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Friday Funnies: Which politician is letting people walk all over her?
From Hold the Front Page. Posted July 18 2008, 6.50am
More funnies from the regional press - including a confused picture caption and a VERY CLEAR headline!! (more)

The people behind the papers - London’s freesheet vendors
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted July 16 2008, 12.00pm
Ever wondered what kind of person could survive standing for hours on end trying to communicate with hurrying commuters? Current filmmaker Joe Oppenheimer speaks to the street vendors of London's freesheets: <object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000″ width="400″ height="400″><param name="movie" value="http://current.com/e/89080103/en_UK"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://current.com/e/89080103/en_UK" width="400″ height="400″ wmode="transparent" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" ></embed></object> (more)

Peter Preston: People like chronicles of small beer more than the Daily Moan
From Media Guardian. Posted June 28 2008, 11.08pm
Peter Preston: Don't take any old survey off the shelf. Take a brand new one commissioned by the Newspaper Society for consumption by newspaper editors, advertisers and readers. Then smile, darn you, smile. (more)

NYTimes.com launches TimesPeople to connect better to Facebook
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted June 18 2008, 11.00pm
NYT adds user profile pages as a web browser plug-in (more)

NYTimes.com launches TimesPeople to connect better to social networks
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted June 18 2008, 11.00pm
NYT adds user profile pages as a web browser plug-in (more)

Lloyd Embley confirmed as People editor
From Media Guardian. Posted June 17 2008, 12.36pm
Lloyd Embley has been confirmed as the editor of the People, six months after taking over as acting editor of the Sunday tabloid. By Stephen Brook (more)

Lloyd Embley is appointed new editor of The People
From Press Gazette. Posted June 17 2008, 12.00am
Trinity Mirror has appointed Lloyd Embley as editor of The People, six months after he was made acting editor following the departure of Mark Thomas in November. (more)

Additional transmission to Zimbabwe from Radio Voice of the People
From Media Network Weblog. Posted June 4 2008, 2.45pm
In connection with Zimbabwe’s presidential run-off election on 27 June, Radio Voice of the People has introduced a third daily transmission via the Radio Netherlands Madagascar relay station. The broadcast is at 1100-1200 UTC on 11695 kHz, beam 265 degrees, power 250 kW. This transmission was introduced on 1 June. Bookmark to: (more)

New press markets: 'People want to be seen reading a paper'
From The Independent. Posted May 19 2008, 12.00am
New newspapers some backed by governments, others by business moguls and international conglomerates are springing up from Rwanda to Tajikistan, attracting readers and advertising revenues. In many of these markets, increasing literacy rates dovetail with growing disposable income to create millions of new daily readers. And some Western media companies are forging partnerships and trying their hand at start-up companies as well. (more)

James Du Bern, Current UK: "nobody delivers news in a way that’s adapted to how young people consume media"
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted May 15 2008, 11.00pm
Current's head of programming talks engagement, interactivity and the best ways to pull a young audience interested in current affairs (more)

James Du Bern, Current UK: “nobody delivers news in a way that’s adapted to how young people consume media”
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted May 15 2008, 11.00pm
Current's head of programming talks to Journalism.co.uk about engagement, interactivity and the best ways to pull a young audience interested in current affairs. (more)

April ABCs: Doctor Who giveaway provides lifeline for People
From Media Guardian. Posted May 9 2008, 12.35pm
Doctor Who came to the rescue of the People, with the Trinity Mirror red-top holding its circulation steady. By Stephen Brook (more)

170,000 people in Sarawak deprived of quality TV and radio reception
From Media Network Weblog. Posted May 8 2008, 1.24pm
Some 170,000 people in Sarawak are unable to receive television and radio signals from Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM), the Sarawak legislative assembly was told today. Even if they do, the reception is poor, said Public Utilities Minister Datuk Seri Awang Tengah Ali Hassan. Awang Tengah said that, according to a report by the Broadcasting Department, 93 [...] (more)

Driving out cash as well as people
From Daily Telegraph. Posted May 8 2008, 12.01am
THE exodus gathers pace as companies consider leaving the UK to escape its increasingly high and capricious taxes. Shire, the pharmaceuticals group, made news when it chose to domicile in Ireland, but several others have let it be known they are potential travelling companions. United Business Media has announced they are moving to the Republic of Ireland via Jersey, with strong messages coming from WPP, International Power, GlaxoSmithKline and AstraZeneca that they, too, are thinking about packing their bags. (more)

Reaction to Article on Radio People Dying Younger
From radio.about.com. Posted May 7 2008, 1.00am
My recent opinion article, "7 Reasons Radio People Die Younger", drew some interesting response and comment. Lee Logan from Shane Media Services wrote: "You might find it interesting that the... (more)

