Media UK

Former editor dies shortly after moving to France
From Hold the Front Page. Posted May 13 2008, 8.10am
Colin Lucas edited a range of newspapers across south England (more)

Birmingham Press Club prepares for annual awards ceremony
From Hold the Front Page. Posted May 13 2008, 8.10am
Midlands media talent to be recognised as press club welcomes two new broadcast awards (more)

Press watchdog to address Bridgend suicide coverage concerns
From Hold the Front Page. Posted May 13 2008, 8.10am
News panel to hear local views on media coverage surround the tragic stories (more)

MPs to be Briefed on Herald Job Cuts
From allmediascotland - Spike. Posted May 13 2008, 7.40am
Officials from the National Union of Journalists are to brief MPs at Westminster tomorrow on proposed job cuts at the Herald group of newspapers - the fourth round of redundancies in five years, with some 20 editorial posts facing the axe and a further 20 in non-editorial. The NUJ will seek to... (more)

Picture This - Pt 2
From allmediascotland - Spike. Posted May 13 2008, 7.39am
Maybe publishing pics of fans of Spanish football club, Espanyol, is easier after all. Following yesterday’s Spike tale - here - of the Evening Times publishing a pic of Espanyol fans, to accompany a piece about Rangers ones, it has since emerged that the paper has apologised for... (more)

BBC Knowledge Magazine launches in US
From Media Guardian. Posted May 13 2008, 6.29am
BBC Magazines is to launch a US title aimed at readers with a 'curious mind' that will take on the likes of National Geographic. By Stephen Brook (more)

Tesco calls for front page Guardian apology
From Daily Telegraph. Posted May 13 2008, 12.01am
The legal battle between Tesco and the Guardian newspaper has intensified - with the retailer demanding a front-page apology. (more)

Informa garners attention of private equity
From The Times. Posted May 13 2008, 12.00am
Informa, the international information, publishing and events business behind titles such as Lloyd's List, is being circled by private equity groups. (more)

Global honour for O'Reilly
From The Independent. Posted May 13 2008, 12.00am
Sir Anthony O'Reilly, chief executive of Independent News & Media (INM), the publishers of The Independent, has been named Media Person of the Year for 2008, one of the biggest awards in the global communications industry. (more)

Live from Liverpool: Blogging a day at the Daily Post
From Press Gazette. Posted May 13 2008, 12.00am
The Liverpool Daily Post is today using a live blog and streaming online video to allow its readers to observe its editorial process. (more)

Editor Anita Syvret leaves the Gloucestershire Echo after 18 years
From Press Gazette. Posted May 13 2008, 12.00am
Pioneering editor leaves but says local papers have a bright future (more)

Should we care about freedom of the press?
From Press Gazette. Posted May 13 2008, 12.00am
Freedom of the press: ?Steve Lowe, editor of Bedfordshire on Sunday, says regulation and new laws pose a threat (more)

Economist redesigns homepage
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted May 12 2008, 4.35pm
The Economist has revamped the homepage of its website cutting the length and the number of adverts on the page. A letter on the site announces the key changes: Shorter page - long lists of articles replaced with 'pithier selection' Less advertisements Shorter left-hand navigation bar - sub-sections revealed by scrolling over headings Rotating top stories - four headline stories [...] (more)

Nashua Telegraph experimenting with Qik
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted May 12 2008, 4.21pm
The Nashua Telegraph is experimenting with live video from mobile phones on its website using streaming service Qik. The Telegraph is using the tool to stream footage from N95 handsets to provide behind-the-scenes coverage of its online food show, The Doorbell Gourmet. Qik's popularity with publishers seems to be growing - last month the Sacramento Bee used [...] (more)

David Gilbertson restructures Emap divisions
From Media Guardian. Posted May 12 2008, 3.47pm
New Emap chief executive David Gilbertson is reorganising the business-to-business magazine publisher, information and events company. By Stephen Brook (more)