Hacking inquiry – Hacked off

Evidence from an undercover reporter known as the ‘Fake Sheikh’ has been challenged by his former editor at the Leveson Inquiry today. Mazher Mahmood, whose image was not broadcast to protect his identity, was questioned over his resignation from the Sunday Times in 1988. A written statement from Roy Greenslade, managing editor of the paper at [...]

Leveson Inquiry – Part 1, Module 1 Read the first full witness statement here. Read the second full witness statement here. (Published 14th December)

A former News of the World chief reporter has admitted a story about a former F1 boss’ orgy was not in the public interest without a Nazi theme. Neville Thurlbeck, who worked at the NoW for 21 years, admitted during his oral evidence to the Leveson Inquiry that the story about Max Mosley’s S&M ‘party’ [...]