Mediagazer: Former deputy editor of the News of the World, Neil Wallis, goes on trial over phone hacking (Associated Press)

8:20 AM ET, June 9, 2015

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Associated Press:

Former deputy editor of the News of the World, Neil Wallis, goes on trial over phone hacking — Ex-tabloid editor goes on trial over phone hacking — LONDON (AP) — The former deputy editor of the News of the World has gone on trial over phone hacking, with prosecutors saying it's inconceivable …

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Joel Simon / Columbia Journalism Review:

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Peter Sterne / Capital New York:

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Dylan Byers / Politico:

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