Tony Blair: 'Daily Mail attacked me, my family, my children'
From Press Gazette. Posted 28 May 2012, 12:50
Former Prime Minister Tony Blair as described the "unhealthy" power of some media groups and described the affect of being under "sustained attack" by the Daily Mail.... (more)

Paywalls? Journalism students say 'we won't pay'
From Media Guardian. Posted 28 May 2012, 12:40
Former US newspaper editor John Robinson, who now teaches journalists, writes about newspapers charging for online newspaper access:"As more newspapers move to paywalls, it comes clearer to me that publishers are attempting to use a band-aid to cover... (more)

Leveson inquiry: Blair says newspapers used as 'instruments of political power'
From Media Guardian. Posted 28 May 2012, 12:33
Former prime minister claims the inquiry has a unique opportunity to 'drain the poison' from the media... (more)

The Voice creator admits changes needed
From Media Guardian. Posted 28 May 2012, 12:02
John de Mol to meet with corporation to discuss second series and a possible children's version of talent show... (more)

NUJ to cut jobs
From Media Guardian. Posted 28 May 2012, 11:36
Journalists' union takes action after being hit by a fall in income, rising costs and a 'challenging industrial environment'... (more)

I fear the NUJ is on its way to oblivion
From Media Guardian. Posted 28 May 2012, 11:31
It can hardly be a surprise that the National Union of Journalists is facing a financial crisis.Its members are being laid off on a weekly basis due to the economic problems of newspapers and the BBC's news division.Fewer employed members equals falling income. (more)

New Digital Journalism journal to launch in 2013
From journalism.co.uk. Posted 28 May 2012, 11:27
The journal will be edited by professor of journalism studies at Cardiff University Bob Franklin, who already edits the Journalism Practice and Journalism Studies journals... (more)

Lessons from Slovenia's national paywall four months after launch
From journalism.co.uk. Posted 28 May 2012, 11:04
Reaction from publishers, journalists and academics to Slovenia's national paywall, which launched in January... (more)

How the Mail revealed the Conservative Party's closeness to Google
From Daily Mail. Posted 28 May 2012, 11:01
Official figures revealed by the Daily Mail this month showed that David Cameron had met Google's representatives three times, George Osborne four times, and Culture Minister Ed Vaizey seven times.... (more)

Newsquest journalists using iPads to report from Olympics
From journalism.co.uk. Posted 28 May 2012, 11:01
The regional newspaper group will be using tablets to 'relay live information from the Olympic park every day of the games'... (more)