ROGUE REPORTING

In the mid-2000s, revelations that journalists at the News of the World were illegally tapping private voicemails in pursuit of splashy stories sent shockwaves through British media, policing and politics. Alleged victims included Prince William and Hugh Grant and murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler, which sparked public outrage. The ensuing investigation uncovered not the work of ‘one rogue reporter’, as initially claimed, but widespread hacking, prompting dozens of arrests, trials and forcing the...