Interview: Waad Al-Kateab of Channel 4 News on her Syrian conflict film For...
Millions have seen her reports showing life and death in the besieged Syrian city of Aleppo, but until now Waad Al-Kateab’s true identity had been kept secret to protect her from being targeted and...
View ArticleOfcom investigating Good Morning Britain over European election coverage
Ofcom is investigating whether Good Morning Britain, the ITV breakfast show hosted by Piers Morgan and Susanna Reid, broke its election rules ahead of last month’s European Parliament vote. The...
View ArticleUS publishers say Google makes $4.7bn from news as they argue for greater share
A study for the US-based News Media Alliance has suggested that journalism generates at least $4.7bn year in search revenue for Google. The publishers’ group has used the study to make the case for US...
View ArticleTimes editor John Witherow: 'The only thing that will survive the revolution...
Times editor John Witherow has said news publishers should “experiment ruthlessly” and “innovate faster” to find ways to reach new audiences and make news pay, touting radio as one option. He said...
View ArticleReuters Digital News Report 2019: People actively avoiding news because of...
More than a third (35 per cent) of UK news consumers are actively avoiding the news with a majority (71 per cent) of them giving Brexit as the reason why, according the latest Reuters Digital News...
View ArticleBBC turning Brexit podcast into late-night TV show replacing This Week
The BBC is turning its Brexitcast podcast into a late-night TV programme, replacing political chat show This Week hosted by Andrew Neil. Brexitcast will air Thursdays at 11.30pm on BBC One from...
View ArticleWikileaks' founder Julian Assange to face full US extradition hearing next year
Julian Assange has been ordered to face a full extradition hearing next year, as his legal team branded charges in the US “an outrageous and full-frontal assault” on journalistic rights. The Wikileaks...
View ArticleBoris looks set to snub Channel 4 debate for BBC at risk of empty chair shaming
Boris Johnson has indicated he will take part in the Tory leadership TV debate hosted by the BBC, but looks set to snub Channel 4’s televised hustings despite the risk of being “empty-chaired”. Johnson...
View ArticleJPI Media set to close ten local newspapers across UK
JPI Media has unveiled plans to axe a further ten regional newspapers, from Portsmouth to Glasgow, as it looks to shore up the “long-term stability of the business”. The regional publisher said no jobs...
View ArticleBBC Scotland evening news bulletin among 21 programmes with 'no viewers'
BBC Scotland’s 7pm news bulletin, The Seven, is one of 21 programmes on the new £32m channel that have had no viewers at one point. New broadcast viewing figures from the British Audience Research...
View ArticleSaudi Crown Prince should face investigation over Jamal Khashoggi killing, UN...
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman should be investigated further over the killing of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a UN report has said. The report by UN Special Rapporteur on...
View ArticleGuardian reveals fears of Saudi mission to 'hack' servers after source warning
The Guardian was warned that its servers and the communications of its reporters were the target of a Saudi hacking team earlier this year, the newspaper has revealed. Guardian journalists were told by...
View ArticleScotsman journalists hit out at JPI Media over redundancies and 'constant...
Journalists at The Scotsman have publicly criticised “constant cost-cutting” by owner JPI Media as several staff face redundancy. JPI Media revealed plans to cut up to 70 full-time editorial jobs...
View ArticleTimes journalists mark closure of Ireland edition with 'mixture of pride and...
The final Ireland edition of the Times will hit newsstands tomorrow. Owner News UK and Ireland is replacing the Ireland edition, produced by a team of journalists in Dublin, with its international...
View Article'Yellow vest' activist James Goddard convicted of assaulting MEN photographer
Self-styled “yellow vest” protester James Goddard has been fined £300 after being convicted of assaulting a photojournalist at a demo in Manchester. Police officers were called to the courtroom after...
View ArticleEvening Standard reports loss of £11m for second year in a row
The Evening Standard has reported a loss of £11m for the second year in a row. The newspaper company made a pre-tax loss of £11.6m in the year ending September 2018, staying almost steady from £11.8m...
View ArticleTimes condemns 'extraordinary personal attack' on journalist Andrew Norfolk...
The Times has condemned an “extraordinary personal attack” on its chief investigative reporter following the publication of a report which claimed articles written by him in 2017 and 2018 had “tended...
View Article'Slow news' venture Tortoise creates 'inclusive' members’ model with...
Tortoise Media, the slow news venture launched by former Times editor and BBC news director James Harding earlier this year, has created a new model to bring in a more “diverse mix of members”....
View ArticleLabour politicians attack Times over story on Corbyn health concerns
Senior Labour figures have said a Times story quoting civil servants who warn Jeremy Corbyn is too weak to run the country is “fake news”, but the newspaper has said it stands by its reporting. The...
View ArticleBBC continues to slash pay for male journalists in push for gender parity +...
The BBC has further cut the salaries of its big beast male news broadcasters while nudging up pay for top female talent as it strains to uphold a pledge to close its gender pay gap by the end of 2020....
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