News International phone hacking scandal

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The News International phone hacking scandal was a major British media controversy in which journalists and private investigators illegally intercepted voicemails of celebrities, politicians, and crime victims, leading to public outrage, criminal prosecutions, and the closure of the News of the World newspaper.

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News of the World phone hacking scandal 2
Leveson Inquiry 1
UK phone hacking scandal 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf criminal case ⓘ
media scandal ⓘ
political scandal ⓘ
scandal ⓘ
alsoKnownAs News International phone hacking scandal ⓘ
surface form: News of the World phone hacking scandal

News International phone hacking scandal ⓘ
surface form: UK phone hacking scandal
cause illegal interception of voicemails ⓘ
media ethics debate ⓘ
police corruption allegations ⓘ
unlawful acquisition of personal data ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
hasEffect civil lawsuits ⓘ
closure of News of the World ⓘ
compensation payments to victims ⓘ
criminal prosecutions ⓘ
parliamentary investigations ⓘ
public inquiries ⓘ
public outrage ⓘ
resignations of senior executives ⓘ
resignations of senior police officers ⓘ
hasPart Milly Dowler phone hacking ⓘ
News of the World royal phone hacking scandal ⓘ
Operation Elveden ⓘ
Operation Tuleta ⓘ
Operation Weeting ⓘ
involves Andy Coulson ⓘ
James Murdoch ⓘ
Metropolitan Police Service ⓘ
News International ⓘ
News of the World ⓘ
Rebekah Brooks ⓘ
Rupert Murdoch ⓘ
celebrities ⓘ
crime victims ⓘ
journalists ⓘ
politicians ⓘ
private investigators ⓘ
mainLocation London, England ⓘ
surface form: London
mediaOutlet News International newspapers ⓘ
News of the World ⓘ
The Sun ⓘ
regulatoryResponse Leveson Inquiry ⓘ
surface form: Leveson Inquiry into the culture, practices and ethics of the press

proposals for new press regulation in the UK ⓘ
significantEvent 2006 conviction of Clive Goodman and Glenn Mulcaire ⓘ
2011 Milly Dowler hacking revelations ⓘ
2011 closure of News of the World ⓘ
Andy Coulson conviction ⓘ
Leveson Inquiry ⓘ
Murdoch testimony before UK Parliament in 2011 ⓘ
Rebekah Brooks trial ⓘ
startTime 2005 ⓘ

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News International phone hacking scandal → alsoKnownAs → News International phone hacking scandal ⓘ
this entity surface form: News of the World phone hacking scandal
News International phone hacking scandal → alsoKnownAs → News International phone hacking scandal ⓘ
this entity surface form: UK phone hacking scandal
British press → investigatedBy → News International phone hacking scandal ⓘ
this entity surface form: Leveson Inquiry
News International → involvedIn → News International phone hacking scandal ⓘ
News Corporation → notableControversy → News International phone hacking scandal ⓘ
News International → notableEvent → News International phone hacking scandal ⓘ
Andy Coulson → notableFor → News International phone hacking scandal ⓘ
this entity surface form: News of the World phone hacking scandal
Andy Coulson → participantIn → News International phone hacking scandal ⓘ