It’s hard to see what Rebekah Brooks’ resignation achieves now
“It underlines that the Murdochs are on the back foot, reacting, arthritically, to shareholder opinion and public opinion, probably in that order.”
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Read between the lines of what Rebekah Brooks said to MPs amid the phone-hacking fallout. Run your cursor over the word in the Snowcloud to see how often, and where, it occurred.
Former News of the World editor Rebekah Brooks expresses her ‘ultimate’ regret over her company’s slow response to the phone hacking crisis but denies she knew of any impropriety on her watch.
The “most humble” day of Rupert Murdoch’s life, apologies, regret, revelations and foam pie. As MPs grilled the key players in the phone-hack crisis, here’s how the day unfolded – start at the bottom.
Rebekah Brooks says she is “helping police with their enquiries” after being arrested at an appointment in connection with allegations of corruption and phone hacking. She has been released on bail.
“It underlines that the Murdochs are on the back foot, reacting, arthritically, to shareholder opinion and public opinion, probably in that order.”
Reaction and analysis as Rebekah Brooks quits News International over phone-hacking, plus the rest of the day’s developments. Add your voice to the live blog or on Twitter #c4news.
In a career covering more than two decades, Rebekah Brooks has made a lasting impression on the tabloid media landscape, Channel 4 News looks back at her achievements.
Rebekah Brooks resigns as Chief Executive of News International after almost two weeks of intense pressure over phone-hacking allegations.
The family of murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler has called on former News of the World editor Rebekah Brooks to resign from her post as chief executive of News International.
Rebekah Brooks, the News International chief executive, is expected to be interviewed by police investigating the phone-hacking and bribery scandal at the News of the World, according to reports.
News International Chief Executive Rebekah Brooks tells staff at the News of the World the company will try to find them new jobs as the tabloid goes to the press for the last time this weekend.
Riding in Oxfordshire or crisis in Wapping? Channel 4 News maps the circles of power around News International CEO Rebekah Brooks, as the News of the World prepares to go to print for the last time.
The position of Rebekah Brooks, News International chief executive and favourite of Rupert Murdoch, has come under increasing scrutiny after the latest phone hacking revelations.
Following the Channel 4 News revelation that a police detective was under surveillance by News of the World journalists, the Met confirms that Rebekah Brooks was aware that the officer was targeted.
Former No 10 spin doctor Andy Coulson is found guilty of conspiring to hack phones while he was editor of the News of the World, but ex-colleague Rebekah Brooks is cleared.