News of the World

News of the World is a newspaper in London, United Kingdom covering local news, sports, business, jobs, and community events.

It is one of the worst media outlets in the world, according to Mondo Times members.

The News of the World was a British tabloid newspaper published each Sunday. The tabloid was owned and published by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation, which also publishes The Sun. The company shut down the News of the World in July 2011 after a scandal involving staff members hacking phone voicemail messages.

The tabloid focused on scandals and celebrities, which lent its nicknames "News of the Screws" and "Screws of the World." With Sunday sales at 3,445,459 copies, it was the top selling British newspaper and the highest circulation English-language newspaper in the world as of its last issue on July 10, 2011.

This newspaper is owned by News Corporation.

The web site is presented in the English language.

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News Corp. Shareholders Allege More Charges Against Mgmt.
-- On September 13, 2011, a group of News Corporation shareholders announced that it had brought new charges against the company's senior management and board of directors, alleging "repeated failures to correct illegal conduct that has...

News Corp's 'Dubious Deletions' of Thousands of Emails
-- Members of Parliament (MPs) have questioned a technology supplier to News International, a subsidiary of News Corporation, in connection with the News of the World phone hacking scandal, the Guardian newspaper's paidContent.org...

James Murdoch Denies 'Mistaken' Testimony Before Parliament
-- Two former executives of the now-defunct News of the World stated on July 21, 2011 that James Murdoch gave 'mistaken' testimony before Parliament. Reuters reported that the statement, made by Tom Crone, the British news group's former...

Attorney General, 9/11 Victims to Meet Over Phone Hacking
-- The Justice Department has agreed to discuss allegations that a newspaper owned by News Corporation attempted to hack into phone conversations and voice mails of victims of the 2001 terrorist attack. CNN reported the development on July...

Rupert Murdoch to Parliament: "Most Humble Day of My Life"
-- Rupert Murdoch and his son, James, began testifying before Parliament on July 19, 2011, concerning the phone hacking scandal that shut down News Corporation's News of the World nine days earlier. Former News International chief Rebekah...

Phone Hacking Whistleblower Found Dead in His Home
-- Sean Hoare was the first named journalist to claim that higher-ups were aware that some reporters at his former employer, the News of the World, were engaged in phone hacking. He had earlier been fired from the newspaper for...

Rebekah Brooks Arrested, Second Met Official Resigns
-- On July 15, 2011, former News International chief Rebekah Brooks resigned in the wake of a phone hacking scandal that continues to plague Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Two days later, she was arrested when she kept an...

Scotland Yard Chief Resigns Over Phone Hacking Scandal
-- Sir Paul Stephenson, angered over questions concerning his integrity, was ultimately brought down by failing to tell his superiors that the Metropolitan Police (also known as "the Met") had hired a former News of the World executive...

The News of the World Says "Thank You & Goodbye"
-- On Sunday, July 10, 2011, The News of the World published it's final edition, with the subheading "The world's greatest newspaper 1843-2011." Published each Sunday, it was the highest circulation English-language newspaper in...

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