According to former reporter Clive Goodman, News of the World executives knew about the phone hacking being used by its journalists since 2007.
Goodman is the only reporter to be arrested for the phone hacking scandal that led to the closure of the 165-year-old tabloid.
The Parliament?s Culture, Media and Sport Committee has been examining and interviewing News Corp. employees, past ... [ read the full article ]
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Quote: James Murdoch, son of CEO Rupert, told lawmakers he did not learn about the scandal until 2010, but News of the World's legal manager and top editor told lawmakers they told Murdoch of the phone hacking in 2008.
Who cares if he knew in 2008 or 2010? He knew about it and kept silent. Also, it was not "hacking". They paid police officers to use their post-911 powers to get access to the phones...these are the same officers that claimed that the unexplained death of the informant, "Didn't seem suspicious". I guess when you KNOW who the killer is, there is nothing to suspect.
Meanwhile, the News Corp machine keeps rolling, in spite of the fact that the reasons for closing "News of the World" actually apply to the entire company.
Unfair, unbalanced, immoral, and illegal...that should be the slogan of Fox News...oh wait, they can't do that...telling the truth is a big no-no over there.
Quote: James Murdoch, son of CEO Rupert, told lawmakers he did not learn about the scandal until 2010, but News of the World's legal manager and top editor told lawmakers they told Murdoch of the phone hacking in 2008.
Who cares if he knew in 2008 or 2010? He knew about it and kept silent. Also, it was not "hacking". They paid police officers to use their post-911 powers to get access to the phones...these are the same officers that claimed that the unexplained death of the informant, "Didn't seem suspicious". I guess when you KNOW who the killer is, there is nothing to suspect.
This happened in England. There is no Patriot Act there that gives the police "post-911" powers. So far no conspiracy has been proven between News Corp. and the police, otherwise the government itself would have gone down.
The people they "hacked" simply didn't change their PINs from the telco default, or they used something obvious from their personal lives.
