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alp227

(32,019 posts)
Mon Apr 23, 2012, 02:54 PM Apr 2012

Sky News chief apologises to Leveson for previous denial of hacking

Source: The Guardian

The head of Sky News has apologised to the Leveson inquiry after the broadcaster previously said that it had not engaged in any hacking, when executives knew that a reporter had accessed emails without permission on several occasions.

John Ryley told Lord Justice Leveson on Monday that it was "very regrettable" that a lawyer representing Sky News had written to the inquiry last September stating: "Sky News editorial and reporting staff to whom we have spoken have never intercepted communications."

Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012/apr/23/sky-news-leveson-apology-hacking?cat=media&type=article

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Sky News chief apologises to Leveson for previous denial of hacking (Original Post) alp227 Apr 2012 OP
Time for Murdoch's News conglomerate to be put out mazzarro Apr 2012 #1

mazzarro

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1. Time for Murdoch's News conglomerate to be put out
Mon Apr 23, 2012, 03:03 PM
Apr 2012

The pieces are falling into place one piece at a time. Soon, it will become a deluge of falling pieces I hope. This rogue enterprise that masquerades as a news organization should be put to pasture once and for all.

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