Mediagazer: Press gear up for Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson ‘trial of the century’ (Chris Boffey/The Drum)

5:20 PM ET, October 27, 2013

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Chris Boffey / The Drum:

Press gear up for Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson ‘trial of the century’ — The phone-hacking trial of Rebekah Brooks, Andy Coulson and others is due to begin at the Old Bailey on Monday. Chris Boffey, a former news editor of the Observer, Sunday Telegraph and the Mirror, considers the media scrum that will await them.

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