7 Reasons Radio People Die Younger
From radio.about.com. Posted May 5 2008, 1.00am
I think Radio might be bad for your health - at least if you work in it. Maybe you never noticed but I have: on-air Radio performers seem to die... (more)

British business people: The top 1,000: Healthcare and chemicals 20 to 1
From Daily Telegraph. Posted April 30 2008, 12.55am
The Daily Telegraph's Most Powerful UK Business People list ranks the most influential figures in British business by sector. Here are the top 20 figures in healthcare and chemicals. (more)

British business people: The top 1,000: Healthcare and chemicals 21 to 100
From Daily Telegraph. Posted April 30 2008, 12.55am
The Daily Telegraph's Most Powerful UK Business People list ranks the most influential figures in British business by sector. Here is a list of the top figures in healthcare and chemicals. (more)

British business people: The Top 1,000: Industry 21 to 100
From Daily Telegraph. Posted April 29 2008, 12.01am
The Daily Telegraph's Most Powerful UK Business People list ranks the most influential figures in British business by sector. Here is the remainder of the industry top 100. (more)

British business people: The Top 1,000: Industry 20 to 1
From Daily Telegraph. Posted April 29 2008, 12.01am
The Daily Telegraph's Most Powerful UK Business People list ranks the most influential figures in British business by sector. Here are the top 20 figures from industry. (more)

British business people: The top 1,000: Energy and utilities 21 to 100
From Daily Telegraph. Posted April 22 2008, 12.01am
The Daily Telegraph's Most Powerful UK Business People list ranks the most influential figures in British business by sector. Here is a list of the top retailers. (more)

TV Masterclasses Invite to Young People
From allmediascotland - Spike. Posted April 14 2008, 7.38am
Young people aged over 18 with ambitions to work in television are being invited to apply for places on an offshoot of the Edinburgh International Television Festival. The project - which will comprise workshops and masterclasses - will last for five days and involve some of the... (more)

'Radio 1 is just like a big house full of people having fun'
From Media Guardian. Posted March 23 2008, 12.02am
Station boss Andy Parfitt may not keep his unruly DJs under total control, but he's always kept them focused on listeners, he tells James Robinson (more)

Writing for young people: It’s not child’s play
From Press Gazette. Posted March 14 2008, 12.00am
Go Girl magazine editor Emma Prosser explains how to get the right tone and subject in your writing matter to interest young readers (more)

NatMag to take full control of Best, Reveal and Real People
From Press Gazette. Posted March 5 2008, 12.00am
The National Magazine Company is to aquire 100 per cent of the weekly titles published under a joint venture with Australian Consolidated Press. (more)

The forgotten people
From Media Guardian. Posted March 3 2008, 12.03am
Sarfraz Manzoor: The white working class has gone from salt of the earth to scum - and disappeared from our screens. Can a new BBC season redress the balance? (more)

Hunting a pop hit? Radio pluggers are the people to chase
From The Independent. Posted March 2 2008, 12.00am
The NME Awards usually attract plenty of headlines for the antics of their pop stars. A celebrity-studded event, they make bands look cool and their antics even cooler. A year ago Kate Moss was chucked out for getting overly amorous with Pete Doherty. Last Thursday it was the drunken behaviour of Agyness Deyn, the supermodel girlfriend of Josh Hubbard from The Paddingtons. (more)

And finally ... how the march of a lone cockroach put 30 people out of work
From Media Guardian. Posted February 22 2008, 12.20am
Turkmen president sacks staff after insect's walk-on part in TV news bulletin (more)

