When a reporter with the British tabloid News of the World was jailed for illegally tapping into the phones of high profile names back in 2007, the newspaper insisted it was the work of a rogue reporter.
The newspaper and its parent company News International continue to maintain this position.
But as more cases of phone hacking were brought to light and senior News of the World staff members implicated, the company finally conceded that the practice of phone tapping had been widely used within the organisation.
It has since publicly apologized to all the victims and has reportedly put around $33mn into a compensation fund.
The scandal not only reveals Rupert Murdoch's influence in British politics, but also on the journalistic integrity of one of the world's most powerful media empires." Al Jazeera indicates News of the World may have illegally tapped 7,000 phones.
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