On the anniversary of the Murdoch-owned newspapers final issue, journalists reflect on the Guardian expose that sealed its fate
Ten years ago this morning, newsagents took delivery of the final issue of the News of the World. But for the man who, through his investigations in the Guardian, set off the events that brought down the UK’s biggest-selling Sunday newspaper, it did not feel like a victory.
“Nobody at the Guardian wanted the News of the World to close down,” said Nick Davies, the reporter who exposed the phone hacking scandal. “We hadn’t even dreamed that the Murdochs would do such a horrible thing.”
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