Magazine readers fed up with D-list people
From The Times. Posted February 14 2008, 12.00am
For years, they have been falling out of stretch limos and Essex nightclubs and into the affections of millions. Now, however, Britain’s love affair with reality television stars and footballers’ wives, played out through the pages of the celebrity weeklies, could be coming to an end.<br/> <br/> Magazines including Bauer’s Heat and Closer, formerly owned by Emap, and IPC’s Now are among those predicted to suffer in the half-yearly ABC magazine circulation figures, set to be released at midday today.<br/> <br/> Circulation at these key weeklies is expected to be down by as much as 10 per cent year-on-year and about 5 per cent since the last ABC figures were released in June 2007.<br/> <br/> Industry sources said that, in contrast with this time a year ago when Big Brother contestants grabbed the headlines and the Beckhams were still living in Britain, no popular reality television stars had emerged in the past year.<br/> <br/> From July to December 2006, Heat achieved record circulation figures of 598,623. This number fell to 558,365 in the six months to June 2007 and is expected to be closer to 530,000 in today’s announcement. Closer, which also achieved record circulation numbers a year ago of 614,000, dipped to 570,000 in June 2007 and could fall to around the 550,000 mark this time. IPC’s Now is expected to show a similar drop, down about 10 per cent year-on-year and about 4 per cent since last June. National Magazine Company’s Reveal is expected to be down between 5 and 10 per cent on the period and year-on-year.<br/> <br/> Industry sources put the expected fall at the Bauer-owned titles down in part to a decrease in marketing spending by Emap, their former owner. Bauer has been investing in the digital radio station Heat radio, Closer Radio, which will air on Channel 4’s new digital multiplex, and online offerings such as Heatworld.co.uk and Closer Diets. The increased investment elsewhere has given the group less money to spend on interviews with celebrities such as Jordan and Peter Andre and Kerry Katona.<br/> <br/> Richard Desmond’s magazines, which include OK!, New and Star, are expected to buck the trend with a significant rise in circulation. Rivals pointed out that Mr Desmond’s publications regularly outbid them for exclusive celebrity interviews.<br/> <br/> One women’s weekly that is expected to announce a strong performance today is Bauer’s Grazia. The weekly fashion glossy is expected to announce an increase of about 3 per cent since the last half-yearly figures, to about 230,000. While Grazia features celebrities, its emphasis on high-end fashion means that it focuses more on Hollywood stars and catwalk models. While Grazia’s circulation is growing steadily, it targets a niche market and Bauer recognises that it is unlikely to have the same mass appeal as the celebrity weeklies.<br/> <br/> The men’s magazine market, which has suffered more than most from migration to the internet, is expected to continue its decline in today’s ABC figures. Although Bauer’s FHM is likely to be down about 15 per cent year-on-year, sources expected it to be up slightly since the last ABC figures in June. Nuts, from IPC, is expected to be down about 7 per cent on the year and Bauer’s Zoo is predicted to be down about 10 per cent on the year.<br/> <br/> Other men’s titles, such as the upmarket magazine GQ, are expected to fare better, according to sources. (more)

Phil Redmond: Man of the people
From The Independent. Posted February 9 2008, 12.00am
With his mane of grey hair and non-matching bushy eyebrows, Phil Redmond resembles an ageing blues musician rather than a TV mogul and cultural commissar. There is nothing grand or seigneurial about him. His accent is an unreconstructed Scouse rasp. He can switch in short order from truculence to a slightly sinister friendliness that can beguile the unwary. He is unfailingly blunt in his views of the TV industry that alternately courts him and buggers him about. He was not put on this earth to be a diplomat, or a pillar of the establishment, but to get things done – to dramatise, to stir things up. (more)

BCfm 93.2 Broadcast to 20 Million People
From Merry Media. Posted February 6 2008, 10.54am
Israa Zinalabdin and her radio team from the Sudan National Radio station broadcast live to the Sudan from Bristol community radio station BCfm 93.2fm - to millions of people. BCfm presenters Mohammed El Sharif and Mohammed Makawi present the Sudanese show on Saturdays from 4pm until 7pm and were part of a special show on Thursday 31st January at 7pm. The show was simulcast to the Sudan which would normally have around 20 million people tuning in. . (more)

Telegraph Venture Navigator Part Three: Do enough people want apples and pears?
From Daily Telegraph. Posted February 4 2008, 3.00pm
The Daily Telegraph has launched a new online tool that is designed to improve the chances of succeeding in business by helping you work out whether you have a business idea that is worth pursuing. (more)

Al Jazeera English plans relaunch with ?new programmes and new people?
From Media Network Weblog. Posted January 28 2008, 12.46pm
Al Jazeera English (AJE) is aiming to turn up the heat on its rivals in the global 24-hour news broadcasting industry.  The station, which celebrated its first anniversary last November, is planning a hard relaunch in the second-quarter with “new programmes and new people”.  Nigel Parsons, AJE’s managing director, says that the broadcaster is in ‘pole [...] (more)

Sharp fall in people reading daily newspaper
From Financial Times. Posted January 23 2008, 2.00am
Politicians should stop worrying about the power of the press and start worrying about its weakness, the survey suggests. Newspaper readership is in sharp decline -... (more)

Footballing Fiascos To Britney?s Headshaving Shenanigans - Britain Looks Back At 2007 In The First Ever People?s Speech
From Press Release, via webitpr. Posted December 20 2007, 12.01am
� Fifty years after the first television broadcast of the Queen?s Christmas address, Intel has collected contributions for the first-ever People?s Speech, �a Christmas message from the nation to the nation � The Intel People?s Speech ? just like the Queen?s version - reviews the year gone by and looks forward to the year ahead.� It?s a fascinating insight into the lives of everyday Brits and what they believe were highs and lows of 2007... (more)

?People who have strange accents are not stupid? - Sir John Tusa
From Media Network Weblog. Posted December 19 2007, 9.20am
“The BBC itself has long had an ambiguous relationship with the World Service” says former Managing Director Sir John Tusa in an article written for the Daily Telegraph to mark its 75th birthday. He says that some in the domestic BBC felt threatened by the breadth of the World Service’s news agenda. It was so broad, so [...] (more)

