In 2008, Formula One racing president Max Mosley successfully sued News Corp.'s British tabloid, News of the World, for secretly recording him performing sadomasochistic sex acts with five prostitutes. The News of the World made a great show of its outrage over its reporter's ethical breach, insisting the spying was a one-off situation. But since then, the scandal has only grown to the point where Prime Minister David Cameron called for a full official inquiry. On Thursday, the Murdochs announced that Sunday’s edition of the paper will be the last in its 168-year history. The finale comes after a stream of appalling revelations—first a leak, then a gusher of news about tapping the phones of celebrities and royals, hacking the phones of murder and terror victims and their families, and paying off police for tips, among others.
