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Before continuing,
always good 2 have
metrics at hand.

Dates
Places
People
Assholes
+
Murdoch Murdoch Murdoch

NoW
News of the World

Destroying Democracy
Mob Tactics

Phone-Tapping
Mob Tactics

So lets review.

https://twitter.com/modernhomesla/status/1179486765914046464?s=20

UK Phone Hacking Scandal Fast Facts
4-29-19

British newspapers
r accused of making payments
2 police + hacking N2 phones of:
celebrities
law makers
royalty
murder victims
Most cases involve
News Corp.'s News of the World,
Sun, DMG publications involved.
cnn.com/2013/10/24/wor…

Let's note + begin w

British Monarchy

November 2005

British tabloid
News of the World
[NoW]
prints story about
Prince William
injuring knee,
prompting royal officials
2 complain 2 police
of probable voicemail hacking.

Phone Hacking = MobTactic

Murdoch's fall in bowl of soup.

8-06
NoW editor
Clive Goodman +
P.I. Glenn Mulcaire
arrested 4
illegal phone hacking.

1-26-07
Goodman + Mulcaire
convicted of conspiracy
2 hack N2 phone voicemails
of royals + jailed.

Andy Coulson,
editor of NoW,
claims 2B unaware
of hacking
but resigns.
archive.is/GuW3G

5-15-07
Press Complaints Commission
says it found
no evidence of phone hacking
at NoW.

7-07
Goodman + Mulcaire
sue NoW 4 wrongful dismissal.
Goodman receives £80K +
Mulcaire; undis amt.
Coulson is hired as dir of comms
4 Conserv party ldr
David Cameron,
who becomes UK PM
5-10.

6-08
News Group Newspapers
pays £700K 2
Gordon Taylor,
chief exec of
Professional Footballers Assoc,
whose phone was hacked by Mulcaire.

11-09
Press Complaints Commission
releases report
concluding there is no evidence
of continued phone hacking.

#JamesMurdoch
#LachlanMurdoch

Did Someone Say Hacks?

3-10
Celebrity PR agent
Max Clifford
agrees 2
drop his lawsuit against
NoW 4 pay of more than £1M.

9-10
Former NoW journalist
Sean Hoare
alleges phone hacking
common practice
at #NoW
+ encouraged by
Coulson.

#RupertMurdoch #NewsCorp
#UKRoyalMonarch

1-21-11📌
Coulson resigns as
British PM Cameron's
spokesman
due 2 coverage of
phone hacking scandal.

1-26-11📌
British Metropolitan Police
launch NEW invest
N2 vm hacking
at NoW.

2-25-11
High Court orders
Mulcaire 2 reveal
who asked him
2 hack phones.
archive.is/GuW3G

#MurdochPhoneHacking

4-10-11📌
NoW
officially apologizes
4 hacking N2 voicemails
from 2004 to 2006,
setting up compensation system
4 unnamed victims.

#DavidCameron
#MargaretThatcher
#LongGame

cnn.com/2013/10/24/wor…

Murdoch Phone Hacking Scandal

Prolly grossest
known offense.

7-4-11
Revealed
NoW journalists
possibly hacked
N2 missing teenager
Milly Dowler's voicemail
in 2002
+ deleted messages📌
2 free space,
causing her parents
2 believe she was still alive.

archive.is/GuW3G

7-6-11
Rupert Murdoch,
owner of NoW,
promises full cooperation
w #PhoneHackingInvestigation
+ calls accusations against NoW
😏👉"*deplorable
+ unacceptable."

7-7-11
News International
announces July 10
Sunday ed of NoW
will be paper's last.

archive.is/GuW3G

Murdoch Phone Hacking Scandal

7-8-11
Coulson
arrested on claims
relating 2 phone hacking
👉+ corruption.
Goodman,
paper's former royal correspondent
who served 4-mo jail term
in 2007,
is also arrested
👉on corruption allegations.

#NewsOfTheWhite #NoW
archive.is/GuW3G

7-10-11
Tabloid shuts down,
issues full-pg apology
4 hacking scandal on pg THREE.
Cover says,
"Thank You & Goodbye."

7-13-11
News Corp.
withdraws bid
2 take over
BSkyB,
as Prime Minister Cameron
announces wide-ranging
public inquiry N2 British media.
🤦‍♂️
archive.is/GuW3G

🔥 ~~HELLO~~ 🔥
Can U Hear Me Now?

7-14-11

#FBI
launches investigation
N2 allegations
News Corp.
employees or associates
hacked N2 phones of👈
9/11 victims.👈

-----
Another fine ex
of how Murdoch's roll.
Very mob-like, imo.
#911VictimsPhoneHack
cnn.com/2013/10/24/wor…

7-15-11
Rebekah Brooks,
CEO of
News International,
resigns.

