Regardless of Leveson’s recommendations, cellphone hacking has already left deep scars on the British press.
Murdoch shut down the News of the World — which was then Britain’s highest-selling newspaper — last year as public anger at the hacking allegations grew.
Several people face charges relating to the cellphone-hacking scandal, which has spawned three criminal investigations — one into alleged bribery of public officials, another into phone hacking itself and a third into computer hacking.
Brooks and Andy Coulson, a former News of the World editor who became Cameron’s chief of communications, face charges for allegations of bribing officials and for alleged conspiracy to hack cellphones.
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