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International Herald Tribune: Wall Street Journal website redesign
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted September 5 2008, 12.59pm
This Saturday's Wall Street Journal will see the first issue of a new glossy magazine, one part of their development project, which also includes the relaunch of the Journal's WSJ.com website on September 16. (more)

Summer heralds record sales boost for weekly
From Hold the Front Page. Posted September 4 2008, 7.00am
Devon paper hails "good old-fashioned journalism," Ayr editor moves on, and other news in brief. (more)

Herald & Times Group merges picture desks
From Media Guardian. Posted September 2 2008, 9.18am
Newsquest-owned Herald & Times Group has integrated the picture desks of its three Glasgow-based papers into a single multimedia hub. By Oliver Luft (more)

Snappers Group Raises Prospect of Repeat Industrial Action at Herald Group
From allmediascotland - Spike. Posted September 2 2008, 7.30am
The possibility of industrial action at The Herald newspaper group is being claimed by a photographers action group. Editorial Photographers UK (EPUK) says “controversial changes to the working conditions of both staff and freelance photographers” at the group raises the... (more)

EPUK: Herald&Times industrial action possible after introduction of new ‘group multimedia desk’
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted September 1 2008, 11.41am
The Glasgow-based Herald-Times newspaper group could see more indsutrial action after changes affecting the working conditions of both staff and freelance photographers across their titles. (more)

New Zealand Herald: Judge bans websites from naming men charged with murder
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted August 26 2008, 11.45am
A New Zealand judge has banned a website from naming two men charged with murder - despite allowing the pair to be named by newspapers, radio stations and on television. Judge David Harvey has raised concerns about the 'viral effect of digital publication' and the public searching for information online in the build up to the trial. (more)

Herald and Times MD denies Charles McGhee quit over newsroom merger plans
From Media Guardian. Posted July 23 2008, 6.12am
The MD of The Herald and Times newspaper group has denied Charles McGhee resigned as editor of its flagship title over a plan to merge newsrooms. By Severin Carrell (more)

Herald editor Charles McGhee quits after Newsquest revenues tumble
From Media Guardian. Posted July 18 2008, 12.03pm
The editor of the Herald newspaper, Scotland's leading indigenous quality paper, has unexpectedly resigned. By Severin Carrell (more)

HTFP: Herald editor Charles McGhee resigns
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted July 18 2008, 11.53am
McGhee steps down after two years in the role, which he took up in January 2006. (more)

Glasgow Herald editor Charles McGhee resigns
From Hold the Front Page. Posted July 18 2008, 11.30am
Former Evening Times boss leaves after ten years with group (more)

Charles McGhee Resigns as Herald Editor
From allmediascotland - Spike. Posted July 18 2008, 11.21am
Breaking news (11.20am): The editor of The Herald newspaper has resigned. Charles McGhee became Herald editor in January two years ago, and is leaving after ten years at the Herald group of newspapers, having edited sister title, the Evening Times, for six years and been consultant editor for... (more)

McGhee quits in wake of Herald staff cuts
From Press Gazette. Posted July 18 2008, 12.00am
Charles McGhee has resigned from The Herald after two and half years in the job. (more)

Herald editor Charles McGhee quits in wake of staff cuts
From Press Gazette. Posted July 18 2008, 12.00am
Charles McGhee has resigned as editor of The Herald after two and half years in the job. (more)

ITV advertising downturn heralds a bleak festive season for Britain
From The Times. Posted July 11 2008, 12.00am
ITV is braced for a severe decline in autumn advertising revenue as household-name companies batten down marketing budgets before Christmas. (more)

International Herald Tribune launches iPhone site
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted July 7 2008, 3.42pm
IHT.com has developed a version of the site for iPhone users. The version is 'iPhone optimised' rather than being an iPhone app - e.g. an application built exclusively for the iPhone - co-creator Michael Cosentino is keen to point out in a blog post. Last week the New York Times announced plans to develop an application [...] (more)

Sooty sale heralds new series
From Media Guardian. Posted June 26 2008, 1.27pm
Sooty has been sold to his presenter Richard Cadell, who plans to bring the children's TV character back in a new series. By Chris Tryhorn (more)

