Press Gazette launches News-Day, 8 February 2012, A Day in the Life of British Journalism

Posted by Press Gazette on 3 February 2012 at 13:34
Tags: Journalism

It’s the big story that journalists ignore. Their own, writes Press Gazette contributing editor John Dale.

Press Gazette is urging journalists to send us a snapshot of your work - in newspapers and magazines, TV and radio, and online - for a unique narrative of one 24-hour news cycle, from 6am Wednesday 8 February, to 6am the next day. (more…)

Reuters: News Corp clean-up squad has 100 staff reviewing emails, expense claims and phone records

Posted by Dominic Ponsford on 3 February 2012 at 11:48
Tags: Law, National Newspapers, Newspapers

Reuters has a fascinating report looking at News Corp’s Management and Standards Committee - the body which handed over information to police which resulted in four very senior serving and former Sun journalists being arrested on Saturday morning. (more…)

Templeton appointed UTV executive editor of news

Posted by William Turvill on 3 February 2012 at 11:47
Tags: Broadcast, Media Business, Radio, Television

UTV has appointed Belfast journalist Darwin Templeton as its new executive editor of news.

Templeton, who has more than 21 years of experience in journalism, will be responsible for the media company’s news output in Northern Ireland. (more…)

Burnley Express brews up celebration of 125 years as a bi-weekly

Posted by William Turvill on 3 February 2012 at 11:46
Tags: Regional Newspapers

The Burnley Express has teamed up with two local businesses to commemorate 125 years since the newspaper became a bi-weekly.

In addition to the newspaper running 12 special souvenir supplements and a dedicated 125 section of the website, a local brewery and butcher have agreed to name new products in honour of the Express.

Reporter Hannah Ramsden won an in-company competition to name a Moorhouse’s cask ale ‘Brewer’s Scoop’, which is now available across the town.

Meanwhile, butcher George Heys has named a new peppery sausage ‘Hot off the Press’ in honour of the local publication.

Editor Chris Daggett said: “We wanted to come up with something just a little bit different to mark this milestone year and having our own beer and sausages fitted the bill.”

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Bloomberg launches twice-yearly luxury lifestyle mag

Posted by William Turvill on 3 February 2012 at 11:40
Tags: Consumer Magazines, Magazines, Media Business

Bloomberg Markets has announced it will release a spin-off lifestyle magazine distributed with its March 2012 edition.

Set to be distributed to all subscribers, Bloomberg Pursuits is the company’s first luxury lifestyle publication and will be published twice a year. (more…)

10 new journalism jobs found today

Posted by Press Gazette on 3 February 2012 at 11:14
Tags: Journalism Jobs

Press Gazette has found 10 new jobs for journalists today. To view the daily archive of our journalism jobs search click on Journalism Jobs.

The Sun is seeking an online sub-editor. You will have subbing experience with knowledge of online production.

Job Location: London

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PTC New Talent Awards: full list of winners

Posted by William Turvill on 2 February 2012 at 12:17
Tags: B2B Magazines, Consumer Magazines, Journalism, Magazines, Media Business, awards

Property Week’s Nick Johnstone was awarded a double honour at the Periodicals Training Council’s 2012 New Talent Awards.

As well as picking up the new business deatures journalist of the year award, Johnstone also won the biggest prize on offer, the Grand Prix.

Shortlist.com’s Tom Cullen, was named new editor of the year, and Amy Grier, of Shortlist’s sister title Stylist, won new consumer journalist of the year. (more…)

11 new journalism jobs found today

Posted by Press Gazette on 2 February 2012 at 12:08
Tags: Journalism Jobs

Press Gazette has found 11 new jobs for journalists today. To view the daily archive of our journalism jobs search click on Journalism Jobs.

Archant Dialogue is seeking a managing editor. You will have at least three years’ experience working in the contract publishing industry.

Job Location: Norwich

Closing Date: 13 February

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BBC Sport launches first redesign in a decade

Posted by Press Gazette on 1 February 2012 at 14:25
Tags: Journalism

The BBC has launched a redesign of its BBC Sport website which aims to put live coverage at the “heart of its output”.

This is the first major redesign in almost a decade and is aimed at reflecting the “changing needs of sports fans as more and more licence-fee payers go online to get up-to-the minute updates on the biggest sporting events”.

