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Regional press big hitters to be quizzed by MPs
From Hold the Front Page. Posted July 3 2009, 4.40pm
Committee inquiry into state of industry continues... (more)

Regional press big hitters to be quizzed by MPs
From Hold the Front Page. Posted July 3 2009, 3.30pm
Committee inquiry into state of industry continues... (more)

Facebook banned at Johnston Press titles
From Hold the Front Page. Posted July 3 2009, 9.50am
Reporters will need permission to access site... (more)

Facebook banned at Johnston Press titles
From Hold the Front Page. Posted July 3 2009, 6.20am
Reporters will need permission to access site... (more)

Journalists against the war: ‘We are reading rewritten MoD press releases’
From Press Gazette. Posted July 1 2009, 5.58pm
Media Workers against the War and the Stop the War Coalition have organised a public meeting on 13 July for journalists and others who are opposed to the war in Afghanistan. (more)

Welcome To 2007: Johnston Press Bans Facebook
From paidContent:UK. Posted July 1 2009, 2.10pm
Can any modern news publishing business justify banning its staff from accessing social networking sites? While many national and regional newspapers have now reversed earlier decisions to ban workplace access to time-sapping Facebook—Johnston ... (more)

Presenter Nick Ferrari quits Press TV over ‘bias’ after election
From Media Network Weblog. Posted July 1 2009, 11.38am
Nick Ferrari, a leading British radio presenter, quit his show on Iran’s Press TV yesterday in protest at the regime crushing dissent after the Iranian elections, but Press TV continues to employ plenty of other Britons, including MPs and the sister-in-law of former prime minister Tony Blair. (more)

Nick Ferrari quits Press TV amid bias claims for Iranian channel
From Press Gazette. Posted July 1 2009, 10.34am
LBC radio presenter and former Sun journalist Nick Ferrari has put his money where his mouth is and quit his regular spot on London-based Iranian TV channel Press TV in protest at its coverage of the Iranian election protests. (more)

Two new regional editors for press watchdog
From Hold the Front Page. Posted July 1 2009, 8.10am
New industry representatives appointed to PCC... (more)

Young Press snapper earns 'Garlands' of praise
From Hold the Front Page. Posted July 1 2009, 8.10am
Dramatic horse trials pic inspires Fleet Street legend... (more)

Young Press snapper earns 'Garlands' of praise
From Hold the Front Page. Posted July 1 2009, 5.50am
Dramatic horse trials pic inspires Fleet Street legend... (more)

Campaigners press BBC for better female role models in children's programmes
From The Stage. Posted June 30 2009, 5.00pm
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Johnston Press wins breathing space
From Media Guardian. Posted June 30 2009, 3.55pm
Lenders agree to defer testing debt covenants until 31 August as 'constructive negotiations' continue with newspaper publisherRegional newspaper publisher Johnston Press has been given two additional months breathing space by its lenders to renegotiate its debt facility. (more)

Two new regional editors for press watchdog
From Hold the Front Page. Posted June 30 2009, 2.20pm
New industry representatives appointed to PCC... (more)

Fears for press freedom in Sri Lanka
From Media Guardian. Posted June 24 2009, 4.55pm
Outcry as government reactivates press council with powers to jail journalistsThe Sri Lankan government has provoked concern among press freedom groups with its decision to reestablish a powerful council with the authority to jail journalists. (more)

Iran elections: Journalists expelled and jailed in press crackdown
From Press Gazette. Posted June 22 2009, 10.24am
The BBC's permanent correspondent in Tehran, Jon Leyne, has been ordered to leave the country as part of a widespread crackdown on foreign reporting. (more)

Local press consolidation: How Lord Carter and the OFT opened the door for the Big Four
From Press Gazette. Posted June 18 2009, 10.42am
Two months ago, Sly Bailey of Trinity Mirror told a Digital Britain conference: “All we are asking for is a 21st century merger regime to support 21st century media.” This week, The Office of Fair Trading published a 105pp annex to Lord Carter’s Digital Britain report. (more)

Printing press closure plan places 53 jobs at risk
From Hold the Front Page. Posted June 12 2009, 6.10pm
Newsquest could move printing along the south coast... (more)

Printing press closure plan places 53 jobs at risk
From Hold the Front Page. Posted June 12 2009, 4.10pm
Newsquest could move printing along the south coast... (more)

Plea for sponsors ahead of press and media awards
From Hold the Front Page. Posted June 12 2009, 9.20am
Midlands event need more backers – and guests... (more)

Plea for sponsors ahead of press and media awards
From Hold the Front Page. Posted June 12 2009, 5.50am
Midlands event need more backers – and guests... (more)

EUobserver.com: Launch of European press freedom charter
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted June 10 2009, 8.38am
EUobserver reports on a new ten-article charter, the European Charter on Freedom of the Press: “while having no legal teeth and being largely a symbolic document, [it] should begin to have some effect at the point of accession to the EU, as it ... (more)

Has email led to glut of press releases?
From Hold the Front Page. Posted June 9 2009, 7.20am
Journalists invited to take part in PR survey... (more)

Has email led to glut of press releases?
From Hold the Front Page. Posted June 9 2009, 5.10am
Journalists invited to take part in PR survey... (more)

Ex regional press journalist joins Cabinet
From Hold the Front Page. Posted June 5 2009, 5.30pm
Bradshaw new culture and media sec as Burnham moves on... (more)

A new blog for the MST’s independent press review group
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted June 3 2009, 3.02pm
In May, Matthew Cain launched a new site, the Press Review Blog, as part of the second stage of the independent press review group’s work on behalf of the Media Standards Trust (MST). (more)

Stephen Glover: David Montgomery's surrender doesn't mean that the press has lost the war
From The Independent. Posted June 1 2009, 12.00am
The other day a very senior and successful Fleet Street figure told me that in 15 years there will only be two national newspapers: The Sun and the Daily Mail. All the rest will disappear under a burden of debt, after years of making losses. (more)

White House press secretary wouldn’t look to British papers for ’something that bordered on truthful news’
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted May 29 2009, 1.01pm
A video from Politico, which shows Robert Gibbs, the White House press secretary, responding to a question about a Daily Telegraph report ’showing photographs of U.S. soldiers abusing Iraqi prisoners that include images of rape and sexual abuse’. (more)

Ally of attorney general resigns after press is allowed to report complaint
From Media Guardian. Posted May 29 2009, 6.07am
Michael Napier announces resignation from Legal Services Board after Mr Justice Eady allows press to report complaintA close ally of the attorney general has resigned from his position on the body which oversees the legal profession, it emerged yeste... (more)

Associated Press to open Kabul bureau
From Media Guardian. Posted May 28 2009, 1.48pm
US news agency's new TV broadcast facility will be available to international clients in time for Afghan electionsUS news agency Associated Press is to open a new purpose-built TV news bureau in Kabul in time for the Afghan elections in August. (more)

Eastern Daily Press editor Peter Franzen to retire
From Press Gazette. Posted May 28 2009, 8.41am
Archant Norfolk has announced that Peter Franzen, editor of the Eastern Daily Press for the past 16 years, is to retire in July. (more)

Eastern Daily Press editor to retire
From Media Guardian. Posted May 28 2009, 8.39am
Veteran journalist Peter Franzen to step down after 16 years at helm of Archant Norfolk titleThe Eastern Daily Press editor, Peter Franzen, is to retire in July after 16 years leading the Archant Norfolk title. (more)

Johnston Press outsources magazine production to Press Association
From Media Guardian. Posted May 27 2009, 8.53am
Johnston Press production outsourcing deal with Press Association covers 15 monthly, bimonthly or quarterly magazinesJohnston Press is to outsource the production of a number of its local glossy magazines to the Press Association news agency. (more)

PA wins contract to produce Johnston Press magazines
From Press Gazette. Posted May 27 2009, 7.50am
Johnston Press has signed a deal to outsource the production of its local glossy lifestyle magazines to the Press Association. (more)

Mundy Makes it a Double at Herald Scottish Student Press Awards
From allmediascotland - Spike. Posted May 27 2009, 7.38am
Edinburgh University emerged last night with four awards at the annual Scottish Student Press Awards, organised by The Herald newspaper - with one student taking not one but two titles. This is the 13th year of the awards and it proved lucky for Simon Mundy, who was named Student Journalist of... (more)

Grosvenor House date set for 2010 British Press Awards
From Press Gazette. Posted May 26 2009, 8.55am
The 2010 British Press Awards, organised by Wilmington in Association with Press Gazette, are to be held at Grosvenor House in London on 23 March. Entries open 9 November. All work must have been published in 2009. (more)

Iran’s Press TV to expand
From Media Network Weblog. Posted May 24 2009, 12.29pm
Press TV, the 24-hour English news channel run by Iran’s national broadcaster IRIB, plans to expand its activities, offering more news bulletins and more diverse programmes. (more)

First female press gallery reporter dies aged 84
From Hold the Front Page. Posted May 20 2009, 7.20am
Former regional press journalist blazed trail for women... (more)

