In it he claims the story alleging Arthur C. Clarke purchased sex from underaged boys in Sri Lanka was dropped by News of the World; so as not to upset its owner Rupert Murdoch.
[3] Johnson, who was "shown by a senior person in a supervisory capacity how to access voicemails", was given "great credit" by District judge Quentin Purdy for his confession.
[3] Johnson also spoke of a culture of fear at News of the World, in which journalists would use various unscrupulous tactics at the behest of editor Rebekah Brooks.
[8] Johnson has written for publications including the News of the World, the Sunday Mirror, The Observer, Vice, The Guardian and the Liverpool Echo, and often publishes crime stories under different bylines.
Johnson has covered stories including drug dealing in Britain,[5] people smuggling in Europe, child slavery in India and Pakistan, and war in the Balkans.