Peter Preston on Marks Thomas' departure from The People
From Media Guardian. Posted November 25 2007, 12.00am
Peter Preston: When things go wrong with newspaper sales (and profits), editors are blamed (more)

Radio show by homeless people
From Media Guardian. Posted November 23 2007, 1.13pm
A new radio show made and presented by homeless people has been praised for its raw honesty, and is helping transform its makers' confidence. Marc Leverton reports (more)

Editor of The People steps down
From Press Gazette. Posted November 20 2007, 12.00am
The editor of The People, Mark Thomas, has stepped down to “pursue other career opportunities”. (more)

Portable people meters criticised in US
From Digital Spy. Posted November 15 2007, 4.21pm
Portable people meters, which may be used to measure UK TV audiences from 2010, are criticised in the US. (more)

Success of youth venture leads editors to employ two people, not one
From Hold the Front Page. Posted November 9 2007, 12.00am
Overwhelming response to a youth editorial post at the London-based News Shopper (more)

Business TV for the people - with some pants thrown in
From The Independent. Posted October 21 2007, 12.55am
For most people, business channels are a prosaic diversion on the way to Sky Sports or the latest soap opera. Bloomberg, CNBC and the like may have garnered decent enough followings in the financial community, but Joe Public isn't paying attention. (more)

Fox Business brings finance to the people
From The Guardian. Posted October 15 2007, 1.00am
Rupert Murdoch's version of business news bursts on to US televisions today on a channel that vows to change the way viewers think about finance. (more)

Ann Widdecombe: 'People think I'm a bit of an oddity...'
From The Independent. Posted October 15 2007, 12.45am
Ann Widdecombe shacked up in marital bliss with the "shock" rocker Alice Cooper is a delicious image, but the Member of Parliament for Maidstone and the Weald has rejected a proposal to bring it to a television near you. (more)

Jade Goody seeks £100k over People story
From Press Gazette. Posted October 4 2007, 12.00am
Former Big Brother contestant Jade Goody and her former boyfriend Jack Tweedy have joined forced to sue for libel over a story in The People. (more)

Spanish TV ads seek to deter boat people
From Media Guardian. Posted September 20 2007, 1.00am
The Spanish government has added emotional TV adverts to its arsenal of measures to combat illegal immigration from Africa. By Mike Elkin. (more)

People sports writer Andy Dunn defects to NoW
From Media Guardian. Posted September 3 2007, 1.00am
Sports journalist Andy Dunn has defected from the People to become the chief sports writer of the News of the World. By Ben Dowell (more)

People chief sports writer joins News of the World
From Press Gazette. Posted September 3 2007, 12.00am
The People's chief sports writer Andy Dunn has been poached to do the same job at the News of the World. (more)

Literacy campaign aims to get people back into libraries
From Hold the Front Page. Posted July 27 2007, 12.00am
Initiative bids to improve city's literacy levels and get people reading (more)

Rape trial scrapped after People article
From Press Gazette. Posted July 23 2007, 12.00am
A rape trial which was was postponed after an article about the defendant appeared in a national Sunday newspaper the day before the case was due to begin, can be reported today after the proceedings were stayed for other reasons. (more)

Rape trial suspended after People article
From Press Gazette. Posted July 23 2007, 12.00am
A rape trial which was was postponed after an article about the defendant appeared in a national Sunday newspaper the day before the case was due to begin, can be reported today after the proceedings were stayed for other reasons. (more)

Voice of the People opens new website
From Media Network Weblog. Posted July 10 2007, 12.36pm
Voice of the People Communications, the Zimbabwean-based private radio operator whose Radio VOP was the 2006 winner of the One World Media awards for community media, has launched a brand 24-hour news site, www.radiovop.com. The website is based in Southern Africa and mirrored in the United States.  Radio VOP currently broadcasts to Southern Africa at 0400-0500 [...] (more)

'Simpsons' creator: 'We aim to annoy people'
From Digital Spy. Posted July 6 2007, 12.00pm
The creator of The Simpsons admits that the show aims to annoy people. (more)

Jane Atkinson leaves News of the World for the People
From Media Guardian. Posted July 5 2007, 1.00am
4.45pm: Jane Atkinson, the News of the World chief feature writer, is joining rival newspaper the People. By Stephen Brook. (more)

Paper hails people power as 18-month A&E fight is won
From Hold the Front Page. Posted June 12 2007, 12.00am
Weekly newspaper campaigned vigorously to keep unit open (more)

Young people see traditional media as 'more accurate'
From Hold the Front Page. Posted June 7 2007, 12.00am
Study set out to show trends - plus: pensions deadline moves, and more news in brief (more)

NUJ warns MEN job cuts mean 'more work, fewer people'
From Press Gazette. Posted June 6 2007, 12.00am
NUJ activists at the Manchester Evening News are waiting to see how a diminished newsroom will cope before deciding whether to ballot staff for industrial action. (more)

