In its report on Britain's phone-hacking scandal, the Leveson Inquiry described a failure of management systems at newspapers owned by Rupert Murdoch and others.By Keir Simmons, NBC NewsLONDON -- The phone hacking scandal at Rupert Murdoch’s News of the World involved more than just allegations that journalists on the paper illegally listened to people’s cell phone messages. As is often the case with major scandals, there were also allegations of a cover-up. It is these claims that have caused the biggest headache for senior people at News Corporation.
Follow @NBCNewsWorld (http://twitter.com/NBCNewsWorld) Dig down into Thursday’s inquiry report and it is the possibility of a cover-up that is the focus. From page 348, the report, overseen by Lord Justice Brian Leveson, accuses Rupert Murdoch, his son James and News Corporation of either failing to address allegations of "widespread criminality within the organization” or — if they didn’t know about it — being guilty of a "significant failure in corporate governance."
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