If you mean "The News of The World" then you need to get your facts in order [1]. Their journalists and editor, Andy Coulson, were arrested for illegally hacki

If you mean "The News of The World" then you need to get your facts in order [1]. Their journalists and editor, Andy Coulson, were arrested for illegally hacking into personal voicemail accounts for the purpose of muck raking. Rupert Murdoch chose to shut down the paper after the extent of the behaviour by that paper's staff was revealed to the British public. The UK government had no hand in closing the paper. [1]: http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/phone-hacking http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/phone-hacking