Journalist's TV blog attracts 25,000 people in one day
From Hold the Front Page. Posted April 18 2007, 12.00am
Exclusive on cult show Life on Mars attracted massive interest (more)

Probe to put local press coverage of young people under microscope
From Hold the Front Page. Posted April 5 2007, 12.00am
"Perception young people have is that most coverage about them is negative" (more)

More Than 1000 People Sign Alan Johnston Petition
From Merry Media. Posted April 4 2007, 12.23am
More than 1000 people from around the world have added their names to the petition calling for the release of kidnapped BBC Gaza correspondent Alan Johnston and some 350 people have also posted messages of support on the BBC News website.. (more)

Extra transmission of Voice of the People starts on Saturday
From Media Network Weblog. Posted March 15 2007, 7.46pm
Our Programme Distribution Department have just informed me that, starting on Saturday 17 March, there will be an additional transmission of Voice of the People to Zimbabwe at 0359-0457 UTC on 9765 kHz. This is due to the political violence which has been occuring in Zimbabwe in recent days. This transmission will continue on a daily [...] (more)

Shopping Channel Closes with 3000 People Unhappy
From Merry Media. Posted March 9 2007, 12.27pm
Pricebusters.tv has collapsed leaving thousands of people owed £250,000 in goods according to a report in The Sun newspaper.. (more)

Money Programme Survey on People Having Children
From Merry Media. Posted March 2 2007, 1.19pm
A survey for BBC Two's The Money Programme suggests that nearly half of all people who plan to have children are delaying starting a family because of the expense.. (more)

BBC Appoints Employee Relations & People Strategy Director
From Merry Media. Posted February 23 2007, 3.55pm
The BBC has appointed Mike Gooddie as its Employee Relations and People Strategy Director.. (more)

BBC appoints Employee Relations & People Strategy Director
From BBC Press Ofice. Posted February 23 2007, 2.00pm
The BBC has appointed Mike Gooddie as its Employee Relations and People Strategy Director. (more)

Paper's fight for hospital is backed by 5,500 people - and David Cameron
From Hold the Front Page. Posted February 19 2007, 12.00am
Tory leader gets behind Archant title's campaign to save emergency services (more)

Death of Anne Nicole Smith comes too late for People to replate
From Press Gazette. Posted February 13 2007, 9.13am
Two big celebrity scandals in one week can sometimes be too much – even for People, America’s leading celebrity and gossip magazine. (more)

Death of Anna Nicole Smith comes too late for People to replate
From Press Gazette. Posted February 13 2007, 9.13am
Two big celebrity scandals in one week can sometimes be too much – even for People, America’s leading celebrity and gossip magazine. (more)

Five in six people don't know timing of digital TV switchover
From Media Guardian. Posted January 25 2007, 12.00am
A survey has found 57% of adults think the government has not done enough to inform people about the analogue switch-off process. By Chris Tryhorn. (more)

Fix in six people don't know timing of digital TV switchover
From Media Guardian. Posted January 25 2007, 12.00am
1.15pm: A survey has found 57% of adults think the government has not done enough to inform people about the analogue switch-off process. By Chris Tryhorn. (more)

Radio Stations Kill People for You
From radio.about.com. Posted January 18 2007, 12.00am
The recent death of Jennifer Strange from water intoxication was brought on by her participation in a radio station contest which offered a Nintendo Wii to the person who could... (more)

Radio Voice of the People appoints first UK correspondent
From Media Network Weblog. Posted January 15 2007, 9.55am
The independent award winning shortwave station Radio Voice of the People (VOP), which broadcasts to Zimbabwe via RNW’s Madagasacar relay station, has appointed veteran journalist and social commentator Selbin Kabote, as its first UK correspondent. Kabote, a highly experienced journalist, holds a Post Graduate Diploma and a Masters Degree in International Broadcast Journalism. He also holds diplomas in [...] (more)

How to: find contacts and information about people online
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted December 15 2006, 11.39am
If your search strategy starts and ends with Google you are missing out. Colin Meek looks at some of the smart ways journalists can search the internet (more)

Harsh climate hits the People
From Media Guardian. Posted December 8 2006, 12.00am
November ABCs: It was a bleak November for Sunday tabloids, with the People's freefall continuing. By Jemima Kiss. (more)

The People hit by Bushell departure
From Media Guardian. Posted November 14 2006, 12.00am
1.15pm: Sunday tabloid the People has suffered another blow with the departure of its star columnist, TV reviewer Garry Bushell. By Stephen Brook. (more)

This channel is brought to you by the people at ...
From Media Guardian. Posted October 26 2006, 1.00am
Media watchdog Ofcom is to allow advertisers to sponsor entire TV channels and radio stations, 15 years after programme sponsorship was first allowed. By Chris Tryhorn and Mark Sweney. (more)

