Hack Attack

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This is the book we've been waiting for, the thrilling and important inside story of how a single reporter came through with the truth of the hacking scandals. He exposed shameful intrusions, the years of deceit, lies, and bullying. And he did more. He revealed a rottenness at the heart of British life in the relations of press, police, and Parliament, institutions that, taken as a whole, failed the big test. Hack Attack is an indictment of the worst of journalism, but is itself an exhilarating demonstration of how the best of journalism-hard-won, honest reporting-is the lifeblood of any democracy. * Sir Harold Evans * First in the Guardian and now in this book, the reporting of Nick Davies has revealed the insidious abuse of power-and the public trust-by the Murdoch press from the top down. The British hacking scandal is the ultimate expression of Murdoch-culture run amok: corruption in the Fourth Estate as dangerous to democracy as the worst excesses of heads of state. * Carl Bernstein * This has all the elements - lying, corruption, blackmail - at the highest levels of government by the biggest newspaper in London. And the fact that it's true is the best part. Nick is a brave and stubborn reporter and we consider it an honor to put his book to film. * George Clooney (who is set to direct the film of the book) * Nick Davies is Britain's greatest investigative journalist... This book is as exciting as a thriller but far more important... should be compulsory reading in journalism schools and must be read by anyone who wishes to understand how British politics actually works. -- Peter Oborne * Telegraph * Gripping ...the best account we have of the phone-hacking scandal and the attendant police corruption and cover-ups...A masterly summary of the hacking affair, as well as the ingenuity and persistence that lead to great journalism. -- Henry Porter * Observer * His set pieces...are breathtaking... Hack Attack captures a picture of bullying and nepotism that should be absent from a democratic society -- Martin Hickman * The Independent * What is revealed here, in painful, careful detail, is a journalism that held power in contempt...Nick Davies has done a colossal service to Britain's democracy...Hack Attack is the book of a very bold reporter about a passage of arms that he won, to our great benefit. -- John Lloyd * Financial Times * Davies' account of how Murdoch and his dysfunctional lieutenants ensnared, enslaved, and frightened generations of politicians is blistering. -- Will Gore * Independent on Sunday * THE book to drizzle your Piz Buin on. -- Hugh Grant * Twitter * [Davies] tells a brilliant story [and] takes us through the years of sniffing and delving with energy, determination and resilience -- Peter Preston * Observer * A riveting page-turner... Let's remember that it took a journalist to do the job the authorities had evaded -- Ruth Dudley Edwards * Irish Independent * The most important book of the year * Tom Stoppard *