Hack Attack

The stand-out, definitive book about phone-hacking, the biggest scandal of our age, told by the man who broke the story

A SUNDAY TIMES TOP 5 BESTSELLERLONGLISTED FOR THE SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZE 2014SHORTLISTED FOR THE FT BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2014SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE 2015At first, it seemed like a small story. The royal correspondent of the News of the World was cuaght listening in on Buckingham Palace voicemails. He was quietly sent to prison and the case was closed.But Nick Davies felt sure there was a lot more going on.And he was right.Hack Attack is the definitive inside story of one of the major scandals of our age, told by the man who exposed it. Davies and a network of rebel lawyers, MPs and celebrities took on Rupert Murdoch, one of the most powerful men in the world, and in bringing him down they uncovered a world of crime and cover-up reaching from the newsroom to Scotland Yard and to Downing Street.This is the story of a network of corruption rooted deep within our society, and how it was dragged into the light.'This has all the elements - lying, corruption, blackmail - at the highest levels of government by the biggest newspaper in London' GEORGE CLOONEY

Autorentext

Nick Davies writes investigative stories for the Guardian, and has been named Journalist of the Year, Reporter of the Year and Feature Writer of the Year in British press awards. Between July 2009 and July 2011, he wrote more than a hundred stories about crime in Rupert Murdoch's News of the World. He has written six books including White Lies and Dark Heart, and the bestselling Flat Earth News, exposing falsehood and propaganda in news media. Hack Attack is his latest book.

He has three children and lives in Sussex.

Klappentext

The definitive, inside story of the "News of the World" scandal, from the award-winning investigative journalist who has worked tirelessly to uncover the truth. Discloses for the first time the full extent of crimes committed by the corporation and other Fleet Street papers, and how News International attempted to protect itself with lies, threats and money, plus, probes the relationship between Murdoch and the government. Also appeared in June 2014 Buyer's Notes

Zusammenfassung
At first, it seemed like a small story. The royal correspondent of the News of the World was caught listening in on Buckingham Palace voice mails. He was quietly sent to prison and the case was closed. But Nick Davies felt sure there was a lot more going on.