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Phone-hacking trial: Coulson "didn't rate" Milly Dowler story

on Apr 15, 2014 | 0 comments

By James Doleman

  • Former editor “did not read every word of paper”
  • Saw phone hacking as not illegal but “lazy journalism”
  • “Didn’t rate” Milly Dowler voicemail story
  • Was never informed team of reporters following up voicemails
  • Paper’s “internal view” was Dowler probably dead, Coulson tells court

Proceedings resumed at the phone-hacking trial this morning to hear further evidence from former News of the World editor and ex-director of government communications Andy Coulson. Coulson, the last one of the six accused to testify, is facing one charge of conspiracy to illegally intercept communications and two charges of conspiring to commit misconduct in a public office.

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Source: The Drum