[July 13, 2011] Rockefeller Statement on News Corp. Phone Tapping Allegations Tweet Jul 13, 2011 (Congressional Documents and Publications/ContentWorks via COMTEX) -- WASHINGTON, D.C.--Chairman John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV issued the following statement regarding recent reports that News Corporation's publication News of the World engaged in phone tapping and other illegal activity: "The reported hacking by News Corporation newspapers against a range of individuals--including children--is offensive and a serious breach of journalistic ethics. This raises serious questions about whether the company has broken U.S. law, and I encourage the appropriate agencies to investigate to ensure that Americans have not had their privacy violated. I am concerned that the admitted phone hacking in London by the News Corp. may have extended to 9/11 victims or other Americans. If they did, the consequences will be severe." Read this original document at: http://commerce.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=PressReleases&ContentRecord_id=acf612c9-3eb1-43af-893b-602d2cac3aa6&ContentType_id=77eb43da-aa94-497d-a73f-5c951ff72372&Group_id=4b968841-f3e8-49da-a529-7b18e32fd69d [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]