Event

Leveson Inquiry

British public inquiry into the press, set up after the News of the World phone-hacking scandal; its report came in November 2012.

3 links, 3 backed by primary records

Connections 3

Rupert Murdoch gave evidence on how he exercised editorial control Primary record 1
News Corp closed the News of the World in July 2011 Primary record 1
News Corp its News of the World was at the center of the phone-hacking inquiry Primary record 2

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Proof 2 sources

An Inquiry into the Culture, Practices and Ethics of the Press: Report, Volume I, The Leveson Inquiry (UK), 2012. Primary record
if any politician wanted my opinions on major matters, they only had to read the editorials in the Sun.
The closure of NoTW in July 2011 affected the profitability of the company’s newspaper and publishing businesses.
An Inquiry into the Culture, Practices and Ethics of the Press: Executive Summary and Recommendations, The Leveson Inquiry (UK), 2012. Primary record
(with one sole exception) the press did nothing to investigate itself or to expose conduct which, if it had involved the Government, Parliament, any other national institution or indeed any other organisation of significance, would have been subject to the most intense spotlight

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