News oft he World: Report on abusive practices presented
According to a police report, journalists from the British tabloid *News of the World*, which was shut down last year, engaged in abusive practices—such as wiretapping, harassment, and lying—in connection with the case of a murdered girl.
In one case, a person posed as the mother of 13-year-old Milly Dowler and called a potential witness to ask for information about the girl, who was found dead months later in the fall of 2002.
Revelations that the News of the World had hacked the student's cell phone and intercepted messages on her voicemail triggered a scandal that led to the closure of Rupert Murdoch's tabloid and the resignation of senior police officers and employees of Murdoch's media empire.
The News of the World voluntarily admitted that it had gained access to Dowler's voicemail, the deputy chief constable of Surrey Police, Jerry Kirkby, said in a letter to British MPs published on Monday. The newspaper had obtained the 13-year-old's cell phone number and password from classmates. (SDA)
