London’s Metropolitan Police have made their 12th arrest in the ongoing News of the World phone-hacking scandal. He is understood to be Greg Miskiw, 61, a former assistant editor on the tabloid, which closed last month. Miskiw walked in to a London police station this afternoon to be arrested by appointment. He has said he has been cooperating with police for some time. Police are investigating claims that some reporters for the Murdoch tabloid hacked into the messages of celebrities and others between 2005 and 2006. Miskiw worked as news editor for ex-editors Andy Coulson and Rebekah Brooks, who have both also been arrested as part of Operation Weeting, the Met Police’s hacking investigation. Since leaving News International in 2005, Miskiw moved to Florida. where he has worked for supermarket tabloids National Enquirer and The Globe. He once said of tabloid journalism, “This is what we do. We go out and destroy other people’s lives.”


Watergate dragged on for many years before Nixon was forced to resign. News Corp has years and years of legal problems to resolve, and no one knows where this will end.
Interestingly, no one much cares anymore as the comments on these stories have fallen to almost nothing.
Rioting on the streets all over the world, famine in Africa, economic catastrophe – there is simply too much bad news competing with this ongoing scandal. Hope Hollywood has got a good supply of quality comedies in the pipeline – the world needs a laugh.
“Round up the usual suspects”…
There’s no bigger comedy in the world than the life and work of Rupert Murdoch. I hope Steve Coogan nails him in whatever movie he makes next. Hope he brings Rob Brydon along.
He once said of tabloid journalism, “This is what we do. We go out and destroy other people’s lives.”
May the guilty rot in prison.