The hack phone hacking left behind

The phone-hacking saga at the News of the World has been described as a dark period for British journalism. Fleet Street's reputation has sunk to a new low in the eyes of the public. An era of strict regulation is on the horizon. But for some, the hacking scandal has arrived like a ray of sunshine. James O'Brien, the former of the Daily Express turned radio presenter, tweets: "These News of the World revelations are doing wonders for my lingering sense of shame about never getting scoops when I was a showbiz hack!"