>>> we turn now to the phone-hacking scandal in great britain, and new questions today about piers morgan , the former newspaper editor there who is now hosting a show on cnn . one of his former reporters has pointedly pointing a finger directly at him the day after morgan was forced to answer some tough questions. nbc's stephanie gosk is in london with more on this story this morning. stephanie , good morning.
>> reporter: good morning, ann. this is the fifth week of hearings. the judge has heard a litany of questionable tabloid tactics, including illegal phone hacking, as well as rummaging through celebrities' garbage and high-speed paparazzi chases. it's been an opportunity to hold reporters and their bosses to account. piers morgan 's feet being held to the fire. before taking over for cnn 's larry king or judging contestants on "america's got talent," piers morgan was a newspaper man, an editor of two of london's biggest tabloids "the daily mirror " and rupert murdoch 's nowty funk "news of the world".
>> i would say they're aware of 5% of what journalists are up to.
>> reporter: morgan testified via a video link from los angeles . he denied any knowledge of illegal phone hacking.
>> have you listened to recordings of what you knew to be illegally obtained voice mail messages?
>> i do not believe so, no.
>> well, you either did or you didn't. it isn't a question of belief.
>> reporter: today a former business reporter for "the daily mirror " who went to jail for insider trading says hacking regularly took place while morgan was editor.
>> i would say that it was very unlikely that he didn't know that it was going on, because as i've said, he was -- there wasn't very much he didn't know about.
>> reporter: during his testimony, morgan was repeatedly asked how he heard a phone message paul mccartney left for his then wife heather mills as their marriage was falling apart.
>> well, i can't discuss where i was played that tape or who played it, because to do so would be to compromise a source.
>> reporter: there were moments when the cnn anchor acknowledged he was aware of some unsavory if not illegal tactics. elton john 's bank statements were rum annualmaged from the trash by a reporter.
>> did i think it was illegal, no. did i think it was on the cusp of unethical, yes.
>> reporter: and there was the photo of princess diana made to look as if she was kissing doty fayad in 1997 . the man who made his start in newspapers defended them and criticized the judge and his hearings.
>> i think there has to be a better balance here, because a lot of very good things the newspapers were doing in those periods, and continue to do, are not being highlighted at all.
>> reporter: these hearings and ongoing criminal investigation are not about the good that newspapers do. it's about reining in an industry a lot of people feel has been operating above the law . ann?
>> all right. stephanie gosk, thank you for your reporting on this story.
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