Herald adds web stats to homepage
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted May 29 2008, 3.23pm
Have just noticed The Herald is now featuring monthly and weekly web stats for the site alongside a 'most popular story' list at the bottom of its homepage. The current figures suggest 259,215 visits and 1,039,215 page views for the site last week. They also show 492,914 site visits for April, with 4,479,649 page views. (more)

Al Jazeera English retools after defections - Herald Tribune
From Media Network Weblog. Posted May 18 2008, 12.41pm
The English-language offshoot of Al Jazeera, the Arabic television news network, is pushing for a “breakthrough” that would make the channel available to American TV viewers and help it move beyond a turbulent start-up phase, according to its new managing director, Tony Burman. The hiring of Burman, a former editor in chief of the Canadian Broadcasting [...] (more)

Five-day strike planned at York Press and Gazette & Herald papers
From Media Guardian. Posted May 14 2008, 12.37pm
A five-day strike will hit the York Press and Gazette & Herald titles from Thursday next week. By Stephen Brook (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)

Herald Group Announces Further Job Cuts
From allmediascotland - Spike. Posted May 1 2008, 3.08pm
Breaking news.......Applications for voluntary redundancy are again being sought at The Herald group of newspapers - comprising The Herald, the Sunday Herald, the Evening Times and a magazine division - which is seeking to cut 20 editorial posts, plus a further 20 staff from the rest of the... (more)

That Sunday Herald Apology
From allmediascotland - Spike. Posted April 25 2008, 8.28am
When Kenny Hodgart finished his football column for the Sunday Herald the other week, he could scarce have imagined the fire-storm of recrimination and loathing his words would provoke. I’ve never met this young journalist but, by all accounts, he is a good sports sub-editor and, if... (more)

Herald Takes Production Prize
From allmediascotland - Spike. Posted April 24 2008, 8.31am
The Herald newspaper has won a prize for the most outstanding use of colour in awards celebrating the production of newspapers. The Herald’s triumph was in the 2008 Newspaper Awards, run by Production Journal, which also saw Scotland on Sunday’s Spectrum magazine lift a... (more)

Sunday Herald Issues Apology
From allmediascotland - Spike. Posted April 21 2008, 8.16am
The Sunday Herald yesterday devoted an entire page to an apology over the controversial use of the phrase, ‘bead-rattling’, in a sports article on Celtic FC manager, Gordon Strachan. The apology - reported also in comment accompanying a story in Spike last week (here) -... (more)

Sunday Herald in 'Hot Water' Over Huddle Comment
From allmediascotland - Spike. Posted April 17 2008, 8.12am
The Sunday Herald editor is understood to have been written to by Celtic football club following what is being described as an "inappropriate" reference to supporters in last weekend's edition. The club is said to have been inundated by complaints in response to an... (more)

Glasgow Herald creates group multimedia editor role
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted April 8 2008, 11.00pm
Evening Times picture editor John Young is first appointee to the new position of group multimedia editor (more)

Senior Appointments at Herald Group
From allmediascotland - Spike. Posted April 7 2008, 7.43am
The Herald stable of newspapers has made a couple of senior appointments, including to the new role of group multimedia editor. Both John Young and Rob Bruce have begun their new jobs, the former moving from picture editor at the Evening Times to the group multimedia editor job, responsible -... (more)

Mind Games in the Sunday Herald�s Magazine
From allmediascotland - Spike. Posted March 31 2008, 8.17am
The Sunday Herald’s colour magazine was treating its readers to mind games yesterday - to the consternation of one our regular readers in Aberdeen. He reports: “As I am hopelessly addicted to horoscopes, I looked to the contents box to see where my local fix of false... (more)

Plymouth Herald wins no-names legal fight over baby murder
From Press Gazette. Posted March 10 2008, 12.00am
The Plymouth Herald has scored a victory for press freedom by successfully overturning an invalid reporting restriction on the infant sister of a murdered baby. (more)

RBI boss tells staff sell off heralds 'exciting new era for RBI UK'
From Press Gazette. Posted February 21 2008, 12.00am
Reed Business Information chief executive Keith Jones has told staff news that the company is being sold off heralds the start of "an exciting new era" for RBI UK. (more)

Herald signs city's top cop as a blogger
From Hold the Front Page. Posted January 12 2008, 12.00am
Readers contact chief superintendent online over important issues (more)

