Author Archives: Dan Sabbagh
Leveson inquiry: Express papers used investigator five years after sentencing
Head of legal says review has found payments to search agencies for work including research on ‘Rothermere’ projectNewspapers owned by Richard Desmond continued to make use of Steve Whittamore until 2010 – five years after the investigator pleaded gu… Continue reading
Leveson inquiry: Will Lewis refuses to answer questions on Vince Cable leak
Former Daily Telegraph editor says he can’t say how BBC’s Robert Peston obtained scoop as he must protect sourcesWill Lewis, the former Daily Telegraph editor, has refused to tell the Leveson inquiry whether he knew anything about how the BBC’s Robert … Continue reading
iPads and Kindles force newspapers further away from print
Economics of the digital world are only too evident to the press as handheld devices strike a death knell for old business modelsA million iPads and Kindles may have been unwrapped on Sunday – according to tentative analyst estimates – an influx of… Continue reading
Milly Dowler hacking was tip of the iceberg
The Guardian’s story was the most dramatic element of a torrent of evidence faced by the News of the WorldDid a mistake in the Guardian’s Milly Dowler story cause the closure of the News of the World?The last 72 hours has seen a string of complaints th… Continue reading
Did Guardian’s Milly Dowler mistake cause the News of the World to close?
While journalists working for the tabloid newspaper did listen to messages left on the murdered schoolgirl’s phone, they did not cause the message deletion that gave her family false hopeDid a mistake in the Guardian’s Milly Dowler story cause the clos… Continue reading
X Factor final favours Simon Cowell’s stars, say rivals
Four of the six acts performing in addition to the finalists are signed to Cowell’s Syco or affiliated labelsA row has broken out before this weekend’s X Factor final amid complaints the programme is favouring guest performers such as Leona Lewis who a… Continue reading
PCC proposes wide-ranging shakeup of press self-regulation
Press Complaints Commission hopes front page adjudications would help restore confidence after phone-hacking scandalNewspapers would be obliged to trail brokered corrections on the front page as part of a wide-ranging shakeup of press self-regulation p… Continue reading
Hugh Grant, Steve Coogan and Max Mosley face privacy committee – live
Full coverage as actor, comedian and former F1 boss give evidence to MPs and peers investigating privacy and injunctions2.10pm: Well, it seems like a short journey from the Royal Courts of Justice to Parliament. Some of the star witnesses in the Leveso… Continue reading
Leveson inquiry: Sun editor gets a light grilling
Dominic Mohan faced few challenging questions on phone hacking or past Sun stories, writes Dan SabbaghLord Justice Leveson and his inquiry team have been granted a unique privilege as he carries out the task handed to him by David Cameron and Nick Cleg… Continue reading »