The Sun apologised again today for its coverage of the Hillsborough catastrophe in 1989, after Liverpool fans were exonerated of culpability by an inquest jury. The newspaper had been heavily criticized for its reporting of the disaster, in which 95 people died. The Sun had previously published apology letters from four of its journalists who had been responsible for some of the paper's coverage of the event. Those writers included John Wakeham, who now works for the paper as chief political commentator; and Peter Walker, who died in 1994 at the age of 49. The fourth journalist, Paul Lewis, later wrote a book about his experiences covering the tragedy, including the effect it had on him personally. He has not published any further material on the subject since then. The first three journalists received praise from those who knew them for their letters. However, there was no public acknowledgement of responsibility from The Sun itself until today. In a statement issued through its lawyers, The Sun said: "We deeply regret that our journalism has caused such pain to the families involved. We are satisfied that justice has been done and we would like to put this matter behind us." It is not the first time that The Sun has been accused of negligence during a news story.