Tragic death signals lift in web traffic to read Herald coverage
From Hold the Front Page. Posted January 9 2008, 12.00am
Huge increase in traffic as readers looked for the latest on a massive breaking story (more)

Former Herald editor dies after short illness
From Hold the Front Page. Posted January 2 2008, 12.00am
Reporter worked his way through the ranks to become deputy editor then editor (more)

Early Day Motion is sparked by Herald Express story
From Hold the Front Page. Posted December 27 2007, 12.00am
Plus: Screenwriting roadshow, ONEManchester - and more regional press news in brief (more)

Herald's Catherine Macleod to work for chancellor
From Media Guardian. Posted November 30 2007, 1.21pm
Catherine MacLeod, the UK political editor of the Herald newspaper, is to become an adviser to the chancellor of the exchequer, Alistair Darling. By Chris Tryhorn (more)

Tamworth Herald and Kent on Sunday win top gongs at press awards
From Hold the Front Page. Posted November 30 2007, 12.00am
Click through for the winners and runners-up from last night's event (more)

Tamworth Herald and Kent on Sunday win NS awards
From Press Gazette. Posted November 30 2007, 12.00am
The Tamworth Herald and Kent on Sunday have been named weekly newspapers of the year in the respective paid and free Newspaper Society Awards categories. (more)

The Sunday Herald announces new business editor
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted November 7 2007, 12.00am
Former business AM man Colin Donald joins The Sunday Herald as business editor    (more)

Road law bid by MP follows Herald campaign
From Hold the Front Page. Posted November 2 2007, 12.00am
10 Minute Rule Bill wins support in push for safety (more)

Video project helps Herald focus on Respect Festival
From Hold the Front Page. Posted November 1 2007, 12.00am
Plymouth Herald launches a multicultural video project (more)

Changes to online news operations for Herald newspapers
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted October 26 2007, 12.00am
Plans to introduce single website for The Herald, Sunday Herald and Glasgow Evening Times    (more)

Profit fall for Herald owner
From The Scotsman. Posted October 10 2007, 11.24am
THE owner of the Herald and Sunday Herald newspapers has seen profits take a tumble. (more)

Catholic Herald facing £100k libel claim
From Press Gazette. Posted September 27 2007, 12.00am
Austen Ivereigh, former spokesman for the Archbishop of Westminster, is suing the Catholic Herald for libel damages of up to £100,000. (more)

Death of 'fun and unpredictable' Herald Express stalwart
From Hold the Front Page. Posted September 24 2007, 12.00am
"Character" journalist who made a big impression in the south west has died, aged 71 (more)

Herald editor steps down after 14 years
From Hold the Front Page. Posted September 21 2007, 12.00am
News boss who oversaw introduction of colour and multimedia takes a break from newspapers (more)

Galaxy heralds Manchester 'Robellution'
From Brand Republic. Posted September 3 2007, 2.10pm
MANCHESTER - Global Radio's Galaxy station in Manchester has launched a multichannel campaign centred around its breakfast show with DJ Rob Ellis. (more)

Scottish Executive told to release radiation document in Sunday Herald FOI victory
From Press Gazette. Posted August 30 2007, 12.00am
The Scottish Executive has been told it must release a secret document containing details of possible radioactive contamination of drinking water after a two-year challenge from the Sunday Herald. (more)

How The Herald is reaching new audiences with social networking
From Hold the Front Page. Posted August 28 2007, 12.00am
Experimental work with third-party websites begins to show results for daily paper (more)

Strike suspended as Herald bosses agree to NUJ talks
From Press Gazette. Posted August 8 2007, 12.00am
The NUJ has claimed a victory in its long-running dispute with Newsquest Glasgow, after managing director Tim Blott agreed to meet officials for wide-ranging talks this week. (more)

'Streamlined' Sunday Herald plans weekend launch despite strike action
From Hold the Front Page. Posted August 1 2007, 12.00am
Revamp to capitalise on newspaper's strengths and help readers who are pushed for time (more)

Bagpipes accompany Herald walkout as Newsquest dispute 'escalates'
From Press Gazette. Posted July 29 2007, 12.00am
The bitter industrial dispute at Newsquest’s Glasgow titles did not stop The Herald, Sunday Herald and Evening Times coming out as normal over the weekend. (more)

