Stephenson 's resignation came hours after u.k. police arrested rebekah brooks , news corp. 's former top u.k. newspaper official and a key figure in the rapidly evolving investigation .
It has not helped that rebekah brooks , chief executive of news international , is a former editor of the news of the world ( before the known hacking occurred ) .
Rebekah brooks , once editor of the news of the world and by then chief executive of news international , said the guardian had " substantially and likely deliberately misled the british public " .
Rebekah wade : soon to become chief executive of murdoch 's uk newspaper operation , news international , she was editor of the news of the world when , it is alleged , a number of agencies were conned into handing over confidential information
