Andy Coulson

Andy Coulson is a British journalist and former politician known for his role as the editor of the News of the World, a tabloid newspaper. He gained notoriety when the paper became involved in a major phone-hacking scandal, leading to its closure in 2011. Coulson later served as the Director of Communications for then-Prime Minister David Cameron. In 2014, he was convicted of conspiracy to hack phones and sentenced to prison. His career highlights issues of press ethics and the relationship between politics and the media in the UK.