Introduction: News Corp Phone HackingFrom the mid-2000s until late 2012, media mogul Rupert Murdoch's newspaper company, News Corp, engineered one of the largest scandals in media history to date. Speculation about phone hacking arose in November 2005, when Royal officials reported a possible voicemail hack to police because the News of the World had published a story about Prince William injuring his knee. Victims of the phone hacking scandal included not only the royal family, but also politicians, celebrities, murdered individuals and family members of fallen soldiers, totaling 3,870 victims. The entire investigation revealed not only disturbing information about the journalist's actions, but also about the conspiracy with private investigators and the London police, also known as Scotland Yard, to cover up corruption at all levels (CNN, 2012). SummaryThe phone hacking scandal was first exposed by the royal family when the News of the World published the story about Prince William's knee, followed by the arrest of News of the World's royal editor, Clive Goodman , and private detective Glenn Mulcaire in January 2007. Before things really started to pick up steam. becomes intense, editor Andy Coulson resigns but claims to have no knowledge of the voicemail hacking. Gordan Taylor, a football executive, was also a victim of the Mulcaire hacking scandal. In June 2008, News of the World settled out of court with him, resulting in Taylor receiving $1.13 million. In November 2009, the UK's Press Complaints Commission determined that, as a result of its findings, phone hacking had stopped (CNN, 2012). In 2010, David Cameron became Prime Minister just before midday of government. .....tigation I would talk to the staff about how we can rebrand our company and rebuild our image. The risk of a scandal damaging our public image is inevitable, but the more damage control we do once the scandal is addressed, the more likely my business is to survive. required in this situation. Retaliation was meted out to all parties involved, News of the World ceased to exist; Rebekah has faced legal issues in addition to being exposed for committing adultery, and Rupert Murdoch has admitted to flaws within his company. How I would handle future situations from now on would involve consulting with the HR department and hiring our own private investigators to monitor our employees to make sure they are not corrupt and firing the bad ones at over time..