Murdoch 's full - page ad , run in every national newspaper , says : ` ` We are sorry '' He apologizes in person to the parents of a teenage girl whose phone was allegedly hacked . Two senior News Corp. executives resign immediately over the phone hacking scandal . Coulson resigned as News of the World editor in 2007 , after his former royal editor and a private detective were convicted of conspiracy to hack into royals ' voice mails . They are alleged to have hacked people 's voice mails and called police officers .
Murdoch 's full - page ad , run in every national newspaper , says : ` ` We are sorry '' He apologizes in person to the parents of a teenage girl whose phone was allegedly hacked . Two senior News Corp. executives resign immediately over the phone hacking scandal . They are alleged to have hacked people 's voice mails and called police officers .