The secret federal court overseeing US wiretapping programs has extended the government’s authority to collect telephone records it has been revealed.
The first trial stemming from the phone-hacking scandal at Rupert Murdoch’s now-defunct News of the World is set to begin on September 9 2013.
A British police officer and two journalists from Rupert Murdoch’s the Sun tabloid newspaper have been arrested on suspicion of corruption.
The head of a global media empire Rupert Murdoch has been singled out for fierce criticism by parliamentarians in Britain.
Media executive James Murdoch has buckled under pressure and is relinquishing his position as chairperson at British Sky Broadcasting.
Questioning of former News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks has put to bed the company’s ‘rogue reporter’ defence once and for all.
The press commission’s system of self-regulation, generally seen as ineffectual, is certain to face an extensive shake-up, writes Franz Kruger.
The British newspaper arm of News Corp has admitted to victims that executives covered up the scale of illegal activity by destroying evidence.
Former <em>News of the World</em> editor, Colin Myler, has taken over at the <em>New York Daily News</em>.
British police investigating tabloid phone hacking on Friday arrested a 47-year-old woman on suspicion of trying to pervert the course of justice.
Piers Morgan’ testimony before a British panel looking into media ethics was big news in the UK, but made little splash in the US.
Journalist claims that voicemail interception was an everyday activity at the <i>Daily Mirror</i> and nothing happened without the editor knowing.
Two former reporters for the now-defunct <em>News of the World</em> have stood behind the tabloid tactics at Britain’s media ethics inquiry.
James Murdoch has denied misleading British lawmakers about the extent of his knowledge of phone-hacking at the <em>News of the World</em>.
The phone-hacking scandal at News Corp threatens to spread to other titles, as another journalist at the <em>Sun</em> newspaper is arrested.
The campaign to unseat members of the Murdoch family from their positions has spread to the US, with a recommendation from an influential adviser.
DA leader Helen Zille has called on President Jacob Zuma to investigate allegations that state security agencies hack people’s phones.
Britain’s phone-hacking scandal can’t be blamed on competitive pressures, editors said at a probe into the <i>News of the World</i>-sparked furore.
The <em>News of the World</em> investigator at the heart of Britain’s phone-hacking scandal has been ordered by a court to reveal who instructed him.
Relatives of victims of the 9/11 terror attacks in New York are to meet the attorney general to discuss allegations that journalists working for News