First female press gallery reporter dies aged 84
From Hold the Front Page. Posted May 20 2009, 6.10am
Former regional press journalist blazed trail for women... (more)

Google backs regional press over merger rules
From Hold the Front Page. Posted May 19 2009, 2.50pm
Internet giant makes submission to OFT... (more)

Google backs regional press over merger rules
From Hold the Front Page. Posted May 19 2009, 11.40am
Internet giant makes submission to OFT... (more)

Barcroft Media wins three at press agencies awards
From Media Guardian. Posted May 18 2009, 4.00pm
Barcroft Media wins for non-exclusive story, feature picture and young photo talent at National Assocation of Press AgenciesLondon-based Barcroft Media has won a hat-trick of prizes at the National Association of Press Agencies awards. (more)

Glasgow leads way in student press awards
From Hold the Front Page. Posted May 15 2009, 7.10am
Shortlist announced for celebration of rookie talent... (more)

Glasgow leads way in student press awards
From Hold the Front Page. Posted May 15 2009, 6.00am
Shortlist announced for celebration of rookie talent... (more)

Johnston Press freezes staff pay until 2010
From Hold the Front Page. Posted May 14 2009, 5.00pm
No salary reviews to take place this year... (more)

Johnston Press extends pay freeze
From Media Guardian. Posted May 14 2009, 12.14pm
Johnston Press, publisher of the Scotsman and Yorkshire Post, cancels all 2009 salary reviews due to 'economic situation'Johnston Press has extended the pay freeze on all its UK employees until 2010 by deferring all salary reviews due to fall in the second half of this year. (more)

Johnston Press freezes staff pay until 2010
From Hold the Front Page. Posted May 14 2009, 11.40am
No salary reviews to take place this year... (more)

Johnston Press faced with renegotiating debts after failure to sell Irish titles
From The Times. Posted May 13 2009, 10.51pm
Johnston Press, owner of The Scotsman and the Yorkshire Post, has abandoned plans to sell its Irish newspapers, meaning that the publisher will breach its lending covenants in the summer unless it can renegotiate its debts. (more)

Johnston Press warns after failing to sell Irish titles
From Financial Times. Posted May 13 2009, 9.19am
Johnston Press, which owns The Scotsman and Yorkshire Post, issued a profit warning and warned it had begun to renegotiate its debt covenants after failing to sell its Irish titles... (more)

Johnston Press abandons sale of Irish titles
From Media Guardian. Posted May 13 2009, 7.02am
Publisher of Yorkshire Post and Scotsman holds talks with bankers as it risks breaching banking covenantsJohnston Press, publisher of the Yorkshire Post and the Scotsman, is at risk of breaching its banking covenants after it abandoned the planned sale of its titles in the Republic of Ireland. (more)

P&J Triumphs at Regional Press Awards
From allmediascotland - Spike. Posted May 11 2009, 7.41am
The Aberdeen daily newspaper, the Press & Journal, has emerged triumphant at awards celebrating the best of regional newspapers. In the category for newspapers with a circulation above 40,000, the DC Thomson-owned title has been made Newspaper of the Year, ahead of Belfast's Sunday... (more)

Stephen Glover: The press must stop this lunacy of giving content away for free
From The Independent. Posted May 11 2009, 12.00am
Not charging readers of online newspapers does seem barmy. It is damaging newsprint sales and depriving publishers of millions of pounds of revenue. (more)

Obama appears at White House press corps dinner
From Media Guardian. Posted May 10 2009, 8.37pm
• President's gags tickle Washington journalists • Topics include the press, family and his predeccesorJudging by his 16-minute set, the tall, soberly dressed comedian who took to the stage of the Hilton Capital hotel on Saturday night is... (more)

Cumbrian Newspapers is big winner at Regional Press Awards
From Media Guardian. Posted May 8 2009, 4.41pm
Independent regional group wins four categories in a good night for smaller newspaper publishersThe independent regional publisher Cumbrian Newspapers Group was the big winner at today's Regional Press Awards, winning four categories including a coveted newspaper of the year prize. (more)

Regional Press Awards 2009: Live
From Media Guardian. Posted May 8 2009, 9.30am
Find out which regional reporters and papers will be celebrating successes of the year past from later today1.35pm: Just in case you were wondering, the fishcakes were excellent. As was the lamb main course.Its put the kibosh on dinner tonight, however. (more)

What would Michelle say? Obama's burger binge as he gives in to a lunchtime craving... and treats the press to one too
From Daily Mail. Posted May 6 2009, 10.40am
What would Michelle say? Obama's burger binge as he gives in to a lunchtime craving... (more)

FT.com: UN criticised for hosting press freedom day in Qatar
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted May 5 2009, 9.13am
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has criticised the United Nations for hosting its annual World Free Press Day in Qatar - a state where domestic media is suppressed, says the body. (more)

World Press Freedom Day 2009
From Media Network Weblog. Posted May 3 2009, 11.14am
Today is World Press Freedom Day. To mark the occasion, we have published on our website a portrait of Radio Dabanga (better-known in the Netherlands as Radio Darfur) which broadcasts three hours a day in Darfuri Arabic and several local languages. (more)

Exclusive: Andy Burnham, the Press Gazette interview
From Press Gazette. Posted April 29 2009, 11.17am
Culture secretary Andy Burnham has issued the clearest indication yet that the government is planning clear action to help the crisis-stricken regional press. (more)

Former press journalist loses battle with MS
From Hold the Front Page. Posted April 27 2009, 11.30am
John Pettman went on to produced many popular TV shows... (more)

Regional press to get free PA video trial
From Hold the Front Page. Posted April 27 2009, 11.30am
New wire service will provide raw footage of day's top stories... (more)

Regional press to get free PA video trial
From Hold the Front Page. Posted April 27 2009, 10.30am
New wire service will provide raw footage of day's top stories... (more)

Family courts open to press today - but what can we report?
From Press Gazette. Posted April 27 2009, 8.46am
Family courts across England and Wales open up to the media today - but many of the cases with which they will be dealing will remain unreportable. (more)

Bell a 'Vision' at Alternative Press Awards
From allmediascotland - Spike. Posted April 27 2009, 7.53am
The pub has probably never seen the like; certainly according to the Sunday Mail’s Charles Lavery, winner of the Reporter of the Year title at the Scottish Press Awards on Thursday, but unable to collect the award in person as he was part of a boycott protesting against compulsory job... (more)

Former press journalist loses battle with MS
From Hold the Front Page. Posted April 27 2009, 6.00am
John Pettman went on to produced many popular TV shows... (more)

Winning photographs from Scottish Press Awards
From Hold the Front Page. Posted April 24 2009, 8.00pm
Scotsman and Record photographers crowned country's best... (more)

Winning photographs from Scottish Press Awards
From Hold the Front Page. Posted April 24 2009, 2.20pm
Scotsman and Record photographers crowned country's best... (more)

Paul Dacre: Statutory privacy law would have 'deleterious and chilling effect' on press freedom
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted April 22 2009, 11.00pm
Mail editor calls for parlimentary debate on Human Rights Act, but says no to statutory privacy law... (more)

CFAs used by 'greedy and unscrupulous' law firms are press threat, says Dacre
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted April 22 2009, 11.00pm
Daily Mail editor: believes likely that firms are 'ambulance-chasing' to cash in on CFAs... (more)

Back From The Dead: Press Gazette Lives On After Progressive Buy-Out
From paidContent:UK. Posted April 22 2009, 10.20am
What does it take to kill journalists' trade magazine Press Gazette? Nuclear weapons? The news website which had been consigned to history reported Tuesday morning that B2B publisher Progressive Media Group is the latest white knight rescuing the title from closure. (more)

Press Gazette: Press Gazette bought by Progressive Media
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted April 22 2009, 8.37am
Following announcement of its closure earlier this month, Press Gazette has been bought by Progressive Media. Former owner Wilmington said it will collaborate with Progressive on the British Press Awards. (more)

Daily Record and Sunday Mail to Miss Scottish Press Awards
From allmediascotland - Spike. Posted April 22 2009, 8.20am
The Scottish Press Awards, taking place tomorrow evening, are expected to have one notable absentee: representation from the Daily Record and Sunday Mail. Journalists from the two papers in the running for an award are understood to be boycotting the ceremony. Says the National Union of... (more)

MoS wins two London Press Club awards
From Media Guardian. Posted April 21 2009, 3.50pm
Miles Goslett wins gong for reporting of Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand scandal – and paper named Sunday of the yearThe Mail on Sunday collected two prizes at the London Press Club this afternoon, including scoop of the year for reporter Miles Goslett's Ross/Brand prank phone call story. (more)

Marshall Fine: Press crisis on the big screen
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted April 21 2009, 8.31am
Film critic Marshall Fine takes a look at two films which deal with - ‘if indirectly’ - the crisis in newspapers. (more)

Johnston Press Announce New Board Member
From allmediascotland - Spike. Posted April 21 2009, 7.43am
The publisher of The Scotsman newspaper has appointed a new board member. Mark Pain will be a non-executive director at Johnston Press and also chair of its 'audit committee'. The 47 year-old joins from pubs group, Punch Taverns plc, where, for the last two years, he was also a... (more)

