Mediagazer: News of the World's former deputy editor Neil Wallis cleared by jury on charges of overseeing phone hacking (Lisa O'Carroll/Guardian)

8:15 AM ET, July 1, 2015

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Lisa O'Carroll / Guardian:

News of the World's former deputy editor Neil Wallis cleared by jury on charges of overseeing phone hacking — Neil Wallis found not guilty of masterminding NoW phone hacking — Jury clears News of the World's former deputy editor of conspiring to illegally intercept voicemail messages after three-week trial at Old Bailey

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Agence France-Presse:

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Valerio Bassan / Journalism.co.uk:

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Josh Constine / TechCrunch:

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