ford ▁wrote ▁that ▁" J ournal ists ▁from ▁across ▁the ▁industry ▁have ▁put ▁their ▁heads ▁above ▁the ▁par ap et ▁with ▁signed ▁comments ▁test ifying ▁to ▁N ix son ’ s ▁professional ism ▁and ▁ur ging ▁the ▁publish er ▁to ▁either ▁re inst ate ▁him ▁or ▁sett le ▁the ▁case ▁– ▁thereby ▁allowing ▁him ▁get ▁on ▁with ▁his ▁life ▁and ▁support ▁his ▁family ". ▁ ▁The ▁story ▁was ▁subsequently ▁taken ▁up ▁by ▁Martin ▁Bright ▁on ▁his ▁The ▁Spect ator ▁blog ▁and ▁Roy ▁Gre ens lade ▁in ▁The ▁Guardian . ▁The ▁Guardian ▁also ▁reported ▁N ix son ▁was ▁in ▁tal ks ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁The ▁Sun . ▁On ▁ 4 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Press ▁Gazette ▁reported ▁the ▁case ▁had ▁been ▁settled , ▁with ▁N ix son ▁saying ▁in ▁a ▁statement : ▁" I ▁am ▁particularly ▁grateful ▁to ▁the ▁many ▁journal ists , ▁former ▁colle agues ▁and ▁friends ▁in ▁the ▁press , ▁including ▁at ▁News ▁International , ▁who ▁have ▁provided ▁incred ible ▁support ▁to ▁me ▁and ▁my ▁family ▁over ▁the ▁last ▁year .” ▁In ▁his ▁Guardian ▁blog , ▁comment ator ▁Roy ▁Gre ens lade ▁wrote : ▁" We ▁cannot ▁know ▁how ▁much ▁N ix son ▁got ▁from ▁News ▁International ▁but ▁I ▁am ▁certain ▁his ▁law y ers ▁performed ▁well ▁on ▁his ▁beh alf . ▁The ▁company ▁paid ▁him ▁compens ation ▁and ▁his ▁costs , ▁and ▁Press ▁Gazette ▁is ▁suggesting ▁it ▁could ▁have ▁cost ▁the ▁publish er ▁as ▁much ▁as ▁£ 1 m ." ▁ ▁Personal ▁N ix son ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Manchester