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All revenue for Sunday's final edition of the scandal-hit tabloid the News of the World will go to good causes, News Corp. executive James Murdoch said Thursday in announcing the closure of the 168-year-old newspaper.
Journalists at News of the World, a tabloid that is the world's top-selling English-language newspaper, have been accused of hacking into the mobile phone account of missing British teenager Milly Dowler, intercepting messages in search of news.
They then allegedly deleted messages to keep her mailbox from filling up, giving her family and friends false hope that the schoolgirl - later found murdered - was still alive.
Police also are investigating suggestions the paper - known for its exposes of celebrities and politicians - may have targeted the relatives of other high profile crime victims, including at least one of those killed in the 2005 London bombings.
The news comes after the officer leading the investigation said they have identified nearly 4,000 potential victims of illegal eavesdropping by a private investigator working for the tabloid.
The illegal eavesdropping by Britain's scandal-hit News of the World tabloid "sullied" the newspaper and "has no place in our company," News International chairman James Murdoch said Thursday.


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Prime Minister David Cameron Wednesday backed calls for an independent inquiry into the scandal, with Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg insisting Thursday it should be led by a judge and have the power to call witnesses.
Thursday's announcement from the Royal British Legion comes after some advertisers pulled their ad campaigns from News of the World.
The charity representing British veterans "can't with any conscience campaign alongside News of the World on behalf of Armed Forces families while it stands accused of preying on these same families in the lowest depths of their misery," it said in a statement, saying the allegations "have shocked us to the core."
The newspaper's parent company, Rupert Murdoch's News International, says it is cooperating with a wide-ranging police investigation into the accusations, which also include bribing police officers.
The company is "close to identifying" how the hacking of murdered teenager Milly Dowler's phone happened, a News International source told CNN, declining to be named discussing internal corporate business.
The revelation that the girl's phone had been hacked after she was reported missing in 2002, and that messages were deleted, giving her parents hope she was alive when she had already been murdered, outraged Britain this week.
News International said Thursday that if the accusation of hacking into the messages of fallen troops' families was true, "we are absolutely appalled and horrified."
Murdoch himself Wednesday called allegations of hacking and bribery "deplorable and unacceptable."
Graham Foulkes, whose son was killed in a 2005 London terrorist attack, said Wednesday his phone number and home address were found in the files of a private investigator working for the News of the World.
Foulkes' son David was among the 52 people killed on July 7, 2005, when suicide bombers struck three London Underground trains and a bus.
Police launched a special investigation this year into accusations that News of the World engaged in widespread phone hacking.
Actor Hugh Grant told CNN Wednesday that police had visited him as part of their investigation.
"We are no longer talking about politicians and celebrities but murder victims, potentially terrorist victims. It's absolutely disgusting what has taken place," Cameron said in the House of Commons. "I think everyone in this house and country will be revolted by what they've heard and seen on their TV screens."
But Cameron said the inquiry could not begin until after the police investigation was done, for fear of interfering with it.
News Corp. subsidiary News International, which owns News of the World, said it welcomed "calls for a broad public inquiry into standards and practices in the industry."
On Thursday, London's Metropolitan Police said they were asking the Independent Police Complaints Commission to investigate the possible bribery of police officers by people working for the News International media group.
The announcement came a day after the police said they would investigate the case themselves.
"However, in view of the significant public and political concern expressed following the publication of this information," police Thursday "made a formal referral to the IPCC," they said in a statement.
News International Wednesday confirmed it had given police paperwork related to the possible bribery, calling the handover evidence of its "determination as a company to deal responsibly and correctly with the issues."
The company also said Wednesday it was "shocked and appalled at any serious allegations with regards to victims of crime."
"Our company must fully and proactively cooperate with the police in all investigations, and that is exactly what News International has been doing and will continue to do under (CEO) Rebekah Brooks' leadership," Murdoch said in his separate statement.
Phone hacking involves calling a phone from two other phones at the same time, sending one caller to voice mail. That caller then enters the code number to retrieve voice mail remotely. Hackers depend on the fact that many people never change the default PIN for voice mail retrieval.
The paper has apologized for hacking into the voice mails of celebrities and politicians, paying compensation to actress Sienna Miller and offering money to others.
At least five people have been arrested in connection with phone hacking investigations this year since a new investigation, Operation Weeting, was launched in January.
Private investigator Glenn Mulcaire and a journalist working for the News of the World were sent to prison in 2007 for hacking into the voice mails of royal staff in an earlier investigation.
Police launched the new investigation this year in response to widespread complaints from high-profile figures who fear they may have been targets.
In addition to owning News of the World, News International owns the Sun, the Times and the Sunday Times in Britain.
Murdoch's News Corp. also encompasses Fox News, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Post and Harper Collins publishers.

MORE INFO ABOUT HACKED STARS AND POLITICIANS:
http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/europe/07/07/uk.phonehacking/index.html

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The News of the World will close after a final edition this weekend, News International chairman James Murdoch said today.


The tabloid newspaper will be published for the last time on Sunday after it was rocked by the phone hacking scandal.