Johnston Press appoints Pain as director
From Media Guardian. Posted April 20 2009, 4.54pm
Mark Pain to join Scotsman publisher's board and chair its audit committee from 1 MayThe regional newspaper publisher Johnston Press has appointed Barratt Developments' finance director, Mark Pain, as a non-executive director. (more)

Johnston Press announces new board appointment
From Hold the Front Page. Posted April 20 2009, 2.10pm
Mark Pain gained experience with Punch Taverns... (more)

Johnston Press announces new board appointment
From Hold the Front Page. Posted April 20 2009, 1.10pm
Mark Pain gained experience with Punch Taverns... (more)

Pirate Bay Verdict: Watch Live Press Conference @ 12pm BST
From paidContent:UK. Posted April 17 2009, 11.50am
The Pirate Bay, whose four co-founders have been found guilty on copyright charges, will hold a live online video press conference at 12pm GMT. (more)

Steve Buttry: Can there be freedom of the press without a press?
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted April 17 2009, 8.20am
Steve Buttry, information content conductor at Gazette communications, shares the thoughts of a panel discussing journalism’s future for a First Amendment Day programme. (more)

Stop press - and then what?
From Media Guardian. Posted April 13 2009, 8.00pm
The traditional print media can't survive the impact of the internet. But society doesn't need newspapers, it needs journalismThis is an extract from Clay Shirky's article, Newspapers and Thinking the Unthinkable. The full essay can be read here. (more)

Judge rules press can't name 'sadistic' murderer
From Hold the Front Page. Posted April 8 2009, 6.00pm
High Court ruling means triple murderer remain anonymous... (more)

Johnston Press anger continues in Halifax
From Press Gazette. Posted April 8 2009, 5.05pm
Journalists in Halifax have become the latest Johnston Press staff to ballot for industrial action. (more)

Judge rules press can't name 'sadistic' murderer
From Hold the Front Page. Posted April 8 2009, 3.40pm
High Court ruling means triple murderer remain anonymous... (more)

Johnston Press rules out compulsory redundancies in north-west shakeup
From Media Guardian. Posted April 8 2009, 3.04pm
Johnston Press rules out any need for compulsory redundancies as it centralises production on its north west newspapersJohnston Press today ruled out the need for compulsory redundancies as it amalgamates parts of its editorial operation in north west England. (more)

Google boss Eric Schmidt calls on press to work with search engines
From The Times. Posted April 8 2009, 2.16pm
Newspapers should be working with internet search engines instead of fighting them, the head of Google said yesterday. (more)

Dave Jordon: Local press man who went Down Under
From Press Gazette. Posted April 8 2009, 10.07am
Former reporter with the Grays Yellow Advertiser Dave Jordan has died in Sydney at the age of 51. (more)

Johnston Press east Lancashire newspapers vote for strike
From Media Guardian. Posted April 8 2009, 9.52am
NUJ at Johnston Press's East Lancashire Newspapers, covering Burnley, Clitheroe and Nelson, vote to strike over job fearsJournalists working on Johnston Press's East Lancashire Newspapers have voted in favour of industrial action over amalgamation plans and possible job losses. (more)

Scots Quartet Receive Regional Press Awards Nomination
From allmediascotland - Spike. Posted April 8 2009, 8.28am
Aberdeen newspapers, the Press and Journal and the Evening Express, are among just four Scottish entries to have reached the shortlist of this year's Regional Press Awards. While the Evening Express is in the running for Front Page of the Year, the P&J is nominated in two... (more)

Nottingham Evening Post and Hull Daily Mail lead Regional Press Awards shortlist
From Media Guardian. Posted April 7 2009, 3.27pm
DMGT's Hull Daily Mail and Nottingham Evening Post each have nine nominations for the 2009 Regional Press AwardsTwo Daily Mail & General Trust regional newspapers, the Hull Daily Mail and the Nottingham Evening Post, topped the nominations for the 2009 Regional Press Awards with nine apiece. (more)

Regional Press Awards 2009 - The shortlist
From Press Gazette. Posted April 7 2009, 12.30pm
The shortlists have been announced for the 2009 Press Gazette Regional Press Awards. (more)

PressGazette: Wilmington - Press Gazette magazine to close
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted April 6 2009, 11.37am
Statement from Wilmington, publishers of Press Gazette: “Unfortunately Press Gazette, along with much of the profession, has suffered from a declining market during these years and its losses have increased. (more)

Why the PCC didn’t appear at Frontline event and Steve Hewlett’s take on UK press regulation
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted April 3 2009, 3.16pm
The increasingly heated UK press regulation debate continued this week. Yesterday saw former PCC chair, Sir Christopher Meyer, appear on BBC Two’s Daily Politics Show, to defend the body, with criticisms offered by Roy Greenslade. (more)

NUJ: Don't scrap local press merger rules
From Press Gazette. Posted April 2 2009, 12.12pm
The National Union of Journalists has warned that scrapping competition rules governing regional press mergers would lead to a "spiral of decline". (more)

Former press photographer Ziggy dies aged 81
From Hold the Front Page. Posted April 2 2009, 8.40am
Polish-born lensman settled in North-West after war... (more)

Former press photographer Ziggy dies aged 81
From Hold the Front Page. Posted April 2 2009, 6.30am
Polish-born lensman settled in North-West after war... (more)

Our magnificent seven: Mail newspapers win accolades at British Press Awards
From Daily Mail. Posted April 2 2009, 6.13am
The Daily Mail and our sister paper the Mail on Sunday scooped a magnificent SEVEN top accolades at this year's prestigious British Press Awards. (more)

British Press Award Winners 2009
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted April 1 2009, 4.31pm
Guardian.co.uk was named website of the year for the second year running at last night’s British Press Awards. Both The Guardian and The Mail on Sunday were the biggest winners of the night, each winning four awards. (more)

British Press Award winners 2009
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted April 1 2009, 4.31pm
Guardian.co.uk was named website of the year for the second year running at last night’s British Press Awards. Both The Guardian and The Mail on Sunday were the biggest winners of the night, each winning four awards. (more)

The Times wins big at Press Awards
From The Independent. Posted April 1 2009, 12.34pm
The Times was a big winner at last night's British Press Awards, taking home three gongs including National Newspaper of the Year. (more)

Publisher says no to regional press mergers
From Hold the Front Page. Posted April 1 2009, 12.20pm
Bullivant breaks ranks over ownership rules... (more)

Publisher says no to regional press mergers
From Hold the Front Page. Posted April 1 2009, 10.00am
Bullivant breaks ranks over ownership rules... (more)

XCity Online: Freedom of the press in Europes
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted April 1 2009, 8.45am
XCity speaks with Jean-Francois Juillard, head of Reporters Sans Frontieres, on the plight of press freedom in Europe. (more)

XCity Online: Freedom of the press in Europe
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted April 1 2009, 8.45am
XCity speaks with Jean-Francois Juillard, head of Reporters Sans Frontieres, on the plight of press freedom in Europe. (more)

British Press Title for McDougall
From allmediascotland - Spike. Posted April 1 2009, 8.00am
A former Scotsman and Daily Record journalist has won at the British Press Awards. Dan McDougall - who freelances for, among others, The Observer and the News of the World - has taken the Foreign Reporter of the Year title at the awards, which were held last night. Last year, he was shortlisted... (more)

Times takes top prize at British Press Awards
From Media Guardian. Posted April 1 2009, 12.26am
The Times was the big winner at last night's British Press Awards as it collected the coveted title of national newspaper of the year, along with two other awards.The Mail on Sunday and the Guardian each claimed four prizes. (more)

British Press Awards: Times is newspaper of the year
From Press Gazette. Posted April 1 2009, 12.14am
The Times has been crowned newspaper of the year at the 2009 Press Gazette British Press Awards. (more)

British Press Awards 2009: The full list of winners
From Press Gazette. Posted March 31 2009, 11.20pm
The 24 winners of this year's Press Gazette British Press Awards were announced this evening at a ceremony at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London. (more)

British Press Awards: Guardian in the lead with two gongs
From Press Gazette. Posted March 31 2009, 9.14pm
9.15pm: The Guardian has taken an early lead in this year's Press Gazette British Press Awards, with two awards. (more)

Former Eastern Daily Press editor John Downing dies
From Press Gazette. Posted March 31 2009, 11.53am
John Downing - who was in the editor's chair when the Eastern Daily Press became the country's best-selling regional paper - has died aged 76 after a short illness. (more)

Carolyn McCall: Regional press in 'struggle for survival'
From Press Gazette. Posted March 31 2009, 11.26am
Guardian Media Group chief executive Carolyn McCall has warned that the company's regional division is in 'a struggle for survival'. (more)

The press watchdog should not pour scorn on my client, Max Mosley
From Media Guardian. Posted March 30 2009, 11.01pm
Christopher Meyer should face the fact that the PCC is fundamentally flawed, says Dominic CrossleyI was struck by what Sir Christopher Meyer, chairman of the Press Complaints Commission, said of those who had been mistreated by the press - particular... (more)

