Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2011
News of the World phone-hacking scandal
Investigations found evidence of unlawful phone interception and related misconduct connected to the British tabloid News of the World. The paper was closed, senior figures faced scrutiny, and the controversy affected News Corporation's proposed BSkyB transaction and corporate governance.
1999
Criticism over corporate tax practices
Commentary based on available accounts questioned the group's low effective tax contribution and its use of complex international structures and offshore jurisdictions.
1986
Wapping labor dispute
The relocation of British newspaper production to Wapping triggered a prolonged confrontation with printing unions, including violent clashes around the new facility, before the unions eventually lost the dispute.