Telegraph pulls out of ABC circulation audit to focus on subscriber-first...
Telegraph Media Group, publisher of the Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph, is pulling out of the ABC newspaper circulation audit, saying it is no longer a “key metric” for its subscriber-first strategy....
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Lionel Barber says FT staff are 'family' in speech on last day as editor
Addressing a packed newsroom for the last time as editor of the Financial Times, Lionel Barber told staff: “This is family.” Barber made his farewell speech yesterday afternoon before handing editorial...
View ArticleMEN coverage of prolific UK rapist's trials disproves 'tired narrative about...
A local news journalist has said her paper’s commitment to attending the trials of a man described as the UK’s most prolific rapist over many months breaks the “tired narrative about the demise of...
View ArticleGuido Fawkes takes on Lobby 'cartel' with live tweets in defiance of 'quaint...
Guido Fawkes is facing off against the Lobby, the cohort of political journalists based in Westminster, by reporting live from Government briefings in defiance of the group’s code. Tweets marked with...
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Reach unites regional titles for first time to highlight climate crisis
Dozens of regional brands owned by Reach, including the Manchester Evening News and Newcastle Chronicle, have joined forces for the first time today to highlight the climate emergency. The #Do1Thing...
View ArticleSky and NBC team up for new global news channel under owner Comcast
Sky and NBC News are teaming up under joint owner Comcast to launch an international news service with a base in the UK, senior executives have revealed. The English-speaking channel will be called NBC...
View ArticleLobby allows live reporting from Government briefing after Guido Fawkes tweets
Guido Fawkes editor Paul Staines has said the Lobby’s control over Government press briefings is “finished” after a U-turn on rules banning live reporting prompted by the political blogging site....
View ArticleVictoria Derbyshire speaks out over BBC decision to take show off air
Victoria Derbyshire has spoken out for the first time about BBC plans to take her eponymous show off the air, saying she is “devastated” by the news which she first learned about through press reports....
View ArticleNews websites will have to ask readers to declare age or comply with new...
News websites will have to ask readers to verify their age or comply with a new 15-point code from the Information Commissioner’s Office designed to protect children’s online data, the watchdog has...
View ArticleTimes titles launch daily news podcast with BBC journalist brought in to present
The Times and Sunday Times have become the latest titles to launch a daily news podcast, with a BBC News journalist hired to present it. Stories of our Times will be available from March, going live...
View ArticleTimes and Sunday Times to launch ad-free digital talk radio station Times Radio
The Times titles are launching their own talk radio station, which promises “provocative and well-informed” news and current affairs analysis in a bid to boost subscriber numbers. Times Radio is the...
View ArticleBuzzfeed News founding editor Ben Smith leaves to join New York Times
Ben Smith, the founding editor-in-chief of Buzzfeed News, is leaving the website eight years after helping to launch its US newsroom. Smith told staff yesterday he is “eager for a spell of writing and...
View ArticleAlastair Stewart's ITV News exit 'regrettable' says man linked to presenter's...
The man whose Twitter row with Alastair Stewart is believed to be behind the ITN veteran’s decision to step down from presenting duties has said a private apology “would have been more than enough”....
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How UK newspapers marked 'Brexit Day': A 'new dawn' for a 'small island'
The Daily Mirror was the only UK national newspaper not to splash on Britain’s departure from the European Union today. At 11pm today, dubbed “Brexit Day” by many of the papers, Britain will become the...
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Naga Munchetty stands by Trump comments after BBC Breakfast complaint row
Naga Munchetty has said she stands by the comments she made about a tweet by Donald Trump that threatened to engulf the BBC in a race row. The BBC Breakfast host briefly had a complaint upheld against...
View ArticleCabinet urged to investigate Number 10's selective briefing of political...
Labour leadership hopeful Sir Keir Starmer has called on the Cabinet Office to investigate Number 10’s decision to brief political journalists from select titles only, excluding others. It follows a...
View ArticleGovernment launches public consultation on plan to decriminalise BBC TV...
The Government is launching a public consultation on whether it should continue to be a crime to evade paying the TV licence fee, which can result in a fine of up to £1,000. Culture Secretary Nicky...
View ArticleSunday Mirror and People to fall under Daily Mirror editor Alison Phillips...
Reach’s tabloid titles will join up to become a seven-day operation with the Daily Mirror, Sunday Mirror and Sunday People all edited by Alison Phillips. Staff were told by email this morning there...
View ArticleMore than third of UK national newspapers now edited by women in Fleet Street...
Fleet Street will have more national newspapers edited by women than at any other time in its history as of next week. Victoria Newton takes the reins at The Sun from Monday and will continue to...
View ArticleSun defends coverage of attack on Manchester United boss's home seen by reporter
The Sun has admitted its reporter attended an attack on the home of Manchester United boss Ed Woodward, but said the journalist was not aware that any criminal activity would take place. Manchester...
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