York Press journalists renew strike mandate
From Press Gazette. Posted March 27 2009, 9.45am
Journalists at The Press in York have voted for another three months of industrial action in response to compulsory redundancies. (more)

Cheskin Winner Again at Scottish Press Photography Awards
From allmediascotland - Spike. Posted March 27 2009, 9.21am
For the third time in four years, Press Association photographer, David Cheskin, has been named the Photographer of the Year at the First ScotRail Press Photography of the Year Awards. Cheskin, who also won the Celebrity Picture of the Year category for his shot of Sir Sean Connery at the... (more)

David Frost honoured by Broadcasting Press Guild
From Press Gazette. Posted March 27 2009, 7.11am
Sir David Frost has won the outstanding achievement prize at this year's Broadcasting Press Guild awards, judged by journalists who write about television and radio. (more)

'Black Rod' to join press watchdog
From Hold the Front Page. Posted March 26 2009, 6.00pm
Sir Michael Willcocks new charter commissioner with PCC... (more)

'Black Rod' to join press watchdog
From Hold the Front Page. Posted March 26 2009, 11.20am
Sir Michael Willcocks new charter commissioner with PCC... (more)

Lifetime achievement award for press photographer
From Hold the Front Page. Posted March 26 2009, 7.00am
Ian Torrance to be recognised at annual ceremony... (more)

Lifetime achievement award for press photographer
From Hold the Front Page. Posted March 26 2009, 5.50am
Ian Torrance to be recognised at annual ceremony... (more)

Johnston Press directors forego 2008 bonuses
From Hold the Front Page. Posted March 25 2009, 2.30pm
Former chief's take-home pay drops by £572,000... (more)

Johnston Press directors forego 2008 bonuses
From Hold the Front Page. Posted March 25 2009, 1.30pm
Former chief's take-home pay drops by £572,000... (more)

Johnston Press halves take-home pay for management
From Press Gazette. Posted March 25 2009, 10.19am
Senior management at Johnston Press took a 45 per cent pay cut last year by waiving their entitlement to a bonus, the group's newly released annual report has revealed. (more)

ASA bans 'misleading' Dewsbury Press readership claim
From Press Gazette. Posted March 25 2009, 8.50am
An advertisement for the Dewsbury Press in Yorkshire claiming it had more readers than its rivals has been banned by the advertising watchdog. (more)

Regional press action plan sent to ministers
From Hold the Front Page. Posted March 25 2009, 8.00am
Public funds could help retrain journalists... (more)

Former Mirror assistant editor joins press agency
From Hold the Front Page. Posted March 25 2009, 6.50am
Shaun Milne helps Deadline set up new venture... (more)

Regional press action plan sent to ministers
From Hold the Front Page. Posted March 25 2009, 6.50am
Public funds could help retrain journalists... (more)

Former Mirror assistant editor joins press agency
From Hold the Front Page. Posted March 25 2009, 5.50am
Shaun Milne helps Deadline set up new venture... (more)

Ofcom: TV press conference needed health warning
From Press Gazette. Posted March 23 2009, 12.20pm
A new Ofcom ruling suggests that news broadcasters need to issue health warnings for viewers before going live to press conferences. (more)

Regional Press Awards: Free entry for Children's Society Award
From Press Gazette. Posted March 20 2009, 11.02am
Journalism that can make a huge difference to the lives of vulnerable children is being recognised in a new category at this year’s Press Gazette Regional Press Awards. (more)

UK press regulation discussed at the Frontline Club: 7.45pm (GMT) tonight - livestreamed here
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted March 18 2009, 5.21pm
At the Frontline Club tonight: a discussion of press standards, self-regulation and public trust on the question: Is the press accountable enough? It starts at 7:45pm GMT/11.45am PST and you can follow the livestream here, at this post: Live Streaming by Ustream. (more)

Media watchdog chief insists Press self-regulation is working fine
From Daily Mail. Posted March 18 2009, 1.41am
The principle of self-regulation of the Press has now become firmly established, according to Press Complaints Commission chairman Sir Christopher Meyer. (more)

MST response to Press Complaints Commission letter: “Suggestion of bad faith is entirely unjustified,” says Salz
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted March 12 2009, 1.06pm
Anthony Salz, who is chair of the Independent Press Review Group and also on the Board of the Media Standards Trust, has replied to a letter from the chair of the Press Complaints Commission, Sir Christopher Meyer, (February 19, 2009), which made cri... (more)

New president for Birmingham Press Club
From Hold the Front Page. Posted March 12 2009, 11.30am
Veteran broadcaster to succeed viscountess... (more)

New president for Birmingham Press Club
From Hold the Front Page. Posted March 12 2009, 6.00am
Veteran broadcaster to succeed viscountess... (more)

Journalists protest outside Johnston Press results meeting
From Press Gazette. Posted March 11 2009, 11.04am
Johnston Press journalists from Leeds have brought their picket line to London - warning management not to use newspapers as a 'get rich quick scheme'. (more)

Journalists protest outside Johnston Press results meeting
From Press Gazette. Posted March 11 2009, 11.04am
Johnston Press journalists from Leeds have brought their picket line to London - warning management not to use newspapers as a 'get rich quick scheme'. (more)

Reuters: ‘Johnston Press 2009 ad revenues slump 36 per cent’
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted March 11 2009, 9.55am
“British regional newspaper group Johnston Press axed its final 2008 dividend on Wednesday after saying its advertising revenues in 2009 to date were down 36 per cent,” Reuters reports. (more)

Johnston Press Post 12 per cent Revenue Drop
From allmediascotland - Spike. Posted March 11 2009, 9.41am
On the back of a fall in revenue from £607.5 million in 2007 to £531.9 million last year, the publishers of The Scotsman newspaper have reported a pre-tax operating profit last year of £128.4 million, compared to £178.1 million the previous year. However,... (more)

Johnston Press raises 'going concern' doubt
From Financial Times. Posted March 11 2009, 9.05am
The group underlined the fragile state of the newspaper industry by casting doubt on its ability to continue as a going concern as it unveiled sharp losses following steep falls in property, employment and motor advertising... (more)

Johnston Press Post 12 per cent Revenue Drop
From allmediascotland - Spike. Posted March 11 2009, 8.41am
On the back of a fall in revenue from £607.5 million in 2007 to £531.9 million last year, the publishers of The Scotsman newspaper have reported a pre-tax operating profit last year of £128.4 million, compared to £178.1 million the previous year. However,... (more)

Johnston Press advertising revenue plummets 35%
From Media Guardian. Posted March 11 2009, 8.22am
Regional newspaper group Johnston Press suffered a year-on-year drop in advertising revenue of more than 35% in the first months of 2009 as overall revenue fell by more than 12% last yearThe company said this was the greatest revenue fall in its history. (more)

Johnston Press warns of more cost cuts as revenue falls
From Press Gazette. Posted March 11 2009, 8.19am
Johnston Press has reported a 27.9 per cent drop in full-year profits, with its new chief executive John Fry describing conditions as the worst in living memory. (more)

Gerry McCann attacks 'irresponsible' press coverage
From Press Gazette. Posted March 10 2009, 5.04pm
5pm: Journalists covering the disappearance of Madeleine McCann 'blatantly made up' stories in the pursuit of sales, her father has told MPs. (more)

'More press regulation needed', Gerry McCann tells MPs
From Media Guardian. Posted March 10 2009, 5.03pm
The father of missing toddler Madeleine McCann today called for more stringent regulation of the press and slammed coverage surrounding the disappearance of his daughter in Portugal in 2007, calling it some of the most "irresponsible and damaging" in press history. (more)

Gifted press photographer dies aged 65
From Hold the Front Page. Posted March 9 2009, 10.30am
Freelancer Fay contributed to Chronicle for two decades... (more)

Gifted press photographer dies aged 65
From Hold the Front Page. Posted March 9 2009, 6.10am
Freelancer Fay contributed to Chronicle for two decades... (more)

Unplanned 'strike' at Johnston Press in Leeds
From Press Gazette. Posted March 6 2009, 11.59am
Journalists at Johnston Press's Leeds titles are back on the picket line today in an unplanned 'strike' - after being told they could not hold a chapel meeting on company property. (more)

Scotsman and Scottish Sun lead press awards shortlist
From Press Gazette. Posted March 6 2009, 8.56am
The Scotsman and the Scottish Sun are leading the way in this year's Scottish Press Awards, with 12 nominations each. (more)

Scottish Press Awards Shortlist Announced
From allmediascotland - Spike. Posted March 6 2009, 8.11am
As reported as breaking news yesterday, The Scotsman and the Scottish Sun lead the nominations field in this year's Scottish Press Awards, with both titles boasting 12 shortlisted entries across nine categories, including Columnist of the Year and Campaign of the Year for The Scotsman and... (more)

The press and the party line
From Financial Times. Posted March 6 2009, 2.00am
What is a foreigner to make of the Chinese media scene? One important foreigner, Rupert Murdoch, made the judgment nearly two decades ago that its vast market and... (more)

