The Sun online set for US expansion with 'ambitious plans for growth'
The Sun is expanding its digital operation to the US and claims to have “ambitious plans for growth”. The title, which is the most-read newsbrand in print and online in the UK (Pamco and ABC figures),...
View ArticleGuardian launches one-edition daily app exclusively for digital subscribers
The Guardian has released a new daily app exclusively for digital subscribers, marking the first substantial offering for those who pay for its content despite it being free to read online. Guardian...
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Interview: Stylist editor says 'people still love print' as women's mag turns...
Women’s magazine Stylist has a “long lifespan” in print yet, its editor-in-chief believes, as the free title celebrates its tenth anniversary this year. Lisa Smosarski (pictured) told Press Gazette the...
View ArticleLBC to launch new 'pure news' radio station with no opinion
Global Radio is launching a new 24-hour LBC spin-off station to create a dedicated space for “pure news” – without opinion or debate. LBC News will launch next Monday at 6am with the strapline “where...
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BBC and Guardian most visible in Brexit-related Google searches, study shows
The BBC is the most visible website on the first page of results for Google searches related to Brexit news, according to new research. The website takes a 29 per cent market share of Brexit-related...
View ArticleHuffpost UK exec editor Jess Brammar says 'old-fashioned tabloid values' are...
As one of the new breed of digital-only news websites Huffpost UK draws natural comparisons with rival Buzzfeed, but according to executive editor Jess Brammar it is “most like the Mirror”. “We have...
View ArticlePeter Oborne weekly Daily Mail political column ends as he rounds on...
Peter Oborne is stopping his weekly Daily Mail political column after claiming reporters – including those at the Mail – were being used by Number 10 to spread “fake news”. The columnist made his...
View ArticleBBC equal pay: Samira Ahmed claims Jeremy Vine paid six-times more for...
BBC presenter Samira Ahmed will argue that Jeremy Vine was paid nearly seven times more than her for equivalent work over a number of years in an equal pay battle with the BBC this week. Ahmed was paid...
View ArticleFemale MPs show support for Meghan Markle over 'distasteful and misleading'...
A cross-party group of female MPs has written to Meghan Markle to express solidarity over what they described as “often distasteful and misleading” national newspaper stories about her. The 72 MPs...
View ArticleBBC defends paying journalists less than entertainers in equal pay battle
The BBC has described its own rolling news channel as “relatively niche” in defending an equal pay claim brought by journalist Samira Ahmed, which is being fought at an employment tribunal court this...
View ArticleSamira Ahmed said she should get 'danger money' to interview BBC bosses after...
Samira Ahmed said she should get “danger money” for her job presenting Newswatch, claiming the BBC’s head of newsgathering had turned on her following an interview. The journalist made the claim in a...
View ArticleSpectator's Isabel Hardman distances herself from latest Rod Liddle column...
The Spectator’s assistant editor Isabel Hardman has distanced herself from columnist Rod Liddle’s latest musings for the weekly magazine, which have been met with claims of Islamophobia and sexism....
View ArticleBBC plans expansion of local democracy reporting service dependent on new...
The BBC has laid out “ambitious” new plans to expand its local democracy reporting service, recruiting new reporters to cover local councils as well as extending coverage to magistrates’ and sheriffs’...
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British Journalism Awards 2019 finalists revealed: 'Bravery is the quality...
After three weeks of deliberations involving 60 judges and 560 entries, Press Gazette is proud to announce the finalists for the 2019 British Journalism Awards. Every major UK journalism organisation...
View ArticleArchant sells Norwich home to local insurance firm but will remain in building
Archant has sold its headquarters in Norwich to a local insurance company, but will continue to remain in the building, it has confirmed. The regional publisher will lease a floor at Prospect House...
View ArticleUK arms fair organisers barred journalist over fears of negative coverage,...
A journalist was barred from a major UK arms fair because organisers believed he would “not write anything positive” about the event, according to emails he uncovered through a subject access request....
View ArticleLib Dems threaten legal action after BBC snubs leader Jo Swinson in planned...
The Liberal Democrats have threatened to take legal action against the BBC over its decision to exclude leader Jo Swinson from a head-to-head TV debate hosted by Nick Robinson. Conservative leader...
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Mirror coverage of 'angelic' mosque massacre suspect criticised in new...
The Daily Mirror’s front page coverage of the New Zealand mosque massacre suspect sent “angry shockwaves” through the Muslim community, according to findings in a new report. The Scottish Parliament’s...
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Met assistant commissioner says he made 'right call' in warning editors...
Met Police Assistant Commissioner Neil Basu has stood by his warning to editors that publishing leaked US diplomatic cables “may be a criminal matter” and insisted he made the “right call”. Basu, who...
View ArticleBureau issues legal threat to Government urging release of 'Russian...
A non-profit investigative journalism outfit has threatened legal action against the Government in an attempt to force it to release a report into possible Russian interference in British politics. The...
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