Guardian reporter Nick Davies received the Paul Foot Award for investigative journalism for a series of stories that helped expose the depth of phone hacking conducted by the News of the World.
LONDON - Guardian reporter Nick Davies received the Paul Foot Award for investigative journalism for a series of stories that helped expose the depth of phone hacking conducted by the News of the World.
The organising committee, in its citation, praised Davies's "dogged and lonely reporting", the impact of which forced "a humbled Rupert Murdoch" to close the News of the World and abandon the planned buyout of the satellite broadcaster BSkyB – while Britain's most senior police officer also was forced to quit.
Receiving the award, Davies said it was necessary to "share recognition" with those who had helped him, including former News of the World journalists, as well as "four or five private investigators" who had once worked for newspapers but had become unsure about the tabloid's activities.
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