Scottish Press Awards: The full list of nominations
From Press Gazette. Posted March 5 2009, 5.44pm
The awards are organised by the Scottish Daily Newspaper Society and the winners will be announced at a ceremony in Edinburgh on 23 April. (more)

Scottish Press Awards Shortlist Announced
From allmediascotland - Spike. Posted March 5 2009, 2.41pm
Breaking news, 1pm: The Scotsman and the Scottish Sun lead the nominations field in this year's Scottish Press Awards, with both titles boasting 12 shortlisted entries across nine categories, including Columnist of the Year and Campaign of the Year for The Scotsman and Sports Photographer of... (more)

Max Mosley to give evidence to press standards inquiry
From Press Gazette. Posted March 5 2009, 10.14am
Max Mosley, the motorsport boss at the centre of a tabloid sting operation last year, is to appear before MPs next week to give his views on libel law and privacy. (more)

Final editions roll off the press in Ipswich
From Hold the Front Page. Posted March 4 2009, 10.40am
Archant switches print operations to Norwich plant... (more)

02 launches new set of regional press awards
From Hold the Front Page. Posted March 4 2009, 10.40am
Prizes up for grabs for North West journalists... (more)

Final editions roll off the press in Ipswich
From Hold the Front Page. Posted March 4 2009, 6.10am
Archant switches print operations to Norwich plant... (more)

02 launches new set of regional press awards
From Hold the Front Page. Posted March 4 2009, 6.10am
Prizes up for grabs for North West journalists... (more)

Lloyds bars journalist from press event
From Media Guardian. Posted March 3 2009, 11.25am
A Scotsman business journalist was barred from entering a press conference being held by Lloyds Banking Group last week after his paper had taken a critical line about the recent takeover of Halifax Bank of Scotland. (more)

Praise for press campaign nearly ten years on
From Hold the Front Page. Posted March 3 2009, 8.30am
Journal helped win public inquiry on blood imports... (more)

Vince Cable confirmed to speak at British Press Awards
From Press Gazette. Posted March 3 2009, 7.23am
Liberal Democrat shadow chancellor Vince Cable has today been announced as guest of honour at this year's Press Gazette British Press Awards. (more)

Praise for press campaign nearly ten years on
From Hold the Front Page. Posted March 3 2009, 6.10am
Journal helped win public inquiry on blood imports... (more)

British Press Awards: The premiere category shortlists
From Press Gazette. Posted March 2 2009, 12.03pm
The shortlists for journalist of the year and international journalist of the year in the 2009 Press Gazette British Press Awards have now been published. (more)

New York Prize up for Grabs at Press Ball
From allmediascotland - Spike. Posted March 2 2009, 8.21am
A pair of return airline tickets to New York are among the prizes on offer at one of social highlights of the Scottish media calendar, taking place on Saturday. The tickets - from Continental Airlines - are part of the raffle to be staged at the Press Ball, being organised by the Glasgow and... (more)

Scotsman Group to the Fore in Scottish Press Photography Awards Shortlist
From allmediascotland - Spike. Posted March 2 2009, 8.21am
The Scotsman newspaper and sister titles, Scotland on Sunday and the Edinburgh Evening News, have together received 13 nominations in this year's First ScotRail Press Photography Awards, which has published its shortlist this morning. The Scotsman boasts eight nominations, Scotland on... (more)

What next for press freedom?
From Media Guardian. Posted February 28 2009, 3.36pm
Faced with libel laws, censorship and a hostile judiciary, the press is in crisis – but what should be done?Libel laws, the rise of the database state, global economic problems, and even the press itself: there was consensus among the panelists... (more)

Trinity Mirror seeks softer regional press merger rules
From The Times. Posted February 27 2009, 12.00am
Trinity Mirror said yesterday that it was ready to enter mergers with other regional newspaper publishers if competition rules are changed. (more)

Johnston Press signs Brightcove for web video revamp
From Press Gazette. Posted February 26 2009, 8.53am
Johnston Press has signed a deal with online video firm Brightcove as part of a group-wide overhaul of its newspaper websites due to be completed this year. (more)

Press Gazette British Press Awards 2009: The shortlist
From Press Gazette. Posted February 25 2009, 4.01pm
The shortlist for this year's Press Gazette British Press Awards has been published this afternoon. (more)

British Press Awards finalists to be announced at 4pm
From Press Gazette. Posted February 25 2009, 12.51pm
The finalists for the Press Gazette British Press Awards 2009 will be announced at 4pm today. (more)

Johnston Press Leeds journalists announce more strikes
From Press Gazette. Posted February 25 2009, 12.47pm
Journalists at the Yorkshire Post and Yorkshire Evening Post, who start a second four-day strike tomorrow, have announced more strikes for next month. (more)

'Serious concern' about Alfie Patten press coverage
From Press Gazette. Posted February 18 2009, 12.30pm
The Press Complaints Commission has been contacted by child protection officers concerned about the media treatment of 'dad at 13' Alfie Patten and his family. (more)

Media Release: Winner of World Press Photo Contest announced
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted February 16 2009, 1.27pm
Anthony Suau takes top prize in photography contest for his image of home evictions in Cleveland, Ohio. Full release at this link… Similar Posts: Win a job in journalism! Yes, really. (more)

MediaGuardian: PCC/MST dispute is bad start for press freedom debate
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted February 16 2009, 8.51am
Last week’s Media Standards Trust report, which was critical of the Press Complaints Commission, led to ‘a bruising encounter’ between the PCC and the Trust, writes Emily Bell. “[A] classic lesson in how not to spin a report on trust and transparency,” she says. (more)

Fighting talk is not the best way to start a debate on press freedom
From Media Guardian. Posted February 16 2009, 12.01am
The bruising encounter between Sir Christopher Meyer, chairman of the Press Complaints Commission, and the Media Standards Trust on the Today programme last week was a classic lesson in how not to spin a report on trust and transparency. (more)

Matthew Norman: Press watchdog bites back at toothless claim
From The Independent. Posted February 16 2009, 12.00am
It is with some distress that we turn to the unseemly spat between the Media Standards Trust and Sir Christopher Meyer, chairman of the Press Complaints Commission. (more)

Leeds journalists to strike over Johnston Press cuts
From Press Gazette. Posted February 13 2009, 7.37am
Journalists at the Yorkshire Post and Yorkshire Evening Post are to hold two four-day strikes later this month to protest against compulsory redundancies. (more)

Johnston Press signs video deal with Highways Agency
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted February 13 2009, 12.00am
Information and live camera footage to augment newspapers' online travel news... (more)

Ann Leslie to star at Press Club dinner
From Hold the Front Page. Posted February 12 2009, 8.50pm
Fleet Street legend to pay visit to second city... (more)

Ann Leslie to star at Press Club dinner
From Hold the Front Page. Posted February 12 2009, 5.40am
Fleet Street legend to pay visit to second city... (more)

CPJ releases ‘Attacks on the Press in 2008′ report
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted February 11 2009, 5.51pm
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) released its ‘Attacks on the Press in 2008′ report yesterday and speaking in the preface, Carl Bernstein made two comments that neatly highlight the duplicitious nature of the web when it comes t... (more)

Media law: Max Mosley judge 'did the press a favour'
From Press Gazette. Posted February 11 2009, 12.28pm
Mr Justice Eady 'did the press a favour' in the Max Mosley case, a leading litigation lawyer told the Press Gazette media conference this morning. (more)

Media law conference: Max Mosley judge 'did the press a favour'
From Press Gazette. Posted February 11 2009, 12.28pm
Mr Justice Eady 'did the press a favour' in the Max Mosley case, according to a leading litigation lawyer speaking at the Press Gazette media conference. (more)

Gary Lineker backs local press campaign
From Hold the Front Page. Posted February 11 2009, 8.30am
Plus: PA chief speaks at publishing debate, former North Wales photographer dies – and more news in brief... (more)

Gary Lineker backs local press campaign
From Hold the Front Page. Posted February 11 2009, 6.10am
Plus: PA chief speaks at publishing debate, former North Wales photographer dies – and more news in brief... (more)

New terrorism law 'could curb press photography'
From Hold the Front Page. Posted February 11 2009, 1.30am
Fears over scope of new Act... (more)

Note to press offices: do not get on the wrong side of Noel Edmonds
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted February 10 2009, 3.44pm
Noel ‘I’ve never been this angry in a studio before’ Edmunds on the press offices at Wealden District Council (courtesy of PR Hall of Fame): Similar Posts: Inside the Guardian’s new newsroom Video: Sally Murrer and Tony Goslin... (more)

New terrorism law 'could curb press photography'
From Hold the Front Page. Posted February 10 2009, 9.40am
Fears over scope of new Act... (more)

Dunfermline Press Post Pre-Tax Loss, Says Report
From allmediascotland - Spike. Posted February 10 2009, 8.51am
Fife-based local newspaper group, Dunfermline Press, ran up a £1.1 million pre-tax loss last year following the purchase of an English publisher prompted a competition investigation and led to the sale of some titles, according to a report in The Herald. The report revealed that the... (more)

