Guardian reports ‘unusually’ small amount of criticism from readers over...
The Guardian’s readers’ editor has received 13 emails criticising its coverage of the leaks from Edward Snowden about the National Security Agency. According to Chris Elliott, only two of these...
View ArticleCouncil chiefs join advisory board of revamped Kent on Sunday
A regional Sunday paper has taken the unusual step of inviting council leaders to sit on an editorial advisory board. Kent on Sunday, which is not ABC-audited but claims to have a circulation in excess...
View ArticleSunday People’s 7-day website to be ‘Buzzfeed for adults’
The Sunday People is moving ahead with plans to create a seven-day digital product before a rebrand of the print title. According to a report in The Guardian, the digital relaunch, which could still...
View ArticleNews Corp reveals phone-hacking legal costs of £238m
Rupert Murdoch’s media empire has spent $382m (£238m) over the past two years on legal fees dealing with the aftermath of the News of the World phone-hacking scandal. In its annual report, released...
View Article‘There will be no interference from councillors’ says Kent on Sunday publisher
The publisher of a regional paper has vigorously defended inviting two local council leaders on to an editorial advisory panel. As part of a major overhaul last weekend, Kent on Sunday laid out a set...
View ArticleAfter 279 years in print – shipping industry daily Lloyd’s List to go...
After 279 years of continuous publishing, one of the oldest newspapers in the world is to go digital-only before the end of the year. Lloyd’s List, the daily newspaper serving the shipping industry,...
View ArticleBristol Post relaunch promises to accentuate the positive as paper stops...
Local World title the Bristol Post has relaunched this week, with an increased focus on lifestyle content. In a letter to readers on Monday, editor Mike Norton said the paper would be “bright, modern...
View ArticleNearly twice as many tune in to TV for news than read newspapers, with BBC...
More people still turn to television as their primary news source than any other platform, according to a new report from media watchdog Ofcom. The survey of nearly 3,000 adults also found that the BBC...
View ArticleMartin O’Hagan murder: Police ombudsman to review handling of the case
The police handling of the murder investigation of Martin O’Hagan, the Sunday World journalist gunned down by loyalist paramilitaries in 2001, is set to be reviewed by the Northern Ireland police...
View ArticleCharity publisher drops passing off claim against former editor
The charity that published axed architecture magazine Cornerstone has dropped its law suit against its former editor. According to Robin Stummer, the editor who was dismissed from the magazine in July...
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