Les Hinton,
frmr Chair
News International,
resigns as
head of Dow Jones division
of News Group Corp.
+ publisher of
Wall Street Journal.

He was Brooks' predecessor
at #NewsInternational
#WSJ
archive.is/GuW3G

7-16-11
Murdoch
issues apology
4 phone hacking
via full page ads
in 7 national newspapers.

#RebekahBrooks
#LesHinton
#NewsGroupCorp
#911Victims
cnn.com/2013/10/24/wor…

UK Phone Hacking Scandal

7-17-11
Rebekah Brooks
arrested by London police
on charges of
suspicion of corruption +
conspiring 2 intercept communications.
Released on bail after 12 hrs.

#PaulStephenson
#NeilWallis
#JohnYates
#TheresaMay

archive.is/GuW3G

7-17-11
Sir Paul Stephenson,
London Metropolitan Police Commiss
+ UK's highest-ranking policeman,
resigns amid growing controversy
+ speculation police
invlvd in ph hacking scandal.

This comes after revelations
frmr NoW exec ed
Neil Wallis📌
later became
comms consult 4 police.

7-18-11
Assist Police Commissioner
John Yates📌
resignation.
Yates had ruled in 2009
not 2 reopen investigation of
phone hacking by journalists.
Home Secretary
Theresa May📌
announces London's police dept
will b invest 4 corruption by
Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary.

7-19-11📌
Rupert Murdoch,
James Murdoch,
Rebekah Brooks
testify before Parliament's
Culture, Media + Sport Committee.

7-20-11📌
PM Cameron
addresses emergency mtg
2 House of Commons
concerning phone hacking scandal
at News Group International
+ his former comms dir, Coulson.

7-21-11
Colin Myler
+
Tom Crone,
former top execs of NoW,
🚍accuse James Murdoch🚍
of giving "mistaken" evidence
2 a parliamentary committee
about settlement 2 Gordon Taylor,
chief exec of Prof Footballers Assoc.

#GordonTaylor
#ColinMyler
#TomCrone
#NoW

cnn.com/2013/10/24/wor…

8-20-11
Glenn Mulcaire, P.I.
ordered by court
2 name who hired him
2 hack:
Max Clifford,
Gordon Taylor,
Elle Macpherson,
Simon Hughes,
Sky Andrew
+
Jo Armstrong.

#GlennMulcaire
#MaxClifford
#HughGrant
#ElleMacpherson
#SkyAndrew
#JoArmstrong

archive.is/GuW3G

9-14-11
Dozens of celebrities,
including
Hugh Grant √
+
J.K. Rowling √📌📌
r given permission
2 participate in top-level inquiry
into phone hacking by British journalists.
--
[BFF PsyOp👁️Cyclops]
JK Rowling
bought
Johnny Depp's
#SuperBoat
fyi
#JKRowling
archive.is/GuW3G

9-16-11
Police in London
have applied 4 court order under
Official Secrets Act
2 try 2 force Guardian newspaper
2 reveal confidential sources
who have provided info
on phone-hacking scandal.
#Guardian
#JamesMurdoch
#LachlanMurdoch
#RupertMurdoch
#NewsCorp
archive.is/GuW3G

10-21-11
News International,
pub of former NoW newspaper,
agrees 2 pay £2M,
about US $3.2M,
2 Milly Dowler's family.
Also, Murdoch will pay £1M,
about US $1.6M,
2 charities
chosen by Dowler family.
cnn.com/2013/10/24/wor…

10-25-11
News Corp. shareholders vote
Murdoch retains his seat,
however 14% of vote is against him.
Murdoch's sons,
James Murdoch
+
Lachlan Murdoch,
lose Board of Director seats.
cnn.com/2013/10/24/wor…

11-14-11📌
Leveson Inquiry
N2 journalistic
culture, practices + ethics
opens in London.
Revealed > 2 doz
News International employees
used services of
convicted phone hacker
Mulcaire.

11-21-11
Leveson Inquiry
begins hearing from witnesses,
inc Grant + mother of #MillyDowler.

More than two doz
News International
employees used services of
convicted phone-hacker,
British govt-backed inquiry
N2 illegal eavesdropping
+ bribery by journalists

Milly Dowler
among up 2 5,800
crime victims,
royals,
politicians
+
celebs
[11-14-11]
cnn.com/2011/11/14/wor…

Hugh Grant
took aim at British press,
calling hacking
of murdered schoolgirl's voice mail
"cowardly + shocking."

British actor also accused newspapers
of using criminals as paparazz
+ Mail on Sunday
of hacking into his voice mail.
[11-21-11]
cnn.com/2011/11/21/wor…

11-23-11
Gerry McCann
+
Kate McCann,
parents of missing toddler
Madeleine McCann,
testify b4 Leveson Inquiry.

