Co-editor of Hello! Magazine at the time, Rosie Nixon, gave evidence along with Heat and OK! Magazines, all specialising in celebrity news and human-interest stories. Nixon said that the private lives of people were not "open season" and that she would not publish information about a celebrity if they told her it was untrue.
Sunday edition of The Independent published from 1986 to 2016. John Mullin, editor at the time of the Inquiry, said that IoS journalists would be expected to work to the highest ethical standards and would not engage in the types of conduct being placed before the Inquiry. Mullin also defended his decision to publish a story during the period of the Inquiry detailing Andy Coulson's shares in News Corporation while working for 10 Downing Street. Mullin refused to reveal to the Inquiry how he came by Coulson's as-yet-undelivered witness statement.
First issued in 1993, OK! is a British weekly magazine specialising mainly in royal and celebrity news, with showbiz exclusives and a particular emphasis on covering celebrity nuptials. Editor Lisa Byrne was asked by the Inquiry whether a particular cover about Kate Middleton had been misleading.
