Posted by
Press Gazette
on 10 February 2012 at 15:21
Tags: Journalism, Newspapers, Regional Newspapers
The Midland News Association, publisher of Britain’s best selling regional newspaper the Express & Star, has appointed its first communications manager.
Chris Leggett, MNA’s electronic editor in charge of online content since 2006, takes up the newly-created brand and communications manager on 5 March.
Posted by
Dominic Ponsford
on 10 February 2012 at 10:15
Tags: Journalism, Law, National Newspapers, Newspapers
Time is running out to make the case for libel reform - with the deadline looming for legislation to be included in the Queen’s Speech.
The Libel Reform Campaign is urging those who have yet to do so to write to their MPs urging them to back the case for libel reform. (more…)
Posted by
Press Gazette
on 9 February 2012 at 14:48
Tags: Journalism, Newspapers, Regional Newspapers
Family-owned title the Newbury Weekly news has launched a new Hungerford edition.
The new edition will be available from each Thursday throughout the Hungerford, Kintbury and Lambourn area.
Posted by
Press Gazette
on 9 February 2012 at 14:27
Tags: Journalism, Mobile, National Newspapers, New Media, Newspapers
The Evening Standard is the latest title to launch a new app for iPhones and Android devices.
ES:GO is a free app which provides recommendations for restaurants, bars, clubs, theatre, arts and entertainment.
Full details in the press release below: (more…)
Posted by
Dominic Ponsford
on 9 February 2012 at 14:21
Tags: Newspapers, Regional Newspapers
Campaigning journalism by the Coventry Telegraph has helped ensure that a 72-year-old woman and another OAP can have potentially life-saving operations. (more…)
Posted by
Press Gazette
on 9 February 2012 at 10:22
Tags: Journalism, National Newspapers, Newspapers
Guardian editor-in-chief Alan Rusbridger has taken a voluntary 10 per cent pay cut for the 2012-13 financial year which will see his pay drop from £438,900 to £395,010
According to a report on the Guardian website Rusbridger has also asked Guardian Media Group to halve the annual contribution it makes to his pension.
The report states: (more…)
Posted by
Press Gazette
on 9 February 2012 at 09:59
Tags: Journalism, National Newspapers, New Media, Newspapers, Online
Guardian News & Media (GNM) has confirmed the sale of ContentNext Media, publisher of paidContent, to US business and technology media company GigaOM.
GigaOM has also acquired ContentNext Media’s other assets including mocoNews, contentSutra and paidContent:UK. (more…)
Posted by
Dominic Ponsford
on 8 February 2012 at 13:51
Tags: Journalism, Law, National Newspapers, New Media, Newspapers, Online
The possibility that there was an email-hacking scandal brewing at The Times first emerged in a few lines of written evidence published by the Leveson Inquiry on 10 January, and exploded yesterday as Times editor and News International issued a comprehensive mea culpa about the affair.
Here is a recap of how the story emerged: (more…)
Posted by
Press Gazette
on 8 February 2012 at 11:19
Tags: Newspapers, Regional Newspapers
Roger Hawes has been appointed the news editor of the Bucks Herald, Bucks Advertiser and Thame Gazette newspapers. (more…)
Posted by
Press Gazette
on 8 February 2012 at 11:18
Tags: Journalism, Newspapers, Regional Newspapers
Dorset Echo and Bournemouth Daily Echo editor Toby Granville has been named Newsquest’s Editor of the Year. (more…)
Posted by
Press Gazette
on 7 February 2012 at 11:37
Tags: Journalism, Newspapers, Regional Newspapers
The Surrey Comet’s “Most Wanted” campaign has been praised by police after information from readers helped police make eight arrests.
The campaign was launched in October 2011 in conjunction with Kingston Police, and after the first edition two people came forward, followed by another three after the second round of appeals.
After last month’s appeal a further three people came forward including someone wanted on suspicion of defrauding a pensioner for roofing works.
Posted by
Press Gazette
on 6 February 2012 at 18:44
Tags: National Newspapers, Newspapers
The Financial Times raised a record £3.3m for the international development charity Sightsavers with its Seasonal Appeal.
The money, which will help tackle avoidable blindness in developing nations, comprised: £2.5m worth of donations with match finding; a photography auction and auction of dinners with FT writers (£165,408) and Standard Chartered staff donating their last hour’s pay of 2011 (£406,599). (more…)
Posted by
Andrew Pugh
on 6 February 2012 at 13:24
Tags: Journalism, National Newspapers, Newspapers
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has found no evidence to support allegations that a Surrey police officer passed information to journalists during the investigation into the disappearance of Milly Dowler in 2002.
The IPCC said the matter was referred to them in August 2011 after they received information from three newspaper journalists that they were going to publish the allegations. (more…)
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…)
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”.
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…)
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…)
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”.
Posted by
Press Gazette
on 31 January 2012 at 10:14
Tags: Journalism, National Newspapers, New Media, Newspapers, Online
Plans for a Sunday edition of The Sun have been put on hold following the arrest of four senior journalists over the weekend, according to the Financial Times (behind paywall).
A report this morning said the plans are known as “Project X” – but claimed sources had “downplayed” reports that a launch date of 29 April “had been set in stone”.
Posted by
William Turvill
on 30 January 2012 at 08:54
Tags: Newspapers, People, Regional Newspapers
The business secretary Vince Cable has praised regional newspapers for boosting local business development through the Regional Growth Fund (RGF).
Speaking at a Newspaper Conference lunch, the Liberal Democrat politician said that the scheme was allowing small businesses to access funds that would otherwise be unavailable. (more…)
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