Editors turn on government over hacking probe

LONDON (Reuters) - Two of the most influential media figures in Britain on Wednesday accused the government of using a scandal over journalists hacking phones as an excuse to clamp down on the press and prevent it from probing the misdeeds of the powerful.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://mf.feeds.reuters.com/c/871/f/415342/s/19398a8e/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Editors+turn+on+government+over+hacking+probe&link=http%3A%2F%2Fuk.reuters.com%2Farticle%2F2011%2F10%2F12%2Fuk-britain-hacking-idUKTRE79B40J20111012%3FfeedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DtopNews" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Editors+turn+on+government+over+hacking+probe&link=http%3A%2F%2Fuk.reuters.com%2Farticle%2F2011%2F10%2F12%2Fuk-britain-hacking-idUKTRE79B40J20111012%3FfeedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DtopNews" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/115974548514/u/0/f/415342/c/871/s/19398a8e/kg/253-264/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/115974548514/u/0/f/415342/c/871/s/19398a8e/kg/253-264/a2.img" border="0"/></a> [More]

Tags: