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Business staff leave GNM under voluntary redundancy scheme
Four staff from business team to depart, including business editor Deborah Hargreaves
Posted by Laura Oliver on 09/02/10
Community Channel will be first broadcaster to show banned anti-bullying advert
TV regulator Clearcast lifted ban on £1.2m charity advert last week
Posted by Judith Townend on 09/02/10
Trinity Mirror wants MEN staff to move to Oldham in deal with GMG
Former staff suggest regional business has been sacrificed by GMG to protect national title
Posted by Laura Oliver on 09/02/10
Journalists launch campaign to challenge BNP in run-up to election
EXPOSE aims to reveal "undemocratic and racist nature" of British National Party
Posted by Judith Townend on 09/02/10
New awards from online forum for best and worst of media in 2009
UKPress' Pressies will recognise best practice and blunders from journalism and PR industries
Posted by Laura Oliver on 08/02/10
CoveritLive attempts to monetise liveblogging for news organisations
Popular liveblog software company introduces revenue-sharing arrangements for larger organisations
Posted by Laura Oliver on 05/02/10
BusinessDesk.com West Midlands breaks monthly target four days after launch
More than 1,500 registrations exceeds first month target of 1,000, says editor Marc Reeves
Posted by Laura Oliver on 05/02/10
MEN extends liveblogging of council meetings after successful trial
'Liveblogging brings the whole event to life as a news event,' says head of online content
Posted by Laura Oliver on 05/02/10
Guardian Zeitgeist filters news by 'attention of users'
New visualisation of content on Guardian.co.uk analyses users behaviour on website
Posted by Laura Oliver on 04/02/10
Northampton Chronicle & Echo to open up newsroom with liveblog
Title will experiment with liveblog as part of new social media push
Posted by Laura Oliver on 04/02/10
Iran becomes world leader in imprisoning journalists, say new CPJ figures
Number of imprisoned journalists in Iran doubles since 1 December
Posted by Laura Oliver on 04/02/10
BBC and ITN dominate shortlist for Royal Television Society Journalism Awards
Channel 4's Dispatches also recognised in nominations for annual prizes
Posted by Laura Oliver on 03/02/10
More than 200 sites adopt hNews microformatting
Berners-Lee backed transparency project brings on more partners
Posted by Judith Townend on 03/02/10
Farmers Weekly journalist wins Nuffield Scholarship to study the agricultural web
Caroline Stocks is to study how farmers' internet usage varies globally
Posted by Judith Townend on 02/02/10
Campaign backed by industry urges PRs to cut irrelevant press releases
'An Inconvenient PR Truth' challenges PRs relationships with journalists and bloggers
Posted by Laura Oliver on 01/02/10
NLA claims PR Association is promoting 'misleading view' in link copyright battle
PRCA will support Meltwater in copyright tribunal against NLA
Posted by Judith Townend on 29/01/10
December ABCes: Guardian trumps Mail Online and Telegraph with new traffic record
Guardian reached nearly 37m unique users last month with bigger US audience
Posted by Judith Townend on 28/01/10
Photo agencies suffer as newspapers slash fees, says Kent News and Pictures founder
Ten news jobs will be lost as result of Kent agency's closure
Posted by Judith Townend on 28/01/10
Former Time Out editor joins Sunday Times as deputy online editor
The Sunday Times confirms editorial team for new online operation
Posted by Laura Oliver and Judith Townend on 28/01/10
Freelancer launches petition to change National Insurance system
Petition's founder argues that the current HMRC policy fails freelancers
Posted by Judith Townend on 28/01/10
Shock jock Jon Gaunt: 'No need for an unelected quango like Ofcom'
Sacked presenter vows to pursue Talksport like a 'rabid dog', but first turns his attentions to Ofcom
Posted by Judith Townend on 27/01/10
London's new freesheet plans expansion to Manchester, Liverpool and Birmingham
First managing editor steps down before launch
Posted by Judith Townend on 27/01/10
AOP launches ninth digital publishing awards
Two new digital advertising categories in annual online media awards
Posted by Judith Townend on 26/01/10
Amnesty Media Awards 2010 now open for entries
AIUK accepting media submissions until 1 March
Posted by Judith Townend on 26/01/10
Media Standards Trust submits 28 PCC reform recommendations
MST suggests widening Press Complaints Commission's regulatory role
Posted by Judith Townend on 25/01/10
Hacks to pair up with hackers at new one-day event