Damages for marine wrongly identified as murder accused in Herald Express
From Hold the Front Page. Posted July 27 2007, 12.00am
Herald Express makes "unqualified offer of amends" after in-paper apology (more)

Herald staff stage 24-hour walk out - more action planned
From Hold the Front Page. Posted July 26 2007, 12.00am
Compulsory redundancy protest shows no sign of coming to an end (more)

Herald Express payout to soldier wrongly named as murder suspect
From Press Gazette. Posted July 26 2007, 12.00am
The Torquay Herald Express has apologised and paid an undisclosed sum in damages and legal costs to an army sergeant wrongly identified as a murder suspect. (more)

Redundancies trigger Herald strike action
From The Scotsman. Posted July 19 2007, 12.37am
SCOTLAND'S newspaper industry was last night heading for its most significant industrial dispute in nearly two decades, as negotiations over job cuts at the Herald group proved abortive. (more)

Amnesty prize for Herald chief reporter
From Hold the Front Page. Posted July 19 2007, 12.00am
Lucy Adams lifts top award, plus: Boris visits his old newspaper, and more news in brief (more)

Tributes are paid to long-serving Herald journalist
From Hold the Front Page. Posted July 18 2007, 12.00am
Veteran writer worked for paper for more than 40 years, until the week before her death (more)

Herald titles to strike over £3 million cuts
From Press Gazette. Posted July 13 2007, 12.00am
Staff at Newsquest’s three Glasgow titles have voted “overwhelmingly” in favour of strike action and are set to stage the first in a series of walk-outs next Friday. (more)

No new inquiry on Newsquest's purchase of Herald group
From Hold the Front Page. Posted July 11 2007, 12.00am
"Too late to take any action", says Commission (more)

Sunday Herald rips up book after Glasgow airport attack
From Press Gazette. Posted July 6 2007, 12.00am
The Sunday Herald had to drop the entire front end of its paper at the eleventh hour when news of the Glasgow Airport terrorist attack reached the office. (more)

Sunday Herald shares top prize at picture awards with The Guardian
From Press Gazette. Posted July 2 2007, 12.00am
The Sunday Herald has been named newspaper of the year in the Picture Editors’ Awards for the fifth time in seven years. (more)

Herald publisher invests �4m to expand printing plant
From Hold the Front Page. Posted June 15 2007, 12.00am
Move will allow full-colour printing and vastly increase capacity (more)

Strathspey Herald celebrates 100 years
From Press Gazette. Posted June 7 2007, 12.00am
The Strathspey & Badenoch Herald marked its centenary on 30 May with a 16-page tabloid supplement to celebrate the founding of the paper by Boer War veteran Alexander Tulloch. (more)

UEFA Cup Spanish editions give Herald a sales lift
From Hold the Front Page. Posted May 30 2007, 12.00am
Full pre- and post-match coverage for Spanish football fans as Glasgow hosts cup final (more)

Editorial jobs set to go on Herald titles
From The Scotsman. Posted May 26 2007, 11.44pm
THE Herald newspaper titles in Glasgow are expected to lose more than 20 journalists after asking for voluntary redundancies, but the trade union fears more could be lost in the autumn. (more)

NUJ concern as 50 staff volunteer to leave Herald
From Press Gazette. Posted May 4 2007, 8.00am
Some 50 people at The Herald and Sunday Herald have applied for voluntary redundancy, almost a quarter of the paper's workforce. (more)

New look for the Edinburgh Herald & Post
From Hold the Front Page. Posted April 30 2007, 12.00am
Sister title, the West Lothian Herald & Post, will also be transformed (more)

Herald and Times staff among top winners at Scottish Press Awards
From Hold the Front Page. Posted April 23 2007, 12.00am
Full list of winners revealed as Daily Record takes top prize (more)

Herald & Post gets new identity as Chronicle strengthens its brand
From Hold the Front Page. Posted April 19 2007, 12.00am
New name and new distribution area for series forms part of wider strategy (more)

Herald's fee-free exclusive with freed captive reveals regret over decision
From Hold the Front Page. Posted April 12 2007, 12.00am
Regional press trusted with released sailors' stories (more)

