'Posh news for posh people?' - FT, Future, Mail Online and Guardian execs...
“Posh news for posh people” has been described as one “feasible” – but “not desirable” – way of funding news by an executive at the Financial Times. However, chief executives at fellow publishers...
View Article'We’ll have to go further, I’m sure': BBC boss Tim Davie suggests more job...
BBC director-general Tim Davie has said he is “sure” more job cuts will be needed at the broadcaster. Speaking to peers on Monday afternoon, Davie said the BBC has to cut its output and that it will...
View ArticleTelegraph 2021 profit up by a third with digital subscriptions now worth £44m
Pre-tax profits at Telegraph Media Group were up by a third in 2021 as its subscription-first strategy continues to drive growth. Digital subscription revenues grew by 40% to £44.1m, which the company...
View ArticleUkrainian news media's battle with the US tech giants
The CEO of Ukraine‘s leading independent news website has warned that the actions of Google and Facebook in his country are harming the sustainability of independent news. Andrey Boborykin was...
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Analysis: Daily Mail Partygate front pages overwhelmingly supportive of Boris...
Partygate is either a storm in a teacup or an example of outrageous excess and hypocrisy, depending on whether you are looking at the front page of the Daily Mail or Daily Mirror. As with Brexit, it is...
View ArticleGuardian tells staff not to publicly slate each other on social media
The Guardian has issued new social media guidelines warning that staff who engage in public slanging matches with each other on Twitter could face disciplinary action. It has also warned staff against...
View ArticleBBC Sounds boss fires back at 'haemorrhaging talent' claims with new podcast...
BBC Sounds controller Jonathan Wall refuted claims that the BBC is “haemorrhaging talent” as he announced a series of new big-name podcasts featuring the likes of Emily Maitlis and Chris Kamara. He...
View ArticleJon Sopel and Emily Maitlis hit out at BBC 'bulls**t' and 'false equivalence'...
Jon Sopel has spoken out about “bullshit” at the BBC, but dismissed fears of a “brain drain” at the corporation, after leaving for its commercial rival Global alongside Emily Maitlis. Both ex-North...
View ArticleThe Economist considers audio paywall as podcasts reach 3m people a month
The Economist’s monthly podcast listeners are now more than double its print subscriber base – and the audio products are paying their way despite being outside the publication’s paywall. But The...
View ArticleUK is SLAPP tourism capital of Europe but scale of 'iceberg problem' not...
For decades, London has been known as a hotspot for “libel tourism” as England’s claimant-friendly defamation laws make it an attractive place for the wealthy to bring cases against their critics. Data...
View ArticleGoogle writes to all Canadian MPs as it steps up campaign against Online News...
Google has stepped up its campaign against Canada’s Online News Act, insisting that the legislation could “break” its search engine. Colin McKay, who leads public policy and government relations for...
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Kamal Ahmed’s The News Movement doubles editorial staff with eye on original...
The News Movement, the social media-first news start-up founded by Kamal Ahmed and Will Lewis, has almost doubled the size of its editorial staff to 16. Ex-BBC editorial director Ahmed (pictured) told...
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Mail and Express Boris Johnson's only Fleet Street friends after confidence vote
The Daily Mail and Daily Express were the only national newspapers that found anything positive to say for Prime Minister Boris Johnson on their front pages after 148 of his own MPs called for him to...
View ArticlePrince Harry versus Mail on Sunday: Duke heads for fresh High Court showdown
Prince Harry is heading to the High Court again, this time for a libel action versus the Mail on Sunday. The case is set for a preliminary issues trial some time in June over an article from Sunday 20...
View ArticleHaymarket sees podcasts as replacement for print delivering similar engagement
B2B and specialist publisher Haymarket has revealed plans to increase its investment in podcasts as it “moves away” from print. Deputy managing director of Haymarket Business Media Donna Murphy told...
View ArticleAustralia-style regulation could land UK news giants £10m+ annually from...
Britain’s largest newspaper publishers could be in line for big tech payments worth £170m a year if the UK passes Australia-style legislation forcing Google and Facebook to pay for news. Annual...
View ArticleCloak of secrecy around rape-arrest MP is wrong say Sun and Mirror editors
The editors of the Sun and Mirror newspapers have condemned creeping privacy laws that left the media unable to name an MP who has been arrested on suspicion of rape. A Conservative MP was arrested and...
View ArticleCarole Cadwalladr wins libel battle with Arron Banks using public interest...
Journalist Carole Cadwalladr has won her libel battle against Brexit donor Arron Banks using the public interest defence. Brexit donor Banks sued freelance journalist Cadwalladr over this phrase in a...
View ArticleBBC pays £30,000 in libel damages after 'racist' misidentification of councillor
Labour Councillor Liza Begum has won £30,000 libel damages from the BBC after the “racist” misidentification of her as an another politician with the same surname who was facing fraud allegations. The...
View ArticleRussia declares war on UK journalists: 29 leading editors and reporters...
Russia has sanctioned 29 UK journalists – including editors at the BBC, Times, Daily Mail and Guardian – banning them from entering the country. A statement published by Russia’s Ministry of Foreign...
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