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Press 'Omerta': how newspapers' failure to report the phone hacking scandal exposed the limitations of media accountability

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posted on 2023-06-09, 06:07 authored by Daniel Bennett, Judith TownendJudith Townend
Explanations for the non-reporting of the phone hacking scandal need to delve beyond simplistic, if valid, assertions of industry cover-up. In order to explain why the majority of national newspapers failed to regard phone hacking as newsworthy, it is necessary to unpick a tangled web of contributing factors. This book chapter explores competing professional, political and commercial interests; the failure of other organisations - particularly the Metropolitan Police - to investigate the matter thoroughly; and the intimidating power of News International.

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  • Published

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  • Published version

Publisher

Abramis

Page range

145-162

Pages

424.0

Book title

The phone hacking scandal: journalism on trial

Place of publication

Bury St Edmunds, UK

ISBN

9781845495565

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  • Law Publications

Full text available

  • No

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  • No

Editors

Richard Lance Keeble, John Mair

Legacy Posted Date

2017-05-05

First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date

2017-05-05

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