People magazine to axe investigations and showbiz editors
From Media Guardian. Posted October 19 2006, 1.00am
12pm: The People is negotiating redundancies with its investigations and showbiz editors. By Stephen Brook. (more)

Fourteen jobs to go at The People
From Press Gazette. Posted October 17 2006, 1.44pm
2pm: Fourteen editorial staff at The People are being made redundant following a 10 per cent year-on-year drop in the ABC figures. (more)

Fourteen journalists to go at The People
From Press Gazette. Posted October 17 2006, 1.44pm
2pm: Fourteen editorial staff at The People are being made redundant following a 10 per cent year-on-year drop in the ABC figures. (more)

People to cut 14 jobs
From Media Guardian. Posted October 17 2006, 1.00am
3pm: The People is making 14 of its 100-strong editorial staff redundant to bolster its increasingly frail position in the Sunday market. By Chris Tryhorn. (more)

Voice of the People trustee receives human rights award
From Media Network Weblog. Posted October 11 2006, 12.21pm
Arnold Tsunga, an outstanding Zimbabwean lawyer, will today receive the 2006 Martin Ennals Award (MEA) for Human Rights Defenders together with Iranian investigative journalist, Akbar Ganji. The awards ceremony will be held in Geneva, Switzerland. Louise Arbour, the United Nation’s High Commissioner for Human Rights, will present the awards at a ceremony at the Bâtiment des [...] (more)

The people's Maria ready for West End
From Media Guardian. Posted October 11 2006, 1.00am
The woman chosen by the public to star in Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Sound of Music after an eight-week Saturday night TV series spoke of being catapulted from obscurity into the West End. By Mark Brown. (more)

Bruno gets £50,000 libel pay-out from People
From Press Gazette. Posted October 10 2006, 11.04am
Former heavyweight boxing champion Frank Bruno and his girl-friend today accepted a £50,000 libel pay-out and a public apology at London’s High Court today over Sunday tabloid allegations that they had split. (more)

New senior roles announced in BBC People
From BBC Press Ofice. Posted October 4 2006, 11.30am
Stephen Kelly Director of BBC People has today announced two senior appointments within BBC People. (more)

Last night's TV: Banged Up Abroad | Extraordinary People: The Musical Genius | Abel Raises Cain | Bodyshock: Kill Me to Cure Me | Nuremberg - Nazis On Trial
From Media Guardian. Posted September 26 2006, 1.00am
Sam Wollaston on Banged Up Abroad | Extraordinary People: The Musical Genius | Abel Raises Cain | Bodyshock: Kill Me to Cure Me | Nuremberg - Nazis On Trial. (more)

Zimbabwean judge throws out case against Voice of the People
From Media Network Weblog. Posted September 25 2006, 12.34pm
A Zimbabwean judge today threw out a case against 10 staffers of an independent radio station charged with breaking the country’s tough audiovisual laws. Magistrate William Bhila turned down a request by state prosecutors for a further adjournment against the employees of the Voice of the People (VOP) radio station until November 9, saying: “This is becoming a circus. This [...] (more)

European business people keep faith with print media
From Brand Republic. Posted September 21 2006, 11.09am
LONDON - The rise of the internet has not reduced the popularity of business print media or television with European businesspeople, according to the European Business Readership Survey. (more)

Londonpaper claims lead in grabbing young people
From Press Gazette. Posted September 21 2006, 12.00am
In week three of London’s free newspaper war, News International has claimed that thelondonpaper now reaches more young ABC1 readers than either Metro or the Evening Standard. (more)

British people are willing to pay more for the BBC
From Media Network Weblog. Posted September 14 2006, 2.40pm
British citizens are prepared to pay more money for the BBC licence fee in the future, a new study has found. Research among nearly 7000 people carried out by The Work Foundation has established that the average amount citizens are prepared to pay for the BBC’s current services and proposed new activities through to 2017 [...] (more)

Deputy Smith quits Real People
From Press Gazette. Posted September 14 2006, 12.00am
Dawn Smith, deputy editor of Natmags’ Real People, has resigned three months after launch editor Vicky Mayer left the title. (more)

UK Communications Market Report reveals radical shift in media consumption by young people
From Media Network Weblog. Posted August 10 2006, 10.20am
UK media regulator Ofcom today published its annual Communications Market Report for 2005 revealing new trends in the television, radio, telecommunications and wireless communications industries and analysing consumer usage of, and attitudes to, communications services. The Report combines original Ofcom research, data provided to Ofcom by the companies it regulates and publicly-available material. The Report reveals [...] (more)

Podcasting sampled by almost two million people
From Brand Republic. Posted August 3 2006, 2.08pm
LONDON - Almost 2m adults have listened to a radio programme downloaded to their MP3 player, according to radio audience measurement body Rajar's first attempt to measure the popularity of podcasting. (more)

US magazine Teen People to cease publication
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted July 26 2006, 3.15pm
Time Inc. title to continue solely as online edition (more)