Prizes for Herald and Evening Times in press photography awards
From Hold the Front Page. Posted April 5 2007, 12.00am
Glasgow papers bring home the prizes from prestigious annual awards (more)

Herald newsroom becomes focus for news on Iran crisis
From Hold the Front Page. Posted April 3 2007, 12.00am
Title with close naval links becomes part of the story as it continues its own coverage (more)

Commuter Herald wins Free Newspaper of the Year gong
From Hold the Front Page. Posted March 27 2007, 12.00am
Paper's concept impresses the judges. Plus a win for The Portsmouth News - see the full honour roll here (more)

Herald writer does the double at sports awards
From Hold the Front Page. Posted March 14 2007, 12.00am
Two top national awards make their way to regional press man's desk (more)

Bullish Pearson heralds record �592m earnings
From The Scotsman. Posted February 26 2007, 11.52am
PEARSON, the publishing group which owns the Penguin book brand and the Financial Times, today heralded a set of record results as operating profit grew 15 per cent to �592 million. (more)

Gazette & Herald in neck and neck finish at charity pancake race
From Hold the Front Page. Posted February 23 2007, 12.00am
Find out who lifted the trophy as news team battled undertakers and other local Shrovetide talent (more)

Budding journalists given chance to see their work published in the Herald
From Hold the Front Page. Posted February 15 2007, 12.00am
Contest seeks articles on asylum from student writers (more)

Times journalist loses "Tartan bollocks" libel bid versus Herald
From Press Gazette. Posted January 17 2007, 9.56am
A journalist who was lampooned in a newspaper's diary column as a contender for the "Tartan Bollocks Award" lost a bid to sue for defamation when a judge held that it was clear that the article was intended as entertainment and banter. (more)

Radio, TV Martí to be aired locally in South Florida: Miami Herald
From Media Network Weblog. Posted December 19 2006, 10.31am
The Miami Herald says that US audiences will be able to get news from TV and Radio Martí via two South Florida stations, despite a law that generally prohibits distribution in the United States. The newspaper says TV and Radio Martí are spending $377,500 to air select programmes on South Florida broadcast stations over the [...] (more)

TV and Radio Martí face another government audit - Miami Herald
From Media Network Weblog. Posted December 18 2006, 10.08am
The Miami Herald reports that the Inspector General’s Office has launched a broad look at the operations of the Office for Cuban Broadcasting, which runs Radio and TV Martí. The investigators will be searching for evidence of fraud, mismanagement and misuse of taxpayer dollars. According to the Herald, viewership of TV Martí has continued to plunge [...] (more)

TV and Radio Martí face another government audit: Miami Herald
From Media Network Weblog. Posted December 18 2006, 10.08am
The Miami Herald reports that the Inspector General’s Office has launched a broad look at the operations of the Office for Cuban Broadcasting, which runs Radio and TV Martí. The investigators will be searching for evidence of fraud, mismanagement and misuse of taxpayer dollars. According to the Herald, viewership of TV Martí has continued to plunge [...] (more)

The Big Question: Do all these Emmy awards herald a new golden age for British television?
From The Independent. Posted November 22 2006, 12.00am
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TV Martí executive indicted: Miami Herald
From Media Network Weblog. Posted November 18 2006, 11.12am
The Miami Herald reports that a federal grand jury has indicted a senior TV Martí executive, accusing him of taking more than $100,000 in kickbacks from a company that was doing business with the Office of Cuba Broadcasting, which oversees the Martí operation. Jose M Miranda, nicknamed ‘’Chema,'’ received the money from Perfect Image Film and [...] (more)

RadioCentre warns that BBC iPlayer heralds an anti-competitive broadcasting landscape
From Media Network Weblog. Posted November 9 2006, 3.55pm
The RadioCentre, the body which provides a single voice for UK Commercial Radio, has criticised the scope of the BBC’s plans to deliver on-demand content, as part of its submission to media regulator Ofcom’s Market Impact Assessment of BBC management’s iPlayer proposals. Whilst accepting that the BBC should play a role in introducing consumers to new [...] (more)

Herald digital chief: Training is essential
From Press Gazette. Posted November 9 2006, 1.36pm
The Herald digital media editor says "juggling resources and editorial priorities" will be the biggest challenge of the next 12 months, (more)

