The phone hacking scandal that could destroy Rupert Murdoch | 2011 | Four Corners

Sarah Ferguson investigates the News of the World phone hacking scandal that threatens to destroy Rupert Murdoch's British media empire. This episode of Four Corners was originally broadcast as ‘Bad News’ on ABC TV in 2011. In September 2023, Rupert Murdoch announced he was stepping down as chairman of Fox Corporation and News Corp after a career of almost 70 years. Four Corners is Australia’s premier investigations documentary series. Find out more here: https://bit.ly/3YsbL5a Get Four Corners in your inbox. Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/subscribe Follow us on Facebook:   / abc4corners   #4Corners ABC News In-depth takes you deeper on the big stories, with long-form journalism from Four Corners, Foreign Correspondent, Australian Story, Planet America and more, and explainers from ABC News Video Lab. Subscribe: https://ab.co/3yqPOZ5 Watch more ABC News content ad-free on ABC iview: https://ab.co/2OB7Mk1 For more from ABC News, click here: https://ab.co/2kxYCZY Get breaking news and livestreams from our ABC News channel:    / newsonabc   Like ABC News on Facebook:   / abcnews.au   Follow ABC News on Instagram:   / abcnews_au   Follow ABC News on Twitter:   / abcnews   Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNewsIndepth #ABCNewsAustralia