Newsquest given £246k state subsidy to safeguard jobs at Newport subbing hub...
Local newspaper group Newsquest is facing questions over a £246,000 subsidy it was given by the Welsh Government to safeguard jobs at its sub-editing hub in Newport two years ago. The money was...
View ArticleFood blogger Jack Monroe wins £24k libel damages from Mail Online columnist...
A writer has won £24,000 damages in a High Court action against controversial newspaper columnist Katie Hopkins over tweets she said caused “serious harm” to her reputation. Jack Monroe, a food blogger...
View ArticleLessons for journalists from Jack Monroe's libel victory over Katie Hopkins...
Journalists and editors can learn two major lessons from Jack Monroe’s libel victory over Mail Online columnist Katie Hopkins. When you make a mistake (especially a potentially libellous one) act...
View Article'Passionate and fiercely intelligent' Guardian sports writer Dan Lucas dies...
Tributes have been paid to “warm-spirited” Guardian rugby and cricket writer Dan Lucas who has died suddenly aged 31. Lucas was live blogging the Six Nations match between England and Scotland on...
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Daily Mail Brexit coverage praised as it is named Press Awards Newspaper of...
The Daily Mail was named Newspaper of The Year at the Press Awards last night for its “strong and provocative voice”, campaigning journalism and shaping of the national conversation, judges said. It is...
View ArticleKatie Hopkins set to appeal Monroe Twitter libel verdict: 'Defamation bar is...
Katie Hopkins has said she will look to appeal the High Court judgment that found she libeled food blogger Jack Monroe on Twitter and has called for the defamation bar to be “higher” on the social...
View ArticleMetro's free circulation overtakes Daily Mail and is within 30,000 of The Sun...
Free newspaper Metro has overtaken its sister title the Daily Mail to become the second highest circulation UK national newspaper. The title, which is only available in certain areas around the UK...
View ArticleGovernment and Guardian suspend Youtube ads after Times revelations over...
Google has been asked by the UK Government to explain why taxpayer-funded adverts are appearing alongside extremist material on its Youtube video platform. The Guardian has also suspended advertising...
View ArticleFormer Chancellor George Osborne to be new editor of the Evening Standard
Former Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne is to be the new editor of the London Evening Standard. Osborne will continue in his role as MP for Tatton, Cheshire, and will start at the Standard in...
View ArticleEvgeny Lebedev: George Osborne will be 'more effective opposition' to...
George Osborne will be “more effective opposition” to the Government as editor of the London Evening Standard than Labour under Jeremy Corbyn, the paper’s owner has said. Evgeny Lebedev defended his...
View ArticleOsborne: Parliament 'enhanced' by my appointment as Evening Standard editor
George Osborne has defended his appointment as London Evening Standard editor, insisting Parliament is “enhanced” when people of different experience take part. The former chancellor has faced...
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Former Standard editor Veronica Wadley: 'George will learn quickly… he may...
Former Evening Standard editor Veronica Wadley has said the controversy over George Osborne’s appointment as the title’s new chief is “a bit of a storm in a teacup”. The former Tory Chancellor will...
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Lord Chief Justice says he sought police protection in wake of Daily Mail...
The Lord Chief Justice says he sought police protection for the judiciary in the wake of the Daily Mail’s infamous front-page last November which branded three judges “enemies of the people”. Lord...
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Westminster terror attack front pages: i changes front after backlash
The i newspaper changed its front page last night after a backlash when it was published online. The original front showed a pool of blood next to the foot of a victim of yesterday’s terror attack in...
View ArticleNigel Farage: 'I'm frightened to leave my home because of way liberal media...
Nigel Farage has said he is living like a “virtual prisoner” and is “frightened” to leave his home because of the way the media has “demonised” UKIP. The former party leader accused the press of...
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Book about 'hideous, joyless' Daily Mail and 'tyrant' Paul Dacre dismissed as...
The Daily Mail has dismissed as “moonshine” a new book about the paper which claims to lift the lid on what one insider said was a “hideous, joyless place to work”. Mail Men, by Adrian Addison, tells...
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Who says millennials don't read newspapers? Editor Ted Young on the rise and...
While many still talk about the inevitable death of newspapers – the enduring success of one title proves that readers, and even millennials, still love print. Launched in 1999, Metro is now the most...
View ArticleNUJ calls for public inquiry into 'local media crisis' with launch of Local...
The National Union of Journalists has called for a public inquiry into the “local media crisis” in the UK as it launched its Local News Matters campaign today. A petition to Culture Secretary Karen...
View ArticleAmber Rudd: Google and Facebook have to realise that they are publishing...
Home Secretary Amber Rudd has said that tech companies like Google and Facebook must recognise that they are now publishers and take responsibility for the content they distribute. But she does not...
View ArticleAs 23rd UK Local TV station launches channel boss says the new broadcasters...
Despite a rocky start Local TV is here to stay, according to the chief executive of Made TV which operates eight franchises. The Local TV network was the brainchild of former Conservative culture...
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