Top Editors Knew of Phone Hacking, Reporter Testifies
Top editors at Rupert Murdoch's now-defunct News of the World knew their reporters were hacking phones in search of stories, a former reporter there says. Onetime journalist Paul McMullan, testifying in a public inquiry on the phone hacking scandal that has rocked Great Britain, says the practice was so widespread that the tabloid's editors sometimes listened in on intercepted messages. McMullan named former News of the World editor Andy Coulson, who went on to become an adviser to British Prime Minister David Cameron, and Rebekah Brooks, the former News International chief executive, as being among those who were aware of…
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