Ashley Cole, Footballer

Family of Madeline McCann

Family of 9/11 victims

Hugh Grant,Actor

George Harrison,Musician in the Beatles