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Johnston Press to move printing of Yorkshire Post from Leeds after 258 years

Posted by Press Gazette on 1 February 2012 at 14:25
Tags: Journalism, Newspapers, Regional Newspapers

Johnston Press plans to stop printing the Yorkshire Post in Leeds for the first time in its 258-year history with the loss of 25 jobs.

The BBC reports that that printing of the Yorkshire Post and its sister-title the Evening Post will be transferred to Dinnington, near Sheffield, and Sunderland.

The company’s chief operating officer Danny Cammiade said the new arrangement would “follow the pattern across the newspaper industry of printing being centralised into fewer but bigger and more modern plants”.

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Mail and Sun attack internet ‘ghouls’ over Gary Speed rumours - and praise mainstream media’s ’sympathetic’ coverage

Posted by Press Gazette on 1 February 2012 at 14:17
Tags: Journalism, National Newspapers, New Media, Newspapers, Online

The Sun and Mail Online both published articles today attacking the internet “ghouls” that spread “twisted rumours” about Gary Speed after his death last year- in contrast to the “sympathetic” coverage of the mainstream media.

It comes after Gary Speed’s  brother-in-law Anthony Haylock backed an attack on the “totally unfounded rumours that swept across the internet” after Speed’s death, when he retweeted the following message from ex-Daily Mirror editor Piers Morgan yesterday: (more…)

Rupert Murdoch says FT story about Sun on Sunday was ‘100% wrong’

Posted by Press Gazette on 1 February 2012 at 09:20
Tags: Journalism, National Newspapers, Newspapers

News Corp chairman Rupert Murdoch has mocked a story that appeared in yesterday’s Financial Times reporting that plans for a Sunday edition of The Sun had been put on hold. (more…)

How Twitter’s new ‘censorship’ policy could be a journalists’ goldmine

Posted by Cleland Thom on 1 February 2012 at 09:10
Tags: Consumer Magazines, Journalism, Journalism Technology, National Newspapers, New Media, Newspapers

Twitter’s decision  to introduce a new “censorship policy” could prove to be a blessing in disguise to enterprising journalists.

The US-based social network has decided “to reactively withhold” content from users on a country-by-country basis.

It says the change will enable it to “enter countries that have different ideas about the contours of freedom of expression”.

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11 new journalism jobs found today

Posted by Press Gazette on 1 February 2012 at 08:40
Tags: Journalism Jobs

Press Gazette has found 11 new jobs for journalists today. To view the daily archive of our journalism jobs search click on Journalism Jobs.

Informa has an opening for senior commissioning editor. You will be educated to degree level and will have relevant editorial training and experience.

Job Location: London

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Police raided home of ICO whistleblower days before he gave Leveson evidence, report

Posted by Andrew Pugh on 1 February 2012 at 00:10
Tags: Journalism

The home of Information Commissioner whistleblower Alec Owens – who believes official figures on the extent of blagging by journalists were “grossly understated” – was raided by police 12 days before he was due to give evidence to the Leveson Inquiry.

A report in The Independent said that Information Commissioner, Christopher Graham, wrote to the Chief Constable of Cheshire Police, David Whatton, asking for a search to be carried out on Owens’ home in a move described by a Labour MP as a “total misuse of resources and power”.

Owens led the ICO’s Operation Motorman investigation into the activities of private investigator Steve Whittamore, who supplied a “treasure trove” of legal and illegal personal information to journalists.

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NUJ: Outrage over Hester’s RBS bonus should be directed at Trinity Mirror executives

Posted by Andrew Pugh on 31 January 2012 at 11:48
Tags: Journalism, Media Business

The National Union of Journalists has called for the “public outrage” directed at RBS chief executive Stephen Hester over his bonus payments to be aimed at directors of Trinity Mirror.

The union claimed that senior executives “are pocketing more than £1.3 million a year - equivalent to 50 journalism jobs” while journalists “are being told to endure their second 12-month pay freeze in four years, coming after over 700 jobs were culled in the last year alone”.

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Former Loaded editor Scott Manson joins luxury publisher

Posted by William Turvill on 31 January 2012 at 10:18
Tags: Consumer Magazines, Magazines, Media Business, People

Luxury magazine publisher Aston Greenlake has appointed Scott Manson, formerly editor of Loaded magazine, as its new editor-in-chief.

Manson, who took over at British Airways title High Life after leaving Loaded, joins with a brief to launch new magazine titles in the luxury market. (more…)