Mr Murdoch said in a statement: &#8220;Having consulted senior colleagues, I have decided that we must take further decisive action with respect to the paper. This Sunday will be the last issue of the News of the World.&#8221;
The shock development came as police said there could be as many as 4,000 victims of phone hacking by the paper, which has been published for 168 years.


Mr Murdoch said this Sunday&#8217;s edition of the News of the World would have no commercial advertisements and all the revenue from sales would go to good causes.
He praised the paper&#8217;s achievements but condemned this week&#8217;s revelations that phone hacking victims may have included murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler, bereaved military families and relatives of 7/7 bombing victims.
He said: &#8220;The good things the News of the World does, however, have been sullied by behaviour that was wrong.
&#8220;Indeed, if recent allegations are true, it was inhuman and has no place in our company.&#8221;




The full text of James Murdoch's statement
I have important things to say about the News of the World and the steps we are taking to address the very serious problems that have occurred.
It is only right that you as colleagues at News International are first to hear what I have to say and that you hear it directly from me. So thank you very much for coming here and listening.
You do not need to be told that The News of the World is 168 years old. That it is read by more people than any other English language newspaper. That it has enjoyed support from Britain&#8217;s largest advertisers. And that it has a proud history of fighting crime, exposing wrong-doing and regularly setting the news agenda for the nation.
When I tell people why I am proud to be part of News Corporation, I say that our commitment to journalism and a free press is one of the things that sets us apart. Your work is a credit to this.
The good things the News of the World does, however, have been sullied by behaviour that was wrong. Indeed, if recent allegations are true, it was inhuman and has no place in our Company.
The News of the World is in the business of holding others to account. But it failed when it came to itself.
In 2006, the police focused their investigations on two men. Both went to jail. But the News of the World and News International failed to get to the bottom of repeated wrongdoing that occurred without conscience or legitimate purpose.
Wrongdoers turned a good newsroom bad and this was not fully understood or adequately pursued.
As a result, the News of the World and News International wrongly maintained that these issues were confined to one reporter. We now have voluntarily given evidence to the police that I believe will prove that this was untrue and those who acted wrongly will have to face the consequences.
This was not the only fault.
The paper made statements to Parliament without being in the full possession of the facts. This was wrong.
The Company paid out-of-court settlements approved by me. I now know that I did not have a complete picture when I did so. This was wrong and is a matter of serious regret.
Currently, there are two major and ongoing police investigations. We are cooperating fully and actively with both. You know that it was News International who voluntarily brought evidence that led to opening Operation Weeting and Operation Elveden. This full cooperation will continue until the Police&#8217;s work is done.
We have also admitted liability in civil cases. Already, we have settled a number of prominent cases and set up a Compensation Scheme, with cases to be adjudicated by former High Court judge Sir Charles Gray. Apologising and making amends is the right thing to do.
Inside the Company, we set up a Management and Standards Committee that is working on these issues and that has hired Olswang to examine past failings and recommend systems and practices that over time should become standards for the industry. We have committed to publishing Olswang&#8217;s terms of reference and eventual recommendations in a way that is open and transparent.
We have welcomed broad public inquiries into press standards and police practices and will cooperate with them fully.
So, just as I acknowledge we have made mistakes, I hope you and everyone inside and outside the Company will acknowledge that we are doing our utmost to fix them, atone for them, and make sure they never happen again.
Having consulted senior colleagues, I have decided that we must take further decisive action with respect to the paper.
This Sunday will be the last issue of the News of the World.
Colin Myler will edit the final edition of the paper.
In addition, I have decided that all of the News of the World&#8217;s revenue this weekend will go to good causes.
While we may never be able to make up for distress that has been caused, the right thing to do is for every penny of the circulation revenue we receive this weekend to go to organisations &#8211; many of whom are long-term friends and partners &#8211; that improve life in Britain and are devoted to treating others with dignity.
We will run no commercial advertisements this weekend. Any advertising space in this last edition will be donated to causes and charities that wish to expose their good works to our millions of readers.
These are strong measures. They are made humbly and out of respect. I am convinced they are the right thing to do.
Many of you, if not the vast majority of you, are either new to the Company or have had no connection to the News of the World during the years when egregious behaviour occurred.
I can understand how unfair these decisions may feel. Particularly, for colleagues who will leave the Company. Of course, we will communicate next steps in detail and begin appropriate consultations.
You may see these changes as a price loyal staff at the News of the World are paying for the transgressions of others. So please hear me when I say that your good work is a credit to journalism. I do not want the legitimacy of what you do to be compromised by acts of others.
I want all journalism at News International to be beyond reproach. I insist that this organisation lives up to the standard of behaviour we expect of others. And, finally, I want you all to know that it is critical that the integrity of every journalist who has played fairly is restored.
Thank you for listening.
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People, there is a God. One tabloid down, gazillions to go. This is one way to burn a tabloid. VICTORY :) :)
On a serious note, to all the people that have been hurt by this and other tabloids, my sincere sympathies are with you. Hopefully this news brings some solace.

http://news.yahoo.com/news-world-shutting-down-amid-scandal-155055556.html


News of the World shutting down amid scandal

LONDON (AP) — News International announced Thursday it is shutting down the News of the World, the best-selling tabloid at the center of Britain's phone hacking scandal.

