2011 top story 8 uk phone hacking scandal

The News of the World published its last issue on July 10 with a eulogy proclaiming "The world's greatest newspaper 1843-2011" and a collection of some of the tabloid's most famous covers. What brought down one of the oldest jewels in Rupert Murdoch's media empire? Sketchy tactics by the British tabloids are nothing new, but the public outcry over revelations that News International staff had hacked the phone of a murdered schoolgirl sent Murdoch into damage-control mode. The scandal not only shook up British journalism, but resulted in U.S. authorities launching an investigation in News Corporation.