This article is about the British tabloid. For the Queen album, see News of the World (album).
The News of the World is a British tabloid newspaper published every Sunday. It is published by News Group Newspapers of News International, itself a subsidiary of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation, and can be considered the Sunday equivalent of The Sun. The newspaper tends to concentrate on celebrity-based scoops and populist news. But its tone has been raised after the recent change of regime at the paper. Its fondness for sex scandals gained it the nicknames "Sex 'n' Scandal weekly", "News of the Screws" and "Screws of the World". It is Britain's biggest selling newspaper, selling an average of 3,445,459 copies per week in October 2006 He has been replaced with Colin Myler, the former editor of the Sunday Mirror who has latterly been working at the New York Post. Previous editors of the paper include Piers Morgan and Rebekah Wade who replaced Phil Hall in 2000.

History
The newspaper passed into the hands of Rupert Murdoch's News Ltd. in 1969, snatching the paper from Robert Maxwell's Pergamon Press after an acrimonious year-long struggle. It was Murdoch's first "Fleet Street" acquisition. Maxwell had been supported by the Jackson family (25% shareholders), but Murdoch had gained the support of the Carr family (30%) and then-chairman William Carr. Maxwell accused Murdoch of employing "the laws of the jungle" to acquire the paper and said he had "made a fair and bona fide offer... which has been frustrated and defeated after three months of [cynical] manoeuvring." Murdoch denied this, arguing the shareholders of the News of the World Group had "judged [his] record in Australia."
The newspaper has often had to defend itself from libel charges and complaints to the Press Complaints Commission as a result of certain news-gathering techniques, such as entrapment, and contentious campaigns. Some of the best-known cases have been the "Bob and Sue" case with reporter Neville Thurlbeck, and various cases involving journalist Mahzer Mahmood.

Murdoch purchase
The paper began a controversial campaign to name and shame alleged paedophiles in 2000 following the abduction and murder of Sarah Payne. The paper also campaigns for the introduction of 'Sarah's Law' to allow public access to the Sex Offenders Register.
The issue which announced the campaign also contained a centre page spread of former Atomic Kitten star Kerry Katona posing topless in a series of pictures taken when she was aged 16 , although Katona was within the legal age limit for topless photography.

Libel actions brought against the News of the World
The News of the World's royal editor Clive Goodman and two associates were arrested on August 8, 2006 for allegedly tapping phones of members of the royal family, political figures and celebrities. The arrests were the result of a seven month investigation by Scotland Yard. The News of the World's London office was searched by police as a result of the investigation. Goodman was also suspended by the newspaper.
On January 26, 2007 Clive Goodman was jailed for four months having pleaded guilty to the phone message interception charges. On the same day, it was announced that Andy Coulson had resigned as the editor of the News of the World, having given in his notice a fortnight earlier. He was immediately replaced by Colin Myler.

2006 phone tapping scandal
On December 13, 2006 the newspaper announced that it is putting up a reward of £250,000 (a sombre new record) for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the murders in Suffolk.

2006 reward for information

David Beckham and Rebecca Loos (2004)
Mark Oaten and his relationship with a rent boy (January 2006)
Prince Harry underage drinking and drugs (January 2002)
Caroline Cossey the transsexual "Bond Girl" in For Your Eyes Only (film) (1981)
Angus Deayton and his indiscretion with a prostitute while under the influence of cocaine (2002) Famous scandals revealed

Colin Myler (editor, replaced Andy Coulson on January 26, 2007)
Neil Wallis (Deputy Editor)
Stuart Kuttner (Managing Editor)
Ian Edmondson (Assistant Editor, News)
Jules Stenson (Assistant Editor, Features)
Matt Nixson (Features Editor)
Paul Ashton (Pictures Editor) Current journalists and writers
Jim Keat