Senior judge Brian Leveson remarks on the findings of his yearlong inquiry into the phone-hacking scandal that shook up British media. By Carol Grisanti, Keir Simmons and Ian Johnston, NBC NewsUpdated at 10:35 a.m. ET: LONDON — Rupert Murdoch’s newspapers and other British media were reckless in the pursuit of sensational stories "almost irrespective of the harm" caused, according to a major report on Britain's phone-hacking scandal.
The findings of the year-long Leveson Inquiry criticized a “failure of systems of management and compliance” at Murdoch’s News of the World (NoTW) tabloid, which was closed down as the full extent of their illegal actions became clear.
Lord Justice Leveson said if Murdoch and his son James did not know about the extent of phone-hacking at the paper, then there had been a "determined cover-up" by unidentified staff.
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