Leveson Inquiry

Jeremy Hunt At Leveson Inquiry: Embattled Minister Fights For His Career

AP | DAVID STRINGER | Posted 05.31.2012

LONDON — Prime Minister David Cameron's handling of Britain's tabloid phone hacking scandal faces new criticism after a minister assigned to mak...

Tony Blair In The Hot Seat Over Ties To Murdoch

AP | RAPHAEL SATTER | Posted 05.29.2012

LONDON — Former Prime Minister Tony Blair has said that he couldn't stand up to Britain's media tycoons while in power, telling an official medi...

UK Pol: Gordon Brown, Tony Blair Got Too Close To Murdoch

AP | Posted 05.21.2012

LONDON (AP) — One of the British Labour Party's most seasoned operatives said his party's leadership may have gotten too close to media tycoon Ruper...

PHOTOS: One Of The Greatest Trending Hashtags Ever

Posted 05.11.2012

We're not sure how it started, but we sure do love it. While observing Twitter Friday afternoon, HuffPost Media editors couldn't help but notice a ...

Rebekah Brooks Discusses Her Deep Ties To UK Politicians At Leveson Inquiry

Reuters | Posted 05.12.2012

By Kate Holton and Estelle Shirbon LONDON, May 11 (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron was among top politicians w...

Andy Coulson, Key Figure In Hacking Scandal, Appears At Leveson Inquiry

AP | Posted 05.11.2012

LONDON (AP) — Former hotshot editor Rebekah Brooks drew Prime Minister David Cameron closer into Britain's tabloid phone hacking scandal Friday, say...

U.S. Senator Likely To Be Rebuffed In News Corp. Inquiry

Reuters | Posted 05.04.2012

* Rockefeller had asked for any evidence of US misconduct * Leveson not authorized to fulfill request, sources say * U.S...

UK Government Makes Controversial Request Of Leveson

Reuters | Posted 05.04.2012

* Move aimed to give govt more influence * Inquiry has embarrassed govt/Murdoch * Lively week upcoming with new witnesse...

Rebekah Brooks And Andy Coulson To Face Leveson

Reuters | Posted 05.04.2012

By Kate Holton LONDON, May 3 (Reuters) - Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson - the two former News of the World editors who took the Briti...

Senator Asks Leveson If News Corp. Violated US Law

The Huffington Post | Jack Mirkinson | Posted 05.02.2012

The head of the Senate committee overseeing the media has written to the Leveson inquiry about any possible violations of U.S. law by Rupert Murdoch's...

James Murdoch To Face Parliament Criticism Over Phone Hacking Scandal

guardian.co.uk | Dan Sabbagh | Posted 04.30.2012

James Murdoch will be criticised by MPs investigating phone hacking on Tuesday, but their assessment of his conduct is expected to fall just short of ...

How The Murdochs Prepared For Leveson

Reuters | Posted 04.30.2012

* Team of lawyers coached Rupert Murdoch and son before hearing * Rupert Murdoch seemed less rehearsed than James ...

WATCH: Stewart Rips Murdoch's Ethics Defense

The Huffington Post | Christine Friar | Posted 04.27.2012

News Corp. Chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch has been testifying before the Leveson Inquiry this week to determine whether he used his media entities to...

Murdoch on the Fragile Future of Newspapers

Rob A.L. Brown | Posted 04.26.2012

Rob A.L. Brown

It was a surreal chapter in the Leveson inquiry. In a break from barrister Robert Jay's forensic inquiry, questions were temporarily suspended and Rupert Murdoch was allowed to wax lyrical on the future of newspapers and the media.

Jack Mirkinson

Rupert Murdoch: 'I Failed'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jack Mirkinson | Posted 04.26.2012

Rupert Murdoch told the Leveson inquiry on Thursday that there had been a "cover-up" at the News of the World, but claimed that he was a victim rather...

Rupert Murdoch At Leveson Inquiry

The Huffington Post | Jack Mirkinson | Posted 04.25.2012

Rupert Murdoch parried question after question about the extent of his political influence during a lengthy hearing on Wednesday, saying that the popu...

Rupert Murdoch's Historic Appearance Before The Leveson Inquiry

The Huffington Post | Jack Mirkinson | Posted 04.25.2012

Rupert Murdoch's two-day, ten-and-a-half hour appearance before the Leveson Inquiry on Wednesday and Thursday has the feeling of a potentially landmar...

UK Regulator Investigating Sky News Over Hacking

AP | RAPHAEL SATTER | Posted 04.23.2012

LONDON (AP) — Britain's broadcast regulator announced Monday it was investigating email hacking by Rupert Murdoch's Sky News, only minutes before th...

Murdoch Mocks UK As He Returns For Ethics Grilling

Reuters | Posted 04.22.2012

* Murdoch due to give evidence at media ethics inquiry * His papers subject of hacking and illegal payments probes * He ...

News Corp. To Face Legal Battles In The U.S.

Posted 04.12.2012

News Corp. will face three phone hacking-related legal battles in the U.S., according to hacking victims lawyer Mark Lewis. The pending lawsuits re...

Julian Assange: I've Been Repeatedly Libeled

AP | Posted 04.05.2012

LONDON (AP) — WikiLeaks chief Julian Assange said Thursday he had made 75 official complaints over what he described as shoddy reporting on his long...

News Of The World Endangered Murder Investigation: Former Cop

Posted 05.19.2012

LONDON (AP) — A retired police officer on Monday accused the News of the World tabloid of endangering a murder investigation by hiring ex-special fo...

Scotland Yard 'Graded' Journalists On Their Coverage, Reporter Says

AP | RAPHAEL SATTER | Posted 05.15.2012

LONDON — London's Metropolitan Police Service "graded" reporters on their coverage of the agency, a senior crime journalist for The Sun tabloid ...

New Details Emerge Surrounding Cozy Relationship Between UK Press And Police

AP | RAPHAEL SATTER | Posted 05.05.2012

LONDON (AP) — Too much gossip between senior police officials and the press has led to breaches in confidentiality, the former head of London's Metr...

Leveson Inquiry Preparing To Call Rupert Murdoch

Reuters | Posted 05.01.2012

By Mark Hosenball LONDON, March 1 (Reuters) - The judicial inquiry into alleged media abuses is preparing to summon British newspaper ...