Murdoch apparently seemed quite contrite in his apology to the family of murder victim Milly Dowler, and published a full page apology in most British National newspapers;
We are sorry.

The News of the World was in the business of holding others to account. It failed when it came to itself.

We are sorry for the serious wrongdoing that occurred. We are deeply sorry for the hurt suffered by the individuals affected. We regret not acting faster to sort things out.

I realise that simply apologising is not enough.

Our business was founded on the idea that a free and open press should be a positive force in society. We need to live up to this.

In the coming days, as we take further concrete steps to resolve these issues and make amends for the damage they have caused, you will hear more from us.

Sincerely,

Rupert Murdoch


But I think, under European and British law, the owner of a company is ultimately responsible for it and it's employees actions. For instance, I didn't know until yesterday that NoW criminal hackers had actually deleted voice mail messages from Milly's phone, when it was full, so that they could get more messages. At the very least, that would be destruction of evidence.

I'm not one to be vindictive when someone has shown remorse, but I think there's still an awful lot more to answer for and his house of cards is tottering on the brink.

John


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