11-24-11
Celebrities
J.K. Rowling,
Sienna Miller
+
Max Mosley
b4 Leveson Inquiry.

#LevesonInquiry
#MadeleineMcCann
#SiennaMiller
#MaxMosely
archive.is/GuW3G

12-14-11
Crone,
frmr NoW lawyer,
testifies b4 Parliament
James Murdoch
was made aware in 6-08
of scope of phone hacking sitch.

12-20-11
CNN host
#PiersMorgan,
former editor of both
NoW and Daily Mirror,
testifies regard his exact knowledge
invlvg #PaulMcCartney + #HeatherMills.

2-8-12
NoW's publisher pays out
10s of 1,000s of pounds
2 settle lawsuits:
$63K+legal costs 2
#SteveCoogan,
$71K + costs 2
Hughes,
$119K plus costs 2 sports agent
Andrew.
$40K plus costs 2 frmr lawmaker
#GeorgeGalloway gets £25K
#AlastairCampbell,
comms dir 2 #TonyBlair,
C&D

2-29-12
James Murdoch
gives up his title of
executive chairman of
News Corp's UK publ unit.
JM will keep his corp title as
deputy chief operating officer.
Co. says he will now focus on
its pay television businesses
+ international ops.
cnn.com/2013/10/24/wor…

3-13-12
UK police arrest 6 people,
including former NoW editor
Rebekah Brooks.
All 6 r arrested on
suspicion of conspiracy
2 pervert the course of justice📌
contrary 2 Criminal Law Act 1977.👈
cnn.com/2013/10/24/wor…

4-3-12
James Murdoch
🚍steps down as chairman of🚍
UK satellite broadcaster
#BSkyB.

4-5-12
John Ryley,
head of Sky News,
admits 2 authorizing journalists
2 hack N2 emails
of private citizens.
#SkyNews is owned by #NewsCorp.

4-24-12
James Murdoch
testifies b4 Leveson Inquiry.
Insists he knew little about
scale of phone hacking
by people working 4 NoW
+ he had no reason
2 look N2 illegal eavesdropping
by his employees
when he took over co's British newspaper
subs in 12-2007.
archive.is/GuW3G

4-26-12
Rupert Murdoch
admits at Leveson Inquiry
2 the cover-up of
phone hacking at NoW
+ apologizes
4 not paying more attn 2 scandal.
🤦‍♂️
5-1-12
British lawmakers investigating
phone hacking at NoW
declare Murdoch not
"fit person
2 exercise stewardship📌
of major intern'l co."

5-15-12
Rebekah Brooks
+husband,
Charlie Brooks,
charged w conspiracy 2 pervert
course of justice.

5-28-12
Tony Blair appears b4
Leveson Inquiry
+ denies any question
of alleged deal btw
Murdoch + his office
while prime minister.
#CharlieBrooks
#TonyBlair
archive.is/GuW3G

6-14-12
Prime Minister
David Cameron
appears b4 Leveson Inquiry.
He is questioned about
[Oct 7, 2009],
text message from
Rebekah Brooks,
sent after newspaper
switched support📌
2 Conservatives,
+ about his relationship
w Brooks.
cnn.com/2013/10/24/wor…

@ElliAdventurer

who said LaL? ^^^

7-21-12
News International
spokesman says
Murdoch
stepped down last week
from a number of
company boards of directors,
both in UK + United States.

7-24-12
UK's Crown Prosecution Serv
says 8 people will face
total of 19 charges
relating 2 phone hacking:
Coulson,
Brooks,
Greg Miskiw,
Stuart Kuttner,
Neville Thurlbeck,
Ian Edmondson
+
James Weatherup
accused of conspiring
2 intercept comms.
P.I. Mulcaire faces other charges.

9-4-12
Number of likely victims
jumps 2 more than 1,000 people,
according 2 top police officer
working on case.

archive.is/GuW3G

#GregMiskiw,
#StuartKuttner,
#NevilleThurlbeck,
#IanEdmondson
#JamesWeatherup
#Conspiracy
#Hacking
#NewsCorp

11-20-12📌
Britain's Crown Prosecution Service
announces Brooks will b charged
w conspiracy over
illegal payments 2
Ministry of Defence employee.
In separate case,
Coulson will face charges of
conspiring 2 make illegal payments
2 officials 4 info
relating 2 royal family.

11-29-12
Judge Brian Leveson
recommends UK news industry
create its own reg body.
States Parliament
will not create body 2
"regulate press".

2-8-13
News International
settles 144 lawsuits
related 2 phone hacking.
7 cases not settled +
reportedly scheduled 2
go 2 trial in June.

