http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2013/jan/10/police-guilty-trying-sell-information
- Detective Chief Inspector April Casburn convicted of misconduct in public office following a £40m investigation
- Offered to sell information about phone-hacking investigation to News of the World in September 2010
- Casburn arrested 15 months later
I think that corruption, especially of such a high ranking police officer is disgraceful and should add to the decline in Rupert Murdoch's reputation but probably won't since he runs most major news outlets in the UK. £40 million of tax payers money was used to investigate whether police can be trusted, this should never occur. I think tabloids in particular need a regulatory body which they have to report to providing information about how they 'researched' their story. However, since the government is in the middle of public sector cuts, this option seems majorly flawed.
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