Posted by
Hannah Hudson
on 23 January 2009 at 12:32
Tags: Journalism
The Daily Star’s Saturday price war against its red-top rivals enters its third week tomorrow - and it shows no sign of going away yet.
On 9 January, the Star cut the price of its Saturday edition by 50 per cent - down from 60p to 30p.
It followed a 15p cut in the Star’s weekday price from 35p to 20p in November. (more…)
Posted by
Hannah Hudson
on 23 January 2009 at 12:18
Tags: National Newspapers
Hugh Muir’s diary in the Guardian reported today that Piers Morgan is soon to be awarded an honorary doctorate from Harlow College.
Great news for the former Mirror editor - if it had been true.
Posted by
Hannah Hudson
on 22 January 2009 at 10:08
Tags: Journalism
The Sunday Times is being sued for libel by Chelsea FC owner, Roman Abramovitch, over a front page article that alleged he wants to sell the club, reports the Guardian.
Abramovich filed a libel claim and is seeking an injunction to prevent the Sunday Times and Times Newspapers from repeating the claim.
An official statement on the Chelsea FC website confirmed the legal action: “Defamation proceedings will be commenced in London by Roman Abramovich against the publishers of the Sunday Times.”
The statement added “Mr Abramovitch has already made quite clear, through the directors of Chelsea, that he has no intention of [selling the club].”
Posted by
Hannah Hudson
on 22 January 2009 at 10:05
Tags: Consumer Magazines, Journalism, Magazines
The Guardian has printed a correction after it claimed New Statesman columnist John Pilger had been “ushered out of the door” by new editor Jason Cowley.
The original article claimed that Cowley was “facing problems at every turn” as a result of his decision to say goodbye to journalists including Pilger. However, the Corrections and Clarifications column said: “John Pilger continues to write for the magazine.
Posted by
Hannah Hudson
on 20 January 2009 at 11:32
Tags: Journalism, National Newspapers, Newspapers, People
The Guardian today publishes the obituary of foreign correspondent John Rettie, who has died aged 83.
Rettie is best known for breaking the news of Khrushchev’s speech denouncing Stalin in 1956. (more…)
Posted by
Hannah Hudson
on 19 January 2009 at 12:15
Tags: Journalism, National Newspapers
A Times journalist has admitted failing to attribute part of a story about Steve Jobs. (more…)
Posted by
Hannah Hudson
on 19 January 2009 at 12:14
Tags: Journalism, National Newspapers
The Express and other newspapers have been duped by bad research about the effects of caffeine, claims Ben Goldacre in his Bad Science column. (more…)
Posted by
Hannah Hudson
on 19 January 2009 at 12:13
Tags: Broadcast, Journalism, Television
ITV has pre-empted an announcement by Ofcom about its regional news restructuring, due on Wednesday, by revealing the new presenting line-up for the new merged Lookaround bulletin covering the Tyne Tees and Border TV regions. (more…)
Posted by
Hannah Hudson
on 19 January 2009 at 12:10
Tags: Consumer Magazines, Journalism, Magazines
The economic downturn is taking its toll on US tech bible Wired - which doesn’t bode well for the launch of the UK edition later this year.
The Guardian points to the January edition of the magazine, which carries a significantly lower proportion of adverts than previous issues, with a smaller page count overall.
In December, there were 101 pages of editorial and 118 pages of advertising (a 46/54 split), whereas in January, there are 84 pages of editorial and 35 pages of adverts (a 70/30 split).
These figures may cause concern for publisher Conde Nast, as the new UK edition of Wired is set to launch in April
Posted by
Hannah Hudson
on 19 January 2009 at 12:06
Tags: Broadcast, Journalism, Television
BBC Three viewers were surprised to hear a series of pants and gasps as a breathless newsreader tried to deliver a bulletin, the Sun reports.
BBC Three’s 60 Seconds was cut short after Tasmin Lucia Khan was heard struggling to catch her breath and unable to continue with the news segments.
The BBC said she was out of breath from running to the studio after a mix-up made her late, and the bulletin was scrapped due to a “technical issue”
Posted by
Hannah Hudson
on 16 January 2009 at 17:21
Tags: Journalism
Somali journalist Abdifatah Mohamed Elmi was released yesterday, nearly five months after he was kidnapped.
Elmi, who was working as fixer and interpreter for a Canadian reporter Amanda Lindhout and Australian photographer Nigel Brennan, was released last night together with the two drivers who were with them the day they were kidnapped.
Lindhout and Brennan are still being held. Elmi told the National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) that he was separated from the two foreign journalists after they were captured and that he had no idea where they are now being held. (more…)
Posted by
Hannah Hudson
on 16 January 2009 at 16:41
Tags: Journalism, National Newspapers
Gillian Phillips is leaving Times Newspapers to become director of editorial legal services at Guardian News & Media.
Phillips will join the Guardian, Observer and Guardian.co.uk publisher in May after nearly nine years at Times Newspapers. She replaces Nuala Cosgrove, who has left GNM to take up a post with media regulator Ofcom.