James Murdoch, who heads European operations for the paper's parent company, said the 168-year-old weekly newspaper would publish its last edition Sunday. The scandal has cost the Sunday-only paper prestige and prompted dozens of companies to pull their ads.

Murdoch said in a memo to staff that all revenue from the final issue, which will carry no ads, would go to "good causes."

The announcement took British media-watchers — and the newspaper's staff — by surprise.

The Rupert Murdoch-owned tabloid is accused of hacking into the cell phone messages of victims ranging from missing schoolgirls to grieving families, celebrities, royals and politicians in a quest for attention-grabbing headlines. Police say they are examining 4,000 names of people who may have been targeted by the paper.

The News of the World, which sells close to 3 million copies a week, has acknowledged that it hacked into the mobile phone voice mails of politicians, celebrities and royal aides. A reporter and a private investigator working for the paper were jailed for phone hacking in 2007.

But in recent days the allegations have expanded to take in the phones of missing children who were found slain, the relatives of terrorist victims and families of soldiers killed in Afghanistan.

James Murdoch, Rupert's son, said if the allegations were true, "it was inhuman and has no place in our company."

"Wrongdoers turned a good newsroom bad," he said, "and this was not fully understood or adequately pursued."

"While we may never be able to make up for distress that has been caused, the right thing to do is for every penny of the circulation revenue we receive this weekend to go to organizations — many of whom are long-term friends and partners — that improve life in Britain and are devoted to treating others with dignity," he said.

News International spokeswoman Daisy Dunlop denied rumors that The Sun, the News of The World's sister paper that publishes Monday through Saturday, would become a seven-day operation to pick up the slack. Still, she seemed to leave room for further developments.

"It's not true at the moment," she said.
 
Re: The Best News Today, the tabloid "news of the world" to shut down.

That's great news. What a disgusting filthy rag that paper is.

You know how the saying goes, if you live by the sword...
 
Re: The Best News Today, the tabloid "news of the world" to shut down.

This is great news...and hopefully a wake-up call for tabloid journalists in general. I do think the public are getting very tired of gutter journalism. The reading public aren't as stupid as the papers take them for, and they do see through the lies and deceit.

It also shows that advertisers call the shots where finance is concerned. I hope more of them take a careful look at the places (paper and broadcast) where they place their ads.
 
I'm in two minds about this. I'm glad this horrible rag is shutting down. However something will replace it, I can see The Sun making a Sunday edition. It's just going to be NOTW with a new name.
 
Re: The Best News Today, the tabloid "news of the world" to shut down.

Honestly, this makes me jubilant!
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Though I know on the grand scale not much will change. It's people's attitudes those need to be changed first, so that they won't be interested in lies and filth. But this is a good day!

Die tabloids, die!
 
Can't say I'm sorry to see the back of them
 
I can't believe it's actually closing down! They've been playing with fire for so long; it's finally caught up with them. I know some people used to love these kinds of papers in the 80s because they found them hilarious.
 
Sophielo said:
I'm in two minds about this. I'm glad this horrible rag is shutting down. However something will replace it, I can see The Sun making a Sunday edition. It's just going to be NOTW with a new name.
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KingMikeJ said:
www.thesunonsunday.co.uk domain name was registered 2 days ago.
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The thing is that after that mega-ultra scandal, everything tabloid-ish has changed, every tabloid is going to be "different", the investigation will be strict and rigorous and I dont think that other tabloid newspapers would risk any investigation and its "status" and future, although I believe NotW is not the only one filthy paper with such methods of "jounalism" using hacking..., so... I expect several other papers and mags to be investigated... and closed!

The US papers and mags are next! I believe it...
 
Well I don't know about anybody else here, but for today at least I see this as a victory! On behalf of all the people that this newspaper treated in such a dispicable, disgusting way.

And of course, Michael. Burn all tabloids!
 
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Is it really closed? Because from what i hear the only thing that happened is that Murdoch changed the name from "News of the World" to “The Sun On Sunday.” &#914;ut the talbloid will still circulate :unsure:
 
^^ I think he is, yes. This is a very interesting video of Hugh Grand talking about and against the tabloids and especially News of the World. Sorry if it has been posted again.

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kissybissy said:
Isn't Murdoch also owner of The Sun?
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Yes and Fox News and many other papers.

Good riddance to NOTW but he is probably doing it to deflect attention from his bigger plans and make people think things have really changed.
 
The News of the World is officially closing but rumour is Murdoch is replacing it with a Sunday issue of The Sun. We'll see.
 
Do you think this could start a "trend" of closing tabloids? The Daily Star offices were raided by police earlier today.
 
Diff name same shit.the notw is the sunday version of the sun so hes just changing the name.p.r move. The star was raided cause a former notw reporter does some work for them.the reporter has already been imprisioned before for phone hacking.so hes been investigated again
 
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