Advertisers Abandon 'News of the World'

Murdoch-owned paper charged with hacking missing girl's phone

Two businesses are reportedly reviewing their advertising relationships with the British tabloid News of the World in response to revelations that newspaper had hacked the cell phone of a missing 13-year-old girl who would later be found murdered. 

The energy firm Npower became the first business to comment on the new round of allegations, according to The Guardian. "We note the concerns which have arisen on the back of fresh allegations of phone hacking against the News of the World.

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