Herald staff in 'lost' wages dispute prepare new strike ballot
From The Scotsman. Posted October 28 2006, 11.32pm
STAFF at the Herald, Sunday Herald and Evening Times newspapers in Glasgow will vote again on industrial action this week as the dispute over "lost" wages threatens to escalate. (more)

Strike ballot at Glasgow Herald repeated due to 'technical problem'
From Press Gazette. Posted October 25 2006, 2.45pm
2.45pm: NUJ members at The Herald and Evening Times are to be balloted for a second time on industrial action. (more)

Herald strike looms over pay
From The Scotsman. Posted October 21 2006, 11.44pm
THE Herald, Sunday Herald and Evening Times newspapers in Glasgow are facing strike action after the staff accused the company of costing them a week's wages by delaying their salary payments. (more)

Herald and Times journalists could strike over Newsquest pay date change
From Press Gazette. Posted October 6 2006, 11.51am
12pm: NUJ members working for The Herald and Evening Times Glasgow are to ballot for strike action over a change in their pay dates. (more)

President of Miami Herald publisher resigns following Radio Martí controversy
From Media Network Weblog. Posted October 3 2006, 2.26pm
Newspaper company McClatchy Co has announced that Jesus Diaz Jr has resigned as president of The Miami Herald Media Co to seek opportunities outside the newspaper industry. MHMC’s general manager, David Landsberg, has been named to the post, McClatchy said in a statement. Landsberg, a longtime Herald employee, will move into the job immediately. Diaz has [...] (more)

Shortwave radio era looks short-lived - International Herald Tribune
From Media Network Weblog. Posted September 24 2006, 2.56pm
Doreen Carvajal writes in the International Herald Tribune: “Perhaps it is fitting that a 50-second video clip of an ear-shattering explosion of 13 shortwave radio antenna towers on the Spanish Costa Brava is getting viewers on the Web site YouTube. It took 32 pounds, or 14.5 kilograms, of dynamite to fell the massive antennas, which [...] (more)

Increasing Cuba broadcasts a top US priority - Miami Herald
From Media Network Weblog. Posted August 3 2006, 2.52pm
The Miami Herald reports that the Bush administration has accelerated its planning for a Cuban transition and is exploring new ways to broadcast information to the island. The Herald says that officials are looking at ways to get Radio and TV Martí broadcasts into Cuba quickly but were cautious on committing to using a Department [...] (more)

?In getting voice out, Islamic radio stutters? - International Herald Tribune
From Media Network Weblog. Posted August 2 2006, 10.50am
Doreen Carvajal writes in the International Herald Tribune that “The efforts of Islamic countries to get their governments’ views out in a language accessible to audiences elsewhere appear halting compared with a headlong rush in the United States, Germany, France, Russia and Britain to start or expand Arabic programming in a variety of media.” She points [...] (more)

International Herald Tribune says Free North Korea Radio is broadcasting from Mongolia
From Media Network Weblog. Posted July 21 2006, 10.56am
The 20 July edition of the International Herald Tribune has a feature on Free North Korea Radio, which broadcasts a 30-minute daily programme into North Korea, produced in Seoul. The story says that “Within hours, beamed from a transmitter in Mongolia, Kim’s radio signals penetrate North Korea’s tightly sealed borders with news of the outside [...] (more)

International Herald Tribune launches personalised audio news feed
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted July 12 2006, 9.30pm
News site claims a 'world first' for text-to-speech feature (more)

International Herald Tribune launches personalized audio news feed
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted July 12 2006, 7.15pm
IHT claim at a world first - but is it justified? (more)

Herald ‘libel repetition’ case thrown out
From Press Gazette. Posted July 6 2006, 12.28am
Former Nato secretary-general Lord Robertson has had a second attempt to sue the Sunday Herald rejected. (more)

Herald 'libel repetition' case thrown out
From Press Gazette. Posted July 6 2006, 12.28am
Former Nato secretary-general Lord Robertson has had a second attempt to sue the Sunday Herald rejected. (more)

Nato chief loses second Sunday Herald libel bid
From Press Gazette. Posted July 3 2006, 9.18am
Former Nato Secretary-General Lord Roberson has had a second attempt to sue the Sunday Herald rejected. (more)