Programmers will work with journalists to produce data driven projects
Posted by Judith Townend on 25/01/10
BBC News gearing up for 'most significant relaunch ever' says online boss
Redesign of page layout and navigation coming to BBC News site in a matter of months
Posted by John Mair on 25/01/10
Donald Martin made editor of the Sunday Post
Herald editor-in-chief leaves after little more than a year in charge of Newsquest's Glasgow titles
Posted by Joel Gunter on 22/01/10
Journalists use of social media for newsgathering has reached tipping point
Survey of journalists' use of social sites shows significant use of blogs, social networks and Twitter
Posted by Laura Oliver on 22/01/10
Newspapers should print an obligatory right of reply, says Max Mosley
Newspapers deliberately don't tell subjects about stories in advance, claims former FIA head
Posted by Matthew Gooding on 22/01/10
New mental health research to assess journalists working in high risk locations
UK news organisations to participate in clinical psychology project
Posted by Judith Townend on 22/01/10
FT.com to launch new Blackberry app and day pass access model in early 2010
FT's focus is on user marketing and customisation, says FT.com managing director
Posted by Judith Townend on 22/01/10
Guardian News & Media confirms voluntary redundancies for journalism staff
Sources suggest 40 staff to go, but group says discussions are ongoing
Posted by Laura Oliver on 22/01/10
Poll shows public support for PCC reform, says Media Standards Trust
Newspaper self-regulatory body claims MST survey is 'simplistic'
Posted by Judith Townend on 21/01/10
Digital storytelling social enterprise grows out of Berlin Project
Freelancers are to collaborate for event-based reporting projects
Posted by Judith Townend on 21/01/10
Global Voices Online launches Transparency for Technology Network
Eight researchers will review effectiveness of online accountability initiatives
Posted by Judith Townend on 20/01/10
Bloggers launch petition to change Editors' Code
A network of blogs has devised a series of changes to improve the Editors' Code enforced by the PCC
Posted by Laura Oliver on 20/01/10
GNM debates paid content on paidContent sites
Readers surveyed on subscription rates, but no specific plans to charge are in place, says CEO
Posted by Laura Oliver on 20/01/10
UK libel law reform must go beyond Jack Straw's plans, say campaign groups
Justice Secretary's proposal to cut lawyers success fees is welcomed, by freedom of expression groups urge further change
Posted by Laura Oliver on 20/01/10
Freelance journalist wins web-writing contest for STV
David Coyle has won a six-month contract as a columnist for STV's revamped website
Posted by Laura Oliver on 19/01/10
Digital Editors event to discuss growing digital audiences and revenue
Free to attend discussion will hear from regional editors on measuring and building web traffic
Posted by Laura Oliver on 19/01/10
Alan Rusbridger rules out pay walls at the Guardian
Speaking at Coventry University the Guardian editor expressed optimism about the future of the newspaper, discussed the issue of pay walls, and defended his salary
Posted by Marc Johnson on 19/01/10
Greg Hadfield: Newspapers need to radically rethink their business models
Outgoing TMG digital development head explains his reasons for quitting
Posted by Judith Townend on 19/01/10
PCC upholds 'intrusion into grief or shock' complaint against Sunday Times
Reporter contacted complainant's daughter via Facebook - despite outstanding complaint
Posted by Judith Townend on 18/01/10
Newspaper body WAN-IFRA appoints Christoph Riess as new chief exec
Riess will take up the new position, created by the merger of two industry groups
Posted by Laura Oliver on 15/01/10
Winners of duPont broadcast journalism awards announced
Local stations recognised and first web-based prize given out by US awards programme
Posted by Laura Oliver on 15/01/10
#newsrw: Greg Hadfield quits digital role at Telegraph
Head of digital development urges journalists to be more entrepreneurial at news:rewired event
Posted by Laura Oliver on 15/01/10
Local hotelier takes over at south west newspaper group
Businessman with magazine interests buys View From group
Posted by Laura Oliver on 13/01/10
#newsrw: Countdown to news:rewired digital journalism event
The event will be live tweeted and blogged, with main sessions livestreamed
Posted by Judith Townend on 13/01/10
Sky News to campaign to allow cameras in court
Head of Sky News, John Ryley, has outlined plans for a national petition
Posted by Judith Townend on 13/01/10
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