GUARDIAN EDITOR Alan Rusbridger weighs in on the "whirlwind week of arrests, political confessions and allegations of deleted emails involving News of the World." Credit is given to James Murdoch's handling of the matter.

JAMES MURDOCH COULD FACE CHARGES: The Guardian speculates that the son of the media tycoon behind The News of the World is both far less likely to inherit his father's empire, and may also face charges. "The payments could leave News Corp – and possibly James Murdoch himself – facing the possibility of prosecution in the US under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) – legislation designed to stamp out bad corporate behaviour that carries severe penalties for anyone found guilty of breaching it – and in the UK under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 which outlaws the interception of communications."

MURDOCH'S DEFINING TEST: The New York Times muses that the phone scandal has posed a defining test for Murdoch, and may change the scope and nature of his future career dramatically. "Now James Murdoch faces a new test as he jockeys to one day run his father’s company and salvage the biggest deal in the Murdochs’ history, a $12 billion takeover of British Sky Broadcasting, or BSkyB. With the scandal mushrooming as two former employees were arrested and new charges surfaced that executives had tried to obstruct investigations, he could emerge as the company’s decisive new leader, or as the tainted son who mismanaged one of the greatest crises the family business has faced."

QUOTE OF THE DAY II: “We know the facts. You guys are dealing with this as the cards are being dealt. The police have all the cards." - Rupert Murdoch, according to Brooks.