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'''[[Tom Crone]]''' is a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[barrister]], last working for [[News International]]. |
'''[[Tom Crone]]''' is a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[barrister]], last working for [[News International]]. |
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Crone qualified as a barrister, before working for [[Mirror Group Newspapers]]. In 1985, he joined News International, appointed as Legal Affairs manager.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/phone-hacking/8704755/Phone-hacking-Tom-Crone-profile.html|title=Phone hacking: Tom Crone profile|publisher=Telegraph|date=16 Aug 2011|accessdate=6 September 2011}}</ref> |
Crone qualified as a barrister, before working for [[Mirror Group Newspapers]]. In 1985, he joined News International, appointed as Legal Affairs manager.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/phone-hacking/8704755/Phone-hacking-Tom-Crone-profile.html|title=Phone hacking: Tom Crone profile|publisher=Telegraph|date=16 Aug 2011|accessdate=6 September 2011}}</ref> During his time at the group, acting for ''[[The Sun]]'' and the ''[[News of the World]]'', he won plaudits from both colleagues and rivals for his unerring journalistic instinct: "He is a unique lawyer in that he has great journalistic instincts. He is sort of 10% journalist and is incredibly streetwise."<ref name=GuardResign/> |
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Within 10days of the hacking of Milly Dowler's phone, he resigned from his position from News International.<ref name=GuardResign>{{cite web|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/jul/13/news-of-the-world-tom-crone-to-leave|title=News of the World legal manager Tom Crone to leave News International|publisher=The Guardian|date=16 Aug 2011|accessdate=6 September 2011}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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Revision as of 11:28, 6 September 2011
Tom Crone is a British barrister, last working for News International.
Crone qualified as a barrister, before working for Mirror Group Newspapers. In 1985, he joined News International, appointed as Legal Affairs manager.[1] During his time at the group, acting for The Sun and the News of the World, he won plaudits from both colleagues and rivals for his unerring journalistic instinct: "He is a unique lawyer in that he has great journalistic instincts. He is sort of 10% journalist and is incredibly streetwise."[2]
Within 10days of the hacking of Milly Dowler's phone, he resigned from his position from News International.[2]
References
- ^ "Phone hacking: Tom Crone profile". Telegraph. 16 Aug 2011. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
- ^ a b "News of the World legal manager Tom Crone to leave News International". The Guardian. 16 Aug 2011. Retrieved 6 September 2011.