The Oldie celebrates 20 years with digital edition and iPad app

Posted by Jennifer Norton on 23 January 2012 at 06:45
Tags: Journalism

The Oldie, Richard Ingrams’ “antidote to youth culture”, has embraced modernity by launching an app and digital edition.

The magazine is marking its 20^th birthday with a new app for iPhone and iPad, available on a monthly (£3.99) or annual (£34.99) subscription, and a digital edition both available via exacteditions.com.

Daryl Rayner, managing director of Exact Editions, said: “It is a delight to be part of such a historic step for The Oldie.

“It really is a British institution and I think lovers of its wry and eccentric articles will be thrilled to be able to read it on an iPad and iPhone.

“Subscribers can search and read a year’s back issues and enjoy hours of Oldie amusement.”

Richard Ingrams, editor of The Oldie (a self-confessed ‘digital denier’ who does not own a computer or mobile-phone), said: “The Oldie is always ahead of the game on any new technology. Our fax machine is the busiest in London.”

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Catch 22 claims record year for getting disadvantaged into journalism

Posted by Jennifer Norton on 20 January 2012 at 09:09
Tags: Journalism

A journalism academy set up to help socially disadvantaged students and increase diversity in the journalism industry has reported record success.

Over half of last year’s trainees at the Catch 22 Academy are now in media education or employment according to its annual report, an increase of 40 per cent over the past three years. (more…)

Survey: 59 per cent of newspaper readers say price has put them off

Posted by Jennifer Norton on 20 January 2012 at 09:06
Tags: Consumer Magazines, Magazines, Newspapers

The National Federation of Retail Newsagents (NFRN) says the results of a consumer survey make an “overwhelming’” case for an Office of Fair Trading review of the newspaper and magazine industry.

The survey, which was carried out by HIM Research and Consulting, asked over 1,400 consumers about their magazine and newspaper habits. (more…)

French journalist killed in Syria

Posted by Jennifer Norton on 12 January 2012 at 11:50
Tags: Broadcast, International, Television

A French journalist was killed in Syria yesterday while covering pro-government demonstrations in the city of Homs.

Gilles Jacquier, a 43 year-old cameraman for France 2, was among a group of 15 foreign journalists on a trip authorised by President Assad when he was reportedly killed by a rocket grenade attack.

He is the first Western reporter to die in Syria since the uprising began in March last year.

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Price hikes to drive switch to digital at FT and New York Times, says French commentator

Posted by Jennifer Norton on 9 January 2012 at 13:30
Tags: Journalism, National Newspapers, New Media, Online

French journalist Frederic Filloux has suggested that print edition price increases at the Financial Times and New York Times are intended to drive readers behind online paywalls.

Last week the FT raised its Monday to Friday cover price from £2.20 to £2.50.

The New York Times has also increased its weekday cover price, from $2 to $2.50. Both titles are currently rapidly adding digital subscribers - with the FT boasting 250,000, and the NYT claiming 324,000. (more…)

Mail: BBC had dropped Jimmy Savile teen sex investigation

Posted by Jennifer Norton on 9 January 2012 at 13:18
Tags: BBC, Broadcast, Television

The BBC has abandoned a two-month inquiry into past sex allegations against the late Jimmy Savile, the Daily Mail reports.

According to the Mail, Newsnight reporters began researching claims the star behaved inappropriately towards teenage girls in the 1970s shortly after his death last October. (more…)