Carl Beech - aka 'Nick' - jailed for 18 years over 'VIP paedophile ring' lies...
A fantasist who tarnished the reputations of the high-profile men he falsely accused of being murderers and paedophiles in lies told to journalists and then police has been jailed for 18 years. The...
View ArticleOfcom's proposed 'due care' rules to protect show guests will cover news and...
Ofcom is proposing new rules to “help protect the wellbeing of people” taking part in TV and radio programmes, including news and current affairs shows, documentaries and phone-ins. The UK broadcast...
View ArticleGay Star News closes suddenly with 20 jobs lost in 'great shame' for LGBTQ media
LGBT news website Gay Star News has closed suddenly, resulting in the loss of about 20 jobs, with one rival declaring it a “great shame”. Staff were called into a team meeting yesterday afternoon and...
View Article'Much more' still to do to improve diversity in radio, Ofcom says after...
There is “still much more to do” to improve diversity in the radio industry, Ofcom said today following only its second annual report on the issue. Ethnic minorities remain particularly...
View ArticleBritish Journalism Awards 2019 now open for entries: New categories for crime...
Press Gazette’s British Journalism Awards are now open for 2019, with new categories added to celebrate and reward the best public interest journalism the UK has to offer. Prizes for Interviewer of the...
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Empire at 30: Editor Terri White says mag 'still has a purpose' and will...
The editor of film magazine Empire has said she “firmly believes” the title will always exist in print as it celebrates its 30th anniversary. Terri White told Press Gazette her magazine is “the world’s...
View ArticleThe Athletic launches in the UK with focus on 'local' coverage of Premier...
Rumours have swirled around The Athletic’s UK launch since football writers up and down the country began handing in their notices earlier this year and hinting at a part in something new to come....
View ArticleNigel Farage avoids Ofcom sanction over call for Channel 4's Jon Snow to be...
Nigel Farage did not breach broadcasting guidelines when he said on his LBC show that Channel 4 News presenter Jon Snow “should be attacked”, Ofcom has ruled. The Brexit Party leader (pictured) avoided...
View ArticleEdward Enninful's British Vogue helps swing Conde Nast back into profit in 2018
Magazine publisher Conde Nast has swung back into the black with a pre-tax profit of £2.7m in 2018 following a loss of £13.5m the year before. The GQ, Vogue and Vanity Fair publisher put its change in...
View ArticleNo 'clear and compelling' case for police to seize journalists' notes from...
The Metropolitan Police has presented no “clear and compelling” grounds for seizing journalists’ notes from their interviews with ISIS bride Shamima Begum, the lawyer for media groups fighting the case...
View ArticleTimes and Sunday Times pass 300,000 paid digital-only subscribers
The Times and Sunday Times now have more than 300,000 paid digital-only subscribers between them. The titles, which both publish at thetimes.co.uk and on The Times mobile app, reached the milestone in...
View ArticleFE Week wins FOI battle against college which labelled request for...
FE Week has won a freedom of information battle against a college that blocked the release of its principal’s expense claims over the “nature and tone” of previous reporting by the education news...
View ArticleCambridge crime reporter fined £1,000 for possession of cocaine
A Cambridge crime journalist has been fined more than £1,000 after being found in possession of cocaine. Raymond Brown, who worked for the Cambridge News and its website Cambridgeshire Live until last...
View ArticleCornwall Live listicle puts 'dangerous predator' behind bars
A “dangerous predator” is behind bars after one of his victims saw his photo in a regional news website’s round-up of “67 prolific sex offenders”. Cornwall Live included former scaffolder William Pope...
View ArticleEx-News of the World editor eyes newspapers for new publishing venture,...
Ex-News of the World editor David Montgomery is looking to buy up newspapers to form a new publishing company, it has been reported. Montgomery (pictured), who created regional publisher Local World,...
View ArticleBBC defies Kashmir media blackout by increasing shortwave broadcasts
The BBC World Service has extended its shortwave radio broadcasts in the Indian-controlled region of Kashmir after almost two weeks of a media blackout imposed by India. Kashmir is now in the 12th day...
View ArticleJeremy Corbyn forced to quiet supporters jeering journalists' questions
Jeremy Corbyn was forced to intervene on several occasions to quiet his own supporters as they jeered journalists asking questions at a Labour press conference today. The Labour leader was speaking in...
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Twitter bans ads from all state-controlled media outlets amid Hong Kong protests
Twitter has banned advertising from state-controlled media outlets after discovering a “significant state-backed information operation” originating from inside China focusing on the ongoing protests in...
View ArticleDavid Cameron could be 'final big interview' for John Humphrys on Today
A head-to-head with David Cameron as the ex-Prime Minister releases his memoirs could be the “final big interview” for John Humphrys on Today. Harper Collins, which is publishing Cameron’s book, For...
View ArticleChannel 4 news boss labels Johnson and Corbyn 'cowards' for avoiding TV...
Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn are “cowards” for avoiding TV interviews, Channel 4’s head of news and current affairs has said. Comparing Johnson to Putin and Trump in his...
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