The Hack is entirely relevant within Media Studies, exploring one of the biggest missing person cases in history: the disappearance and major hacking scandal associated with Millie Dowler. Episode 1 delves into the largest national scandal in media history, uncovering celebrities such as Piers Morgan, Wayne Rooney, including members of the Royal family such as Prince William, accountable for being victims of having multiple phones hacked. The true crime series is intriguingly captured from a first person perspective, with Nick Davies breaking the fourth wall. The episode begins with the breaking revelations made over Rupert Murdoch's media empire, reigning over one of the world's leading tabloids, News of the World. Investigating journalist Nick Davies exploits the truth behind the extensive investigations lasting over twenty years, resulting in the closure of a 168 year operation of the 'red top tabloid'.
The untimely corruption of the scandal lead to several prominent resignations within the organisation, such as Rupert Murdoch's son, holding the position of executive chairman within the company, as well as The Commissioner of Metropolitan Police, Sir Paul Stephenson who was a prevalent figure in the Hillsborough disaster (1989). Sacrificing their careers after an anonymous cue as a lead towards the phone hacking scandal, Nick Davies and Alan Rusbridger - former editor chief of The Guardian exposes the underlying truths behind ringleaders of those who deliberately tampered the investigation. Furthermore, the case has arguably been named as the largest invasion of privacy within the UK legal system, compromising human rights and freedoms of the victims involved. The Hack is particularly significant for Media, as it can be addressed to the whole national audience as an affair of public interest, representing the zeitgeist during the investigation and those affected and is accessible to A, B, C1, and C2 audiences, gaining a large viewership for ITVX.
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