Johnston Press says selling UK newspapers 'unlikely'
From Press Gazette. Posted February 9 2009, 11.30am
Johnston Press, the owner of more than 290 British newspapers including the Yorkshire Post and The Scotsman, is unlikely to sell any of them, Press Gazette understands. (more)

'I should have said sorry in Baby P press conference'
From Press Gazette. Posted February 9 2009, 8.43am
The former director of children's services at Haringey Council who was sacked over the killing of Baby P has admitted that she thought about killing herself at the height of the press speculation over her future. (more)

Johnston Press may sell flagship titles
From Media Guardian. Posted February 9 2009, 7.01am
Further to my posting below, Johnston Press to sell Irish papers, the Sunday Times reports that the regional publisher "could sell some of its flagship newspaper titles" in Britain. Evidently, it has appointed debt restructuring experts at KPMG to help it tackle its £465m debt. (more)

Stephen Glover: Let's be proud of our press – it's probably the best in the world
From The Independent. Posted February 9 2009, 12.00am
A group called Media Standards Trust publishes a report today which argues that newspapers are increasingly inaccurate and, as a result, enjoy diminishing public confidence. (more)

Johnston Press hires KPMG to restructure debt
From Financial Times. Posted February 8 2009, 8.49pm
The struggling regional newspaper business has called in the accountancy firm to help it explore its options over its £450m burden, which must be renegotiated this year... (more)

Johnston Press brings in new advisers
From Daily Telegraph. Posted February 8 2009, 6.46pm
Johnston Press Britain's second biggest newspaper group has brought in more advisers as a new top management team attempts a financial reconstruction to cut costs and borrowings to cope with a downturn in advertising and circulation. (more)

Johnston Press to sell Irish titles
From Financial Times. Posted February 6 2009, 10.25pm
Johnston Press is putting its Irish newspaper titles up for sale, in a deal expected to raise €80m-€90m (£70m) for the debt-burdened UK regional newspaper group. (more)

Johnston Press axes publishing division in shake-up
From Hold the Front Page. Posted February 6 2009, 8.50am
Lincolnshire MD set to leave as titles are reshuffled... (more)

Johnston Press axes publishing division in shake-up
From Hold the Front Page. Posted February 6 2009, 6.30am
Lincolnshire MD set to leave as titles are reshuffled... (more)

Parlimentary tribute for regional press stalwart
From Hold the Front Page. Posted February 5 2009, 9.10am
Chronicle political editor bows out after 25 years... (more)

Parlimentary tribute for regional press stalwart
From Hold the Front Page. Posted February 5 2009, 5.50am
Chronicle political editor bows out after 25 years... (more)

Entries open for Press Gazette Regional Press Awards
From Press Gazette. Posted February 4 2009, 12.42pm
Entries are now open for the Press Gazette Regional Press Awards. The deadline is 4 March and the winners will be announced at a lunch ceremony in London on 8 May. (more)

Entries open for Press Gazette Regional Press Awards
From Press Gazette. Posted February 4 2009, 12.42pm
Entries are now open for the Press Gazette Regional Press Awards. The deadline is 4 March and the winners will be announced at a lunch ceremony in London on 8 May. (more)

Ex-regional press sub-editor found guilty of murder
From Hold the Front Page. Posted February 4 2009, 1.40am
Raymond Singh killed his wife say assessors... (more)

Ex-regional press sub-editor found guilty of murder
From Hold the Front Page. Posted February 3 2009, 12.00pm
Raymond Singh killed his wife say assessors... (more)

Media Release: Associated Press offers multimedia archive access
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted February 2 2009, 3.39pm
The AP will no offer clients ‘tandem’ access to its stock image, film and video archives at www.aparchive.com. Full story at this link… Similar Posts: MediaPost: Film critic’s YouTube channel shut down over copyright allegations Talking Biz News: TheStreet. (more)

Media Release: Associated Press offers multimedia archive access
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted February 2 2009, 3.39pm
The AP will no offer clients 'tandem' access to its stock image, film and video archives at www.aparchive.com. Full story at this link...Similar Posts: MediaPost: Film critic’s YouTube channel shut down over copyright allegations Talking Biz News: TheStreet. (more)

Johnston Press to centralise production of north-west titles
From Media Guardian. Posted February 2 2009, 2.31pm
Johnston Press plans to centralise the subediting and picture desk operations of its five north-west newspaper divisions, putting 12 jobs as risk. (more)

New Home for Clyde Weekly Press Titles
From allmediascotland - Spike. Posted February 2 2009, 8.31am
In these cash-strapped times, it’s encouraging to hear that a group of west of Scotland newspapers are to be soon operating in smart, brand new premises. It is believed too that any savings Clyde and Forth Press might make by bringing together the six newspaper titles - among them... (more)

New Home for Clyde Weekly Press Titles
From allmediascotland - Spike. Posted February 2 2009, 8.31am
In these cash-strapped times, it’s encouraging to hear that a group of west of Scotland newspapers are to be soon operating in smart, brand new premises. It is believed too that any savings Clyde and Forth Press might make by bringing together the six newspaper titles - among them... (more)

Johnston Press plans to centralise North West subbing
From Press Gazette. Posted February 2 2009, 7.47am
Johnston Press plans to centralise sub-editing and picture desk management at its North West titles, with the potential loss of 12 jobs, Press Gazette can reveal. (more)

Johnston Press plans to centralise North West subbing
From Press Gazette. Posted February 2 2009, 7.47am
Johnston Press plans to centralise sub-editing and picture desk management at its North West titles, with the potential loss of 12 jobs, Press Gazette can reveal. (more)

Radio CEO Says Time is Right to Press for FM Receivers in Cell Phones
From radio.about.com. Posted January 31 2009, 6.43am
The recent winter storm which left 25 dead and hundreds of thousands of people without power also left many without communication or a way to receive information. Jeff Smulyan, CEO... (more)

Industry Moves: Press Association; Five; GMG Radio
From paidContent:UK. Posted January 30 2009, 12.33pm
—Press Association: The UK's biggest news and sports agency Press Association has hired former ITV's former head of online sales Colin Ramsey to lead a new six-strong digital team to capitalise on publishers' growing demand for video and graphics. (more)

NUJ urges Johnston Press to rethink sub-editing move
From Press Gazette. Posted January 30 2009, 11.48am
The NUJ has announced counter-proposals to Johnston Press's centralised sub-editing plans in the Midlands - in a bid to save subs' jobs moving up to 70 miles from the towns they serve. (more)

Digital Britain: Government invites regional press to join local TV news debate
From Media Guardian. Posted January 29 2009, 12.52pm
The government has opened the door to the regional newspaper industry to become involved in the debate over the future of local public service TV news broadcasting, although it signalled that any involvement could be a "contingency" for the proposed partnership between the BBC and ITV. (more)

Channel Five's Georgina Baillie campaign wins Annas national press ad award
From Media Guardian. Posted January 29 2009, 7.29am
A press ad by Channel Five featuring Georgina Baillie, the granddaughter of Fawlty Towers actor Andrew Sachs who was at the centre of the Brand/Ross prank phone message scandal, has won an award for the best national press ad of 2008. (more)

Johnston Press chairman to stand down in March
From Hold the Front Page. Posted January 28 2009, 9.40pm
Roger Parry among three directors leaving board... (more)

Johnston Press chairman steps down
From Financial Times. Posted January 28 2009, 4.23pm
Roger Parry is to step down as chairman of Johnston Press, weeks after a new chief executive started at the local newspaper group... (more)

Video: Sally Murrer and Tony Gosling on press freedom
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted January 28 2009, 12.55pm
This On The Edge programme from a couple of weeks ago features Milton Keynes Citizen journalist Sally Murrer and freelancer Tony Gosling. (more)

Roger Parry to step down as Johnston Press chairman
From Media Guardian. Posted January 28 2009, 12.50pm
Roger Parry, the chairman of Johnston Press, is to step down from the board of the regional publisher in a shakeup that will also see BT Retail chief executive Gavin Patterson relinquish his non-executive directorship. (more)

Johnston Press chairman to stand down in March
From Hold the Front Page. Posted January 28 2009, 12.40pm
Roger Parry among three directors leaving board... (more)

North East Press Awards delayed by industry crisis
From Press Gazette. Posted January 28 2009, 12.10pm
The North-East Press Awards, known as “the Cordners”, are being delayed – partly due to the ongoing industry crisis. (more)

Johnston Press Release: Board changes at Johnston Press
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted January 28 2009, 11.51am
Ian Russell to succeed chairman Roger Parry from March 2009. Simon Waugh to leave board from January 30 following appointment as chief executive of the new National Apprenticeship Service. (more)

Three Johnston Press directors exit
From Press Gazette. Posted January 28 2009, 11.21am
Three non-executive members of the Johnston Press board have announced their departures. (more)

Law Column: New press gag is 'eye-watering' setback
From Hold the Front Page. Posted January 27 2009, 6.10am
Murderer injunction could see further impediments... (more)

