Illicit reporting methods landed Rhodri
Phillips, a reporter for News Corp.'s tabloid the Sun, the scoop of a
lifetime – an arrest record.
Metropolitan Police arrested him early
Thursday morning on suspicion of breach of privacy. The arrest, part
of Operation Tuleta led by the Scotland Yard to pursue crimes such as
phone hacking, alleged bribery and computer hacking, is a sour
reminder of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. operations in the United
Kingdom.
According to the Wall Street Journal,
the media probe's detainment of Phillips is the first arrest at the
Sun tied to Operation Tuleta. The Wall Street Journal reported Tom
Mockridge, chief executive of News International, the News Corp. U.K.
newspaper unit that includes the Sun, confirmed in an email to staff
that a journalist from the paper had been arrested Thursday morning.
Read more at the Wall Street Journal.
UPDATE:
As of July 22, the Financial Times reported Rupert Murdoch stepping down from all boards associated with News Corp.'s U.K. newspapers. Find the story here. 