Stephen Kelly appointed Director for BBC People
From BBC Press Ofice. Posted July 13 2006, 10.30am
The BBC has appointed Stephen Kelly as Director BBC People the Corporations human resource division. Mr Kelly will join the BBC on 2 October 2006 succeeding Stephen Dando who moved to Reuters in April. (more)

People claims 800k extra sales from Brad and Angelina issue
From Press Gazette. Posted June 23 2006, 1.16pm
People magazine believes it will have sold at least 2,300,000 copies on the newsstands thanks to its Brad and Angelina baby exclusive. (more)

After the beautiful people of 'Friends', Channel 4 turns to 'Betty The Ugly'
From The Independent. Posted June 16 2006, 12.00am
In Colombia, it has become a national addiction: the tale of a plain secretary working in a glamorous fashion house. Now Channel 4 hopes an American remake will prove equally popular in the UK. (more)

Voice of the People trial delayed again in Zimbabwe
From Media Network Weblog. Posted June 15 2006, 5.26pm
The government of Zimbabwe has once again postponed the trial of Radio Voice of the People  (VOP) journalists, trustees and board members nine months after their arrest and confiscation of their equipment. The government failed once again to produce witnesses. The trial of the VOP staffers and board members, accused of operating a radio station [...] (more)

People hopes for 5m sales thanks to Brad, Angelina and Shiloh
From Press Gazette. Posted June 12 2006, 6.15pm
Did the pre-publication on the web – some would call it piracy – of the pictures of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s baby Shiloh, help the sales of People and Hello!, who reputedly paid in excess of $7 million for the exclusive rights? (more)

Real People loses launch editor
From Press Gazette. Posted May 23 2006, 12.27pm
Vicky Mayer, editor of real life weekly Real People, has resigned, barely six months since its launch date. (more)

Proctor is deputy editor at People
From Press Gazette. Posted May 18 2006, 12.15am
Ben Proctor, The People’s head of news, has been promoted to deputy editor at the Trinity Mirror title. (more)

Power to the people: Nettwerk's mission to change the music industry
From The Independent. Posted May 8 2006, 12.00am
In the 22 years since Terry McBride co-founded Nettwerk Productions in his flat in Vancouver, the company has blossomed far beyond being a mere independent record label. With offices in London and across the US, the Nettwerk group now spans Nettwerk Management, with clients including Avril Lavigne, Dido, Barenaked Ladies and Sarah McLachlan, the multimedia company Nettmedia, a movie company (Nettfilms), music publishing and graphic design companies, and a soundtrack arm called Unforscene Music. (more)

694 million people currently use Internet worldwide - report
From Media Network Weblog. Posted May 5 2006, 4.33pm
comScore Networks has announced the launch of comScore World Metrix, the first true estimate of global online audience size and behaviour based on activity from the world's largest online behavioural research panel. The comScore World Metrix panel has active representation from countries that comprise 99 percent of the global Internet population. In launching comScore World Metrix, the company (more)

Radio Voice of the People wins special media award
From Media Network Weblog. Posted May 2 2006, 12.14pm
Radio Voice of the People, the Harare-based radio and production house whose directors are being persecuted by the authorities in Zimbabwe, has been awarded the 2006 One World Special Award for Community Media. The award will be presented in London on 8 June. Radio VOP, as it is commonly known, is privately owned by Zimbabweans and has since 2000 been battling to obtain a commercial licence to (more)

BBC Governors publish BBC People value for money report
From BBC Press Ofice. Posted April 27 2006, 10.00am
In October 2004 the BBC Governors Audit Committee commissioned PricewaterhouseCoopers PwC to examine whether the BBCs human resources operation BBC People is achieving best value for licence fee payers. (more)

Voice of the People Board member tells his/her personal story
From Media Network Weblog. Posted April 15 2006, 10.09am
"I became a wandering refugee in my own country." "The enormity of living in a country that does not value human rights hit me like a tonne of bricks." Just two quotes from the personal story of a Board member and journalist working for Voice of the People, the independent radio station that broadcasts to Zimbabwe via the Radio Netherlands relay station in Madagascar. We've reported a great deal (more)

Voice of the People Board member recounts personal story
From Media Network Weblog. Posted April 15 2006, 10.09am
"I became a wandering refugee in my own country. The enormity of living in a country that does not value human rights hit me like a tonne of bricks." Quotes from the personal story of a Board member and journalist working for Voice of the People, the independent radio station that broadcasts to Zimbabwe via the Radio Netherlands relay station in Madagascar. We've reported a great deal on the (more)

Reporters sacked after Mirror/People spies row
From Press Gazette. Posted April 13 2006, 12.00am
People journalists were shocked by the abrupt sacking of veteran staffer David Brown, following a newsroom spying row. (more)