3-18-13
Siobhain McDonagh,
Labour Part MP,
accepts "very substantial damages"
+ apology from #TheSun
4 accessing txt msg
from her stolen phone📌

6-18-13
Eunice Huthart,
Angelina Jolie's
stunt double,
sues News Corp.
4 possible phone hacking.
1st US law suit📌
against News Corp.

10-28-13
Trial of Rebekah Brooks
+ Andy Coulson begins.

10-30-13
Revealed former NoW employees
Neville Thurlbeck,
James Weatherup
+
Greg Miskiw
have pleaded guilty📌
2 phone hacking.

archive.is/GuW3G

#SiobhainMcDonagh
#EuniceHuthart
#AngelinaJolie

1-31-14
Sienna Miller
testifies regarding affair w
Daniel Craig,
exposed by tabloid journalist
who hacked Craig's voice mail.

#DanielCraig
archive.is/GuW3G

2-20-14
Day Brooks 2 take stand 4 1st time,
judge formally clears Brooks of
1 charge of conspiracy
2 commit misconduct in public office,
in assoc w photograph of
Prince William📌
dressed in bikini at costume party;
*acquired by the Sun newspaper.
4 other counts still stand.

6-24-14
Andy Coulson,
Cameron dir of comms
found guilty of conspiring
2 hack phones btw 2000 + 2006.
Rebekah Brooks,
husband Charlie Brooks
+
Stuart Kuttner;
cleared of all charges against them.📌📌📌
archive.is/GuW3G

7-4-14
After being found guilty of conspiracy,
Andy Coulson
sentenced 2
18 mos in prison.
He is released
in less than 5 months.👈

archive.is/GuW3G

4-17-15
British prosecutors
drop charges
against 9 defendants,📌📌
including Cameron's
Andy Coulson,
awaiting trial on
charges they paid officials
4 info.
This marks end of prosecutions
against Coulson.📌

12-11-15📌📌
Crown Prosecution Service
announces no further action
will be taken in their investigation
of the phone hacking.

April 28, 2016📌📌📌
High Court Judge
rules NEW phone hackings claims
against the Sun newspaper
can proceed.
cnn.com/2013/10/24/wor…

1-18
News Group
***settles 4 claims
of phone hacking
stemming from 2016 court ruling
4 undisclosed sums.
Claimants are:
Jimmi Harkishin,
Chris Herbert,
Vic Reeves
+
Kate Thornton.

archive.is/GuW3G

2-5-18
Actor Hugh Grant
***settles phone hacking case against
Mirror Group Newspapers,
which owns:
Daily Mirror
Sunday Mirror
+
Sunday People.
Company had admitted
ALL 3 newspapers
had hacked N2 his voice mails.
cnn.com/2013/10/24/wor…

9-27-18
News Group
settles 16 claims.
Claimants include
former boxer Frank Bruno
+
6 stars of Coronation Street.

2-1-19
Lawyers 4
Elton John
David Furnish
Elizabeth Hurley
Heather Mills
+
Fiona Mills
release statement they have **settled
phone-hacking claims against NoW.

archive.is/GuW3G

MAJOR PLAYERS
News Corp Phone Hacking Scandal

Rupert Murdoch
Rebekah Brooks
Andy Coulson
Clive Goodman
Glenn Mulcaire
Hugh Grant

#GlennMulcaire
#AndyCoulson
#PrinceWilliam
#TheSun
#TheTimes
#TheSundayTimes
#FoxNews
#WallStreetJournal
#NewYorkPost
#21CF
archive.is/GuW3G

The PAYOFFS:

Frank Bruno, boxer - undisclosed amount
Charlotte Church, singer - £600K
Family of Milly Dowler, murdered teenager - £2M
Christopher Eccleston, actor - UA
Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York - UA👈
Sadie Frost, ex-wife of Jude Law - £50K

archive.is/GuW3G

Phone Hacking Scandal
PAYEES:
David Furnish, filmmaker - undisclosed amount
Uri Geller, psychic - UA
Hugh Grant, actor - UA
Jimmi Harkishin, actor - UA
Gavin Henson, rugby player - £40K
Chris Herbert, manager - UA
Simon Hughes, Liberal Democrat MP - £45K
archive.is/GuW3G

Fox Phone Hacking Scandal
PAYEES:

Elizabeth Hurley, actress - undisclosed amount
Elton John, singer - UA
Jude Law, actor - £130K
Sienna Miller, actress - £100K
Heather Mills, ex-wife of Paul McCarthy - UA
Fiona Mills, sister of Heather Mills - UA

archive.is/GuW3G

PAYEES:
John Prescott, former Deputy Prime Minister - £40K
Vic Reeves, comedian - undisclosed amount
Kate Thornton, journalist - UA

Many people involved then,
involved now.

How Thatcher, Blair, Cameron
got *influenced by Rupert Murdoch.

#MediaAsWeapon
archive.is/GuW3G

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