The Leveson Inquiry is/was public inquiry into cultures, practices and ethics of the British press. This inquiry looks into the News international phone hacking scandal for publicity of private and personal information about celebrities and general people.
One of the most popular consequence of Leveson was the investigation of Milly Dowler’s case when evidence was revealed in July 2011 when ‘News of the World’ reporters had hacked the voicemail of murder victim Milly to force the belief / hide their actions that she was still alive, and gave hope for her family. The prime minister then announced a public inquiry under the Inquires Act 2005.
At the time media was corrupt and especially journalism, believed it was ‘OK’ to hack into peoples phones and lives to gain information to boost their companies popularity and income. Still to this day, some aspects of media is still corrupted.
