News of the World paid prison officers, civil servants and members of military for stories, former executive says Matt Nixson, a former news editor of the News of the World, said the newspaper would typically pay between £750 and £1,000 for tips that produced exclusive stories. To date, ten of Mr Nixson's former colleagues at The Sun have been arrested on suspicion of making inappropriate payments to public officials, but police have said they have no intention of arresting or interviewing Mr Nixson. The Sun journalists were held as part of Operation Elveden, which is being overseen by the same officer as the Operation Weeting investigation into phone hacking. According to a statement lodged by News International's Management and Standards Committee, which recommended Mr Nixson's dismissal, he "was guilty of gross misconduct, or at any rate, conduct justifying dismissal without notice or pay." Mr Nixson is seeking payment of his £105,000 salary plus damages, claiming he will have difficulty finding work after being tainted by his sacking.