Future uncertain for Perth Herald and Post
From Press Gazette. Posted June 20 2006, 9.57am
The Perth Herald and Post free weekly newspaper is facing closure with the jobs of two journalists and eight sales staff at stake. (more)

Lord Robertson sues Sunday Herald
From Media Guardian. Posted May 31 2006, 7.08pm
6pm: Former Nato secretary general Lord Robertson is suing the Sunday Herald for damages over a follow-up article referring to his �25,000 libel victory relating to a false allegation suggesting he was responsible for the Dunblane massacre. By Ben Dowell. (more)

Korean citizen journalists get shot at Herald Tribune
From Media Guardian. Posted May 31 2006, 7.38am
The International Herald Tribune, the global newspaper owned by the New York Times, is to carry stories written by members of the public. By Bobbie Johnson and Michael Fitzpatrick. (more)

BBC heralds Web 2.0 era with new editorial strategy
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted April 30 2006, 4.04pm
bbc.co.uk redesign to boost user content and personalisation (more)

North-west paper signs deal with Herald Tribune
From Media Guardian. Posted April 26 2006, 6.10pm
5.15pm: The North West Enquirer, the new regional weekly newspaper that launches tomorrow, has signed up the International Herald Tribune to provide news and features. By Stephen Brook. (more)

Herald launches digital and print-on-demand editons
From Press Gazette. Posted April 24 2006, 2.32pm
The Herald today launched an online digital edition and a digitally-printed compact version that will make the Glasgow daily available in 80 countries around the world. (more)

The Herald Digital goes live
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted April 24 2006, 1.15pm
E-paper offers enhances interactivity for global audience (more)

Whitchurch Herald saves hospital
From Press Gazette. Posted April 13 2006, 12.00am
The Whitchurch Herald has been thanked for its role in saving a community hospital from closure. (more)

Charter heralds 'lasting change'
From Media Guardian. Posted March 30 2006, 5.59pm
5pm: BBC chairman Michael Grade has announced the death of the 'old imperial BBC' in a speech today, which lays out the radical implications of the government's white paper on charter renewal. By Ben Dowell. (more)

ANV hires former Sydney Morning Herald publisher
From Brand Republic. Posted March 21 2006, 12.03am
LONDON – Alan Revell, former Sydney Morning Herald publisher, has joined Associated New Ventures, the digital division of Associated Newspapers, in the new role of chief operating officer. (more)

Newsvine launch heralds new level of news interactivity
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted March 16 2006, 2.15am
Online news of the future will be a hybrid of professional and amateur content, founders predict (more)

Yahoo! appointments herald new plans for European content
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted March 2 2006, 12.45am
Guardian Unlimited's deputy digital director Lloyd Shepherd rejoins search engine giant (more)

Yahoo! appointments herald new plans for Europe content
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted March 1 2006, 2.30pm
Lloyd Shepherd recruited from Guardian Unlimited (more)

Redundancy deadline looms for Herald staff
From Press Gazette. Posted February 9 2006, 12.00am
By Hamish Mackay Journalists at the Glasgow-based Herald titles have been given until today to take voluntary redundancy as owner Newsquest seeks to cut 30 jobs. (more)

30 jobs to go at Herald
From Press Gazette. Posted February 2 2006, 8.57am
Thirty journalists jobs are expected to be axed at Glasgow-based Newsquest (Herald and Times) Ltd across its three newspapers - The Herald, Sunday Herald and Glasgow Evening Times. (more)

McGhee takes helm at Herald in switch from sister evening
From Press Gazette. Posted February 2 2006, 12.00am
Charles McGhee took over this week as editor of Glasgow-based newspaper The Herald. (more)

McGhee takes over at The Herald
From Press Gazette. Posted January 30 2006, 11.31am
Charles McGhee today took over as the new editor of The Herald, replacing Mark Douglas-Home, who left the Scottish broadsheet in December after five years in the post. (more)

Herald purchase
From Press Gazette. Posted April 1 2004, 12.00am
Thomas Crosbie Holdings, owner of the Cork-based Irish Examiner and The Sunday Business Post, has acquired the Roscommon Herald, writes Des Cryan. (more)