Denmark: People's Party proposes broadcasts aimed at Arab world
From Media Network Weblog. Posted April 12 2006, 12.58pm
Text of report by Danish newspaper Politiken website on 11 April Danish Radio (Danmarks Radio) should broadcast news in Arabic, and should also provide teaching of democracy to the Arabic countries, proposes the Danish People's Party. The party wants the government to appropriate 25m kroner [4m dollars] to Danmarks Radio, which would use the money to transmit radio and television programming to (more)

Whatever Happened to Hiring Real Radio People?
From radio.about.com. Posted April 5 2006, 1.55pm
David Lee Roth is struggling to fill the shoes of the departed Howard Stern on 7 CBS Radio stations. After just a few months, ratings are disappointing and Roth is... (more)

Arbitron sees people meters in top markets by 2008
From Media Network Weblog. Posted March 15 2006, 4.15pm
Arbitron Inc, which measures radio audiences, Tuesday said yesterday it will introduce electronic devices in the top 10 US markets by 2008, replacing the handwritten diary system criticized as obsolete. The move would come despite losing its partner Nielsen Media Research earlier this month. New York-based Arbitron plans to introduce its Portable People Meter - a pager-like device that records (more)

New Dutch public TV channel for young people to launch
From Media Network Weblog. Posted March 9 2006, 3.06pm
In September 2006, a new digital public TV channel for viewers aged between 13 and 34 years will launch in the Netherlands, with programming provided by the BNN foundation. With the working title The CoolCast Project (TCP), a 24/7 service is planned for distribution via Internet and cable. Ruurd Bierman, a member of the Board of Management of Public Broadcasting, says that theme channels are an (more)

Traditional media still very popular with Dutch young people
From Media Network Weblog. Posted March 6 2006, 5.03pm
Young people in the Netherlands are surprisingly traditional in their evaluation of the different forms of communication and media platforms available today. They rate Internet the highest as an information platform, but traditional media such as radio and TV are still very popular. That's according to a report published today based on the response of 520 young people aged between 15 and 34. (more)

‘People paparazzi’ bring in thousands
From Press Gazette. Posted March 2 2006, 12.00am
Celeb news agency Splash uses members of public to get on-the-scene exclusives (more)

‘Some people will never leave the BBC — we’ll have everyone else’
From Press Gazette. Posted February 9 2006, 12.00am
Talk107 launch director Calum Macaulay tells Caitlin Pike why local speech radio can work commercially (more)

Somalia/Ethiopia: Voice of the Somali People to launch - website
From Media Network Weblog. Posted January 26 2006, 3.35pm
Text of report by Ethiopian opposition Radio Freedom audio website on 24 January Announcement of new Somali radio station is posted on the website version of a shortwave radio station, (Clandestine) Radio Freedom Voice of the Ogadeni People in Somali. This is to notify all Somali speaking people that a new Somali radio station will be opened. The new radio station, called Voice of the Somali (more)

People Listen to HitzRadio.com Because It Listens to Them
From radio.about.com. Posted January 26 2006, 9.00am
Steve Karr is the General Manager and Program Director of HitzRadio.com - one of the Internet's most-listened to streams. I recently spoke with Steve to find out how it began and why so many people tune in. Read more. Read... (more)

Zimbabwe: Voice of the People trustee to be charged
From Media Network Weblog. Posted January 24 2006, 11.47am
Text of report by Namibia-based Media Institute of Southern Africa website on 24 January Leading human rights lawyer Arnold Tsunga will be charged with breaching Zimbabwe's broadcasting laws in his capacity as a trustee of the Voice of the People (VOP) radio station. Otto Saki, of the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR), chaired by Tsunga, said the Attorney-General's Office had confirmed (more)

Voice of the People boss John Masuku further remanded
From Media Network Weblog. Posted January 17 2006, 10.33am
John Masuku, Executive Director of Voice of the People (VOP) which broadcasts to Zimbabwe, has been further remanded out of custody in Harare. Mr Masuku appeared in court yesterday, and was remanded to 30 March 2006. His lawyer said they were waiting to be given a trial date. Mr Masuku was arrested just before Christmas, and is being accused of contravening sections of the Broadcasting Services (more)

NatMags sees Real People as the answer to eight million ‘dissatisfied’ true-life fans
From Press Gazette. Posted January 12 2006, 12.49am
National Magazine Company execs claim there are eight million dissatisfied true-life fans in Britain who could find fulfilment in their high-profile new launch, the women’s weekly Real People. (more)

MP urges boycott of The People over Essex girl jokes
From Press Gazette. Posted March 25 2004, 12.00am
An MP is so incensed with The People for publishing "derogatory remarks" about Essex girls that he has urged readers to stop buying it. (more)

People without TVs 'intimidated' by licence reminders
From The Independent. Posted January 1 1970, 12.59am
Even in this television age, one million Britons don't watch the box and prefer to fritter away their time on pursuits such as reading and conversation. (more)