He was assigned to Dover, where he became friendly with a reporter from The Newark News who recommended him; the News hired Mr. Cunningham in 1939.

The News has hired John Scanlon, a public relations specialist.

The News of the World said Wilander and Novacek had denied taking drugs and had hired leading international lawyers in a bid to clear their names.

Upon questioning, she confirmed that under her editorship she knew the News of the World hired private detectives but denied having ever met Glenn Mulcaire.

In spring 2010, following a hostile report by the Commons media select committee, the News of the World hired Webb to gather evidence on Lewis.

The News recently hired Lloyd Grove, the writer of the "Reliable Source" gossip column for The Washington Post, to write a gossip column.

Nick Davies of the Guardian reported today that the News of the World hired a private investigator named Derek Webb to spy on Harris and her former boss, Mark Lewis.

The BET news anchor will be Jacqui Reid, recently hired away from Headline News, CNN's 24-hour newscast channel.

The Guardian has revealed that the News of World hired private investigators to hack into the mobile phones of numerous public figures.

Nor would she comment on whether The News had hired off-duty police officers to escort nonunion workers to and from The News.