The part-time employment judge will lead GNM’s in-house editorial legal team and report to Alan Rusbridger, editor of the Guardian
Posted by
Hannah Hudson
on 16 January 2009 at 10:33
Tags: Broadcast, Journalism, Television
A missing hamster got his five minutes of fame on the BBC yesterday, when the presenter announced its disappearance as “breaking news”, the Daily Mail reports.
A presenter on BBC News made the bizarre announcement, accompanied by a caption at the bottom of the screen reading: “Hamster theft – Pet stolen from a flat in Stourport-on-Severn”.
A BBC spokesman said: “It was a light item which we often do just before the weather. When [the presenter] announced it as breaking news, it was clear that she was joking.”
Posted by
Hannah Hudson
on 16 January 2009 at 10:30
Tags: Journalism, National Newspapers
Three long-standing colleagues of the late Lord Rothermere are leaving the Daily Mail and General Trust board.
Former Northcliffe boss Ian Park, and family accountant Marius Gray will leave by this summer. Gray has served at on the DMGT board for 24 years.
Charles Sinclair, DMGT chief executive, will also be leaving after 21 years.
Posted by
Hannah Hudson
on 15 January 2009 at 16:59
Tags: Consumer Magazines, Journalism, Magazines
Homes & Antiques, the official magazine of the Antiques Roadshow, has this month revealed its redesign, which includes a new exclusive section on the television programme.
Additional new content includes a series on the history of collectables, written by Judith Miller; a new antiques restoration series; and an antiques quiz.
A comprehensive ‘Sourcebook’ section will covers all the practical elements of the magazine, including room design and auction price guides.
The revamped magazine will still include news, events, and shopping, as well as features on style, real homes and collectables.
Posted by
Hannah Hudson
on 15 January 2009 at 16:57
Tags: BBC, Broadcast, Journalism, Radio, Television
A new safety guide released by the BBC this week will help busy journalists to avoid the “pointless paperwork” involved with filling out risk assessments, BBC in house magazine Ariel reports.
The safety guide and revised training package will cover around 50 routine activities normally carried out by journalists, with the most familiar pre-assessed. This will cut down on the paperwork journalists must fill out before going on an assignment
Journalists on high risk deployments, or those deemed outside the guide’s “familiar and routine” category, will still need bespoke assessments.
Fran Unsworth, head of newsgathering said: “We were concerned that the risk assessment process should be much easy and not engage people in pointless paperwork.”
Paul Greeves, head of safety, added: “It’s about adopting a more common sense approach to safety.”
Posted by
Hannah Hudson
on 15 January 2009 at 16:56
Tags: Journalism
The Financial Times news editor, Robert Shrimsley, was today made managing editor of the FT.com.
Shrimsley, who has held the role of news editor for the past three years, as well as writing the FT’s daily satirical column, Notebook, takes over from James Montgomery.
Lionel Barber, the FT editor said: “Robert’s appointment and leadership will be key to further growing the online presence of the Financial Times as we manage our ongoing online and print integration.”
Earlier this week the FT announced plans to make up to 80 staff redundant across its global operations, including 20 journalists.
Posted by
Hannah Hudson
on 14 January 2009 at 13:47
Tags: Journalism, National Newspapers, New Media, Online
Prince Harry’s video showing him joking about his Army colleagues has driven record traffic to the News of the World website, the Guardian reported today.
The video, in which the Prince calls a fellow officer cadet “our little Paki friend”, received 392,000 UK video views during Sunday. It attracted 50,000 global visitors in the first hour alone.
The News of the World associate editor, Gary Thompson, said he was pleased the video seemed to be attracting a new generation of consumers: “We’re reaching a new audience – the YouTube generation – who won’t buy the paper but will come online… If there’s video, that’s an extra reason to go to the website.”
The Prince Harry video has also received a record number of comments for a single News of the World story - with 1,419 made so far.
Posted by
Hannah Hudson
on 14 January 2009 at 13:45
Tags: Journalism
The Doha Centre for Media Freedom yesterday attempted to take equipment and supplies to besieged Palestinian journalists in the Gaza Strip.
The supplies include first-aid kits, paper, pens, notebooks, batteries, radios and cameras from Cairo. About 20 foreign journalists were travelling with the convoy, hoping to get into Gaza to report on the situation.
The Israeli army has so far refused to allow foreign journalists into Gaza.
Of the journalists there, two have been killed and at least five wounded since the attacks began on 27 December.
The Doha Centre has asked the United Nations and the Red Crescent to help ensure the equipment and supplies reach the journalists.
Posted by
Hannah Hudson
on 14 January 2009 at 13:43
Tags: Journalism, New Media, Online
A free website offering foreign news coverage to an American audience went live this week.
GlobalPost.com was set up by ex-Boston Globe journalist, Charles Sennott, in response to budget cuts across many US newspapers.
The site will initially span 50 countries, including Brazil and Indonesia, as well as emerging markets in China and India. It aims to supplement foreign coverage by other global news organisations.
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