Olympics contractors 'searched if suspected of press leak'
From Press Gazette. Posted January 26 2009, 11.10pm
Organisers of the London 2012 Olympic Games have been accused of placing 'gagging orders' on construction firms, preventing them from talking to the press. (more)

John Lloyd: Why nobody lords it over the press barons
From Media Guardian. Posted January 26 2009, 12.01am
Alexander Lebedev, the latest British press baron, is a man of charm and fluency. (more)

MPs and religious leaders press BBC to screen Gaza aid appeal
From The Independent. Posted January 26 2009, 12.00am
Fifty-one MPs will today urge the BBC to back down over its refusal to screen an emergency appeal for humanitarian aid to Gaza. (more)

'Metro-style' Western Daily Press mooted as 45 jobs go
From Press Gazette. Posted January 23 2009, 3.45pm
Northcliffe is proposing to cut nearly one in three editorial jobs at its two Bristol-based daily papers - the Evening Post and the Western Daily Press. (more)

NUJ release: Union condemns 45 job cuts at Western Daily Press and Bristol Evening Post
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted January 23 2009, 3.19pm
Proposed job cuts condemned by union, who will meet on Monday. (more)

NUJ release: Union condemns 45 job cuts at Western Daily Press and Bristol Evening Post
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted January 23 2009, 3.19pm
Proposed job cuts condemned by union, who will meet on Monday. (more)

Strike ballot in Leeds as more Johnston Press jobs go
From Press Gazette. Posted January 21 2009, 4.26pm
A strike ballot will take place in Leeds after Johnston Press announced it was making three compulsory redundancies, and seeking 15 voluntary redundancies. (more)

NUJ release: Yorkshire Johnston Press journalists to ballot for strike action
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted January 21 2009, 4.16pm
Yorkshire Post and Yorkshire Evening Post will enter ballot over strike action after Johnston Press announcement of redundancies. (more)

Minister: State subsidy for regional press is possible
From Press Gazette. Posted January 20 2009, 3.09pm
The Government is considering subsidising the regional press, a minister said in parliament today. (more)

Johnston Press centralises subbing - reporters stay local
From Press Gazette. Posted January 19 2009, 12.18pm
Johnston Press is 'a group that bases itself on localness', its chief operating officer has said - despite announcing plans to centralise subbing and cut 49 jobs. (more)

MPs back crackdown on press background terror briefings
From Press Gazette. Posted January 19 2009, 7.24am
Ministers are facing pressure to devise guidelines to govern briefings to journalists by police during anti terrorism operations. (more)

Society of Editors: Subsidy for regional press 'not a goer'
From Press Gazette. Posted January 19 2009, 7.13am
A state subsidy for regional newspapers would not work, the Society of Editors has claimed - but Government help is still needed. (more)

GMG chief: Regional press becoming 'uneconomic'
From Press Gazette. Posted January 14 2009, 12.30pm
The regional press business model is becoming 'uneconomic' and has been made worse by the growing power of search engines and aggregators, GMG chief executive Carolyn McCall has warned. (more)

PCC chairman Sir Christopher Meyer warns of European threat to press freedom
From Media Guardian. Posted January 13 2009, 2.53pm
Sir Christopher Meyer, the outgoing chairman of the Press Complaints Commission, has stepped into the escalating debate about press freedom and privacy. (more)

101 uses for a daft press release
From Hold the Front Page. Posted January 9 2009, 5.30pm
Recycled rubbish provides Christmas feature idea... (more)

101 uses for a daft press release
From Hold the Front Page. Posted January 9 2009, 6.00am
Recycled rubbish provides Christmas feature idea... (more)

Financial reporting restrictions would be threat to press freedom, says Newspaper Society
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted January 8 2009, 12.00am
Rules would be 'unworkable' in online age, says society... (more)

New Johnston Press boss faces protest at Leeds
From Press Gazette. Posted January 7 2009, 12.26pm
Journalists at the Yorkshire Post and Yorkshire Evening Post will today greet the arrival of John Fry, the new chief executive of parent company Johnston Press, with a demonstration. (more)

Roy Greenslade: Negative press for media tycoon O'Reilly
From Media Guardian. Posted January 7 2009, 12.06pm
The Daily Telegraph today devotes a full page to Tony O'Reilly's travails, The Celtic tiger reduced to pussycat. (more)

York Press journalists vote in favour of strike action
From Press Gazette. Posted January 6 2009, 8.47am
Journalists in the North East fought back at Newsquest cost-cutting yesterday - with industrial action at the Northern Echo and journalists at the York Press voting in favour of a strike. (more)

Roy Greenslade: Johnston Press hief's mea culpa
From Media Guardian. Posted January 5 2009, 9.56am
A mea culpa from Tim Bowdler, outgoing chief executive of Johnston Press, who leaves behind a company with £465m of debt and a shrunken market value of £77m: "However much you rationalise it and claim it is down to factors beyond your control, you are the person who is responsible. (more)

Stop press - old news is good news: Antique newspapers
From The Independent. Posted January 5 2009, 12.00am
Today's hefty newspapers could learn a thing or two from Mingaye Snider's Temperance Lancet and Penny Trumpet, which began life in 1841. (more)

Palestinian activists reportedly jam Israel Army Radio - Press TV
From Media Network Weblog. Posted January 1 2009, 1.33pm
A group of Palestinian activists have reportedly jammed Israel Army Radio signals in southern regions of the occupied Palestinian territories. (more)

New Media Resolutions #3: John Angeli, Head Of Content, Press Association
From paidContent:UK. Posted December 29 2008, 7.10am
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Eight jobs under threat at Johnston Press newspapers
From Hold the Front Page. Posted December 23 2008, 6.20pm
South Division shake-up after review of working practices... (more)

Eight jobs under threat at Johnston Press newspapers
From Hold the Front Page. Posted December 23 2008, 5.10pm
South Division shake-up after review of working practices... (more)

Five major media bodies in Nepal form alliance to protect press freedom
From Media Network Weblog. Posted December 23 2008, 2.53pm
Five media organizations in Nepal came together today to take forward a joint struggle to protect press freedom from recent serious threats. (more)

Scottish press could die out in five years – editors
From Hold the Front Page. Posted December 23 2008, 4.40am
Future looks bleak say former editors... (more)

Scottish press could die out in five years – editors
From Hold the Front Page. Posted December 23 2008, 1.10am
Future looks bleak say former editors... (more)

New Media Resolutions #3: John Angeli, Head Of Content, Press Association
From paidContent:UK. Posted December 19 2008, 5.31pm
Over Christmas and New Year, paidContent:UK is asking digital media figures to pledge a resolution for the year ahead and look back at the last 12 months. (more)

EditorsWeblog: US newspaper creates local press institute for citizen journalism
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted December 19 2008, 5.04pm
A California daily newspaper has formed 'The Oakland Press Institute for Citizen Journalism,' in response to the 'changing face' of the industry, the Editors Weblog reports. (more)

Scotsman Group journalists vote to boycott Scottish Press Awards
From Media Guardian. Posted December 17 2008, 12.16pm
Next year's Scottish Press Awards is facing a boycott by journalists facing cost cuts and potential redundancy, in part as a protest against the new chair of the event. (more)

Powerful press photos give glimpse into past
From Hold the Front Page. Posted December 17 2008, 7.20am
Exhibition looks back at West Mids picture archive... (more)

Powerful press photos give glimpse into past
From Hold the Front Page. Posted December 17 2008, 6.10am
Exhibition looks back at West Mids picture archive... (more)

Passionate press photographer dies aged 73
From Hold the Front Page. Posted December 16 2008, 1.50pm
Rab MacKenzie spent over 30 years with North-East newspapers... (more)

Chris Hoy backs press photography awards
From Hold the Front Page. Posted December 16 2008, 1.50pm
Olympian signs up to judging panel for Scottish picture celebration... (more)

Virgin Media to press ahead with Phorm
From Media Guardian. Posted December 16 2008, 8.10am
The controversy over tech firm Phorm continued today as the boss of Virgin Media promised to press ahead with its targeted online advertising technology. (more)

Scottish Press Awards Call for Entries
From allmediascotland - Spike. Posted December 16 2008, 8.00am
Entries are being invited to what will be the 30th anniversary of the Scottish Press Awards. Run by the Scottish Daily Newspaper Society, the awards recognise Scotland’s most talented journalists and photographers, with next year's event - based on work done this year - seeing... (more)

Chris Hoy backs press photography awards
From Hold the Front Page. Posted December 16 2008, 5.40am
Olympian signs up to judging panel for Scottish picture celebration... (more)

Passionate press photographer dies aged 73
From Hold the Front Page. Posted December 16 2008, 5.40am
Rab MacKenzie spent over 30 years with North-East newspapers... (more)

BBC Press Office: Christmas 2008 and New Year 2009 opening hours
From BBC Press Ofice. Posted December 15 2008, 11.55am
The BBC Press Office in London will be open for enquiries from the media during the following times over Christmas 2008 and New Year 2009. (more)

