BBC reporter made deal with police not to report Cliff Richard sex abuse...
A former South Yorkshire detective today told the High Court about a meeting in which he struck a deal with a BBC reporter over coverage of a police raid on singer Sir Cliff Richard’s home. Ex-Det Supt...
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Heidi Blake says Buzzfeed is 'major force in global news' after her...
Buzzfeed UK’s investigations editor says the news website is in a “really strong position” and remains a “major force in global news” after her team were named Pulitzer Prize finalists yesterday. Heidi...
View ArticleApple plans simplified subscription service in News app where users pay one...
Apple could be set to introduce a subscription feature into its News app that would offer users access to news and magazine content for a single recurring fee, according to reports. The touted model is...
View ArticleSun is most-read UK newsbrand and dominates on mobile but Guardian top on...
The Sun is the most read newsbrand in the UK, figures from the UK’s new readership measurement standard for the news publishing industry have shown. Britain’s best-selling newspaper has the highest...
View ArticleSunday Times headline ‘Asians make up 80 per cent of child groomers’ breached...
The Sunday Times has been made to publish a correction to an article headlined: “Asians make up 80 per cent of child groomers,” after it was ruled inaccurate by the UK’s largest press regulator. The...
View ArticleNew recruits lose out as investors withdraw from Scottish News venture aiming...
A journalism venture that aimed to create Scotland’s largest newspaper and become the UK’s biggest multi-media platform has ended before it began after investors apparently pulled out, putting new...
View ArticleHigher threshold of harm has seen number of UK defamation cases drop as...
The number of UK defamation cases has fallen to a new low following a raising of the threshold of harm that has seen celebrities instead turn to privacy actions to block publication of unfavourable...
View ArticleBBC boss: We had 'responsibility' to report Sir Cliff Richard allegations...
The BBC did “the right thing” by revealing that detectives were investigating Sir Cliff Richard and searching his home following a child sex assault allegation, an editor has told a High Court judge....
View ArticleFight on over decision to approve press regulator Impress under Royal Charter...
News publishers have been given the go-ahead to appeal a decision approving Impress as a press regulator under a state-backed system of recognition set up following the Leveson Inquiry. The News Media...
View ArticleUK holds at 40th in 'alarming' World Press Freedom rankings making it one of...
The UK remains 40 out of 180 countries on the 2018 World Press Freedom Index amid a “climate of hostility towards the media”. It was named one of the worst countries for press freedom in western...
View ArticleFacebook will probe thousands of apps for data harvesting as Zuckerberg...
Facebook will investigate “tens of thousands” of apps to discover if any other companies have accessed data in a similar way to Cambridge Analytica, Mark Zuckerberg has told US politicians. The social...
View ArticlePress regulator IPSO to develop new guidance on reporting suicide in...
The UK’s largest press regulator will develop new guidance on suicide reporting as it partners with mental health charity the Samaritans. The Independent Press Standards Organisation said “much...
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UK advertising spend grew to record £22bn in 2017 as Duopoly prosper and...
Total advertising spend in the UK grew by 4.6 per cent to a record £22.2bn last year, but the journalism industry is getting a diminishing slice of the pie. Google is taking by far the biggest amount,...
View ArticleThe Express apologises and suspends journalist over comment piece criticising...
The Express has suspended a journalist who wrote a comment piece criticising Liverpool Football Club fans after they clashed with supporters of Italian team Roma this week. The website, which publishes...
View ArticleSuicide bomber disguised as reporter detonated bomb among press pack killing...
A twin suicide attack in Afghani capital Kabul has killed 25 people including up to nine journalists, with one bomber having disguised himself as a member of the media before detonating a bomb among...
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5 News editor Cait Fitzsimons says lots of her viewers voted for Brexit and...
The new editor of 5 News says the programme’s audience is “a lot of people who back Brexit” and that far from trying to compete with the BBC and ITV, it offers a different service. Ask Cait Fitzsimons...
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British Journalism Awards for Specialist Media now open for entries at early...
Press Gazette has launched a new set of awards aimed at journalists who work in specialist media. It is mainly aimed at specialist websites and publications, but specialist journalists working on more...
View ArticleMatthew Wright leaves Channel 5 current affairs show The Wright Stuff after...
Matthew Wright has decided to leave Channel 5’s weekday current affairs programme The Wright Stuff after 18 “glorious” years. Wright has hosted the topical chat show since it began on 11 September 2000...
View ArticleFacebook will probe thousands of apps for data harvesting as Zuckerberg...
Facebook will investigate “tens of thousands” of apps to discover if any other companies have accessed data in a similar way to Cambridge Analytica, Mark Zuckerberg has told US politicians. The social...
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Bauer Media launches new monthly 'true-life' magazine Simply You aimed at...
Bauer Media is launching a new monthly “true-life” magazine aimed at women over 40 which its says will support and encourage readers “towards being the best version of themselves”. Simply You, from the...
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