Johnston Press to cut jobs in Northern Ireland
From Media Guardian. Posted December 12 2008, 4.20pm
Newspaper publisher Johnston Press is planning job cuts in its Northern Ireland operation as it centralises the subbing of all titles in the area at a single centre. (more)

WAN: Arab Press Forum protests against travel restrictions
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted December 12 2008, 12.16pm
"Delegates to the Arab Free Press Forum have condemned travel restrictions imposed by authorities in several Arab countries that prevented some speakers and participants from attending the event," reports the World Association of Newspapers. (more)

Journalism.co.uk launches two new pages to track job cuts and international press freedom
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted December 12 2008, 12.00am
Use our two new pages to keep up to date on the media downturn and international issues... (more)

Trinity Mirror, Johnston Press and Mecom to crash out of FTSE 250
From Media Guardian. Posted December 10 2008, 1.44pm
Trinity Mirror, Johnston Press and David Montgomery's Mecom will fall out of the FTSE 250 today in a sign of the rapidly diminishing value of media companies. (more)

Mad to start freelancing in the recession? Networking, procrastination and press trips
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted December 10 2008, 1.13pm
Since my last blog I’ve been on a press trip with other freelancers, which is something I’d whole-heartedly recommend. (more)

New partnership between Press Association and MINDS International
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted December 10 2008, 12.00am
PA signs up to international information sharing 'platform'... (more)

E-expansion for Dundee Press Agency
From allmediascotland - Spike. Posted December 9 2008, 8.40am
A Dundee press agency has launched a new company to build its internet publishing business. E-News Now Ltd - being run by the Scottish News Agency - will publish 17 daily business-to-business email newsletters, which have been rolled out across the UK over the last seven years. A team of... (more)

PolitiFact wins National Press Foundation award
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted December 8 2008, 3.26pm
PolitiFact has scooped the National Press Foundation’s 2008 online journalism award, according to a release from the foundation. The site, which was developed by the St. (more)

Johnston Press imposes pay freeze
From Media Guardian. Posted December 5 2008, 4.01pm
Johnston Press is to freeze the pay of all its employees by deferring next year's basic salary reviews for six months. (more)

Johnston Press joins regional press pay freeze
From Press Gazette. Posted December 5 2008, 2.43pm
Johnston Press is the latest regional newspaper publisher to feeze pay following in the wake of Trinity Mirror and Newsquest. (more)

Reporting restrictions in Baby P case make public think press is covering up, says Society of Editors chairman
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted December 4 2008, 12.00am
Baby P case is prime example why UK Contempt of Court law needs reformation, says Bob Satchwell... (more)

Roy Greenslade: Harry Henry, press research pioneer, dies
From Media Guardian. Posted December 3 2008, 3.20pm
One of my earliest series of articles for Media Guardian, back in 1993 I think, was an attempt to discover why fewer people were reading newspapers. Yes, the sales decline began as long ago as that. (more)

Regional press leaders to debate core skills gap
From Hold the Front Page. Posted December 3 2008, 8.10am
Survey found that journalism trainees lack news-gathering skills... (more)

Regional press leaders to debate core skills gap
From Hold the Front Page. Posted December 3 2008, 7.00am
Survey found that journalism trainees lack news-gathering skills... (more)

Bridgend suicides: Press 'failed to look at bigger story'
From Press Gazette. Posted December 2 2008, 10.02am
An MP has accused the media of taking 'the easy route' when covering the Bridgend suicides and reporting 'an internet death cult that didn’t exist'. (more)

Simon Cowell's lawyers warn press about harassment
From Media Guardian. Posted December 1 2008, 2.14pm
Newspapers have been warned not to harass X Factor judge Simon Cowell after a tracking device was allegedly found attached to his car. (more)

Iliffe commits to long-term future of regional press with weekly buy-up
From Press Gazette. Posted November 28 2008, 3.13pm
Independent regional press group Iliffe News and Media has bought the Herald and Post series of free weekly newspapers from Trinity Mirror. (more)

Roy Greenslade: Johnston Press denies Scotsman sale rumours
From Media Guardian. Posted November 27 2008, 8.14am
Here is one of the tried and tested (and sometimes unethical) ways of publishing allegations that are either unprovable or which have been officially denied...Scandalous rumours are sweeping America that Princess Margaret is in love with a divorced man. (more)

Winners announced for Environmental Press Awards
From Press Gazette. Posted November 26 2008, 3.30pm
Richard Girling of the Sunday Times Magazine has been named journalist of the year at the inaugural Press Gazette Environmental Press Awards. (more)

Winners announced for Environmental Press Awards
From Press Gazette. Posted November 26 2008, 3.30pm
Richard Girling of the Sunday Times Magazine has been named journalist of the year at the inaugural Press Gazette Environmental Press Awards. (more)

Rwandan Minister claims RSF report on press freedom is biased
From Media Network Weblog. Posted November 25 2008, 3.14pm
Rwanda’s Minister of Information has called the recent report on press freedom by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) biased. “The report is biased; these people don’t understand the reality of our countries. (more)

Christopher Meyer: Press Complaints Commission challenged by digital media and celebrity court cases
From Media Guardian. Posted November 24 2008, 2.21pm
The head of the Press Complaints Commission has warned the industry to protect itself against threats from digital media and celebrity court cases. (more)

Local press 'legend' dies aged 70
From Hold the Front Page. Posted November 24 2008, 8.40am
Guardian Series writer rejoined paper he started his career with... (more)

Local press 'legend' dies aged 70
From Hold the Front Page. Posted November 24 2008, 6.20am
Guardian Series writer rejoined paper he started his career with... (more)

Warhol’s press pass to the stars
From The Independent. Posted November 24 2008, 12.00am
Andy Warhol, as one might expect, was no ordinary magazine publisher. He purportedly founded the iconic title Interview merely in order to justify his application for a press pass to give him free access to the New York Film Festival. (more)

Matthew Norman: It’s press complaints gone mad!
From The Independent. Posted November 24 2008, 12.00am
Congratulations to Peta Buscombe on succeeding Sir Christopher Meyer as chairman of that fearlessly independent body, the Press Complaints Commission. (more)

What Meyer didn't say: a speech ignoring the real shortcomings of press self-regulation
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted November 24 2008, 12.00am
Martin Moore, director of the Media Standards Trust... (more)

AP: Associated Press to shrink staff by 10 per cent in next year
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted November 21 2008, 1.04pm
The AP reports on itself: the Associated Press will cut its workforce by 10 per cent over the next year, the chief executive has said. The decision is in light of a 'declining economy' and cut in fees paid by member newspapers, AP reports. (more)

Regional press delight at halt to BBC local video plans
From Press Gazette. Posted November 21 2008, 10.42am
The Newspaper Society is calling for an urgent meeting with the Secretary of State to discuss future roles of the BBC in the regions and to safeguard against a repeat of the threat it believes that BBC Local posed to regional media. (more)

How the regional press jobs crisis unfolded
From Hold the Front Page. Posted November 21 2008, 10.30am
Our at-a-glance guide to a turbulent few months in the industry... (more)

How the regional press jobs crisis unfolded
From Hold the Front Page. Posted November 21 2008, 4.50am
(more)

Media organisations complain to Israel over Gaza press blockade
From Media Guardian. Posted November 20 2008, 11.21am
Several international media groups have sent a letter of protest to Israel's prime minister challenging a decision to ban journalists from entering the Gaza Strip over the past two weeks. (more)

MPs to review press regulation and libel laws
From Hold the Front Page. Posted November 20 2008, 11.20am
Culture committee launches inquiry into McCann case, contempt and privacy... (more)

Organ Grinder: The coverage for the Olympics – has it helped press freedoms in China?
From Media Guardian. Posted November 20 2008, 9.51am
Over the course of two week the Olympics was shown in 168 countries, 28 million minutes of coverage – that's more than 53 years air time. (more)

MPs to review press regulation and libel laws
From Hold the Front Page. Posted November 20 2008, 5.30am
Culture committee launches inquiry into McCann case, contempt and privacy... (more)

Lobby chair: Press will find David Cameron 'refreshing'
From Press Gazette. Posted November 19 2008, 10.32am
A Conservative victory at the next general election will usher in a new era of 'straight-forward' media relations between Downing Street and the press, according to Lobby chairman Benedict Brogan. (more)

Heather Mills complains to press watchdog
From Media Guardian. Posted November 18 2008, 4.33pm
Heather Mills has made a series of complaints to the UK's press watchdog about alleged harassment, inaccurate reporting and invasion of privacy over articles in four newspapers, including the Sun and Daily Mail.MediaGuardian.co. (more)

New chair for Press Complaints Commission
From Hold the Front Page. Posted November 17 2008, 8.30pm
Baroness Buscombe to head up press watchdog... (more)

New chair for Press Complaints Commission
From Hold the Front Page. Posted November 17 2008, 3.50pm
Baroness Buscombe to head up press watchdog... (more)

World Service leads Foreign Press Association shortlist
From Press Gazette. Posted November 17 2008, 11.47am
The BBC World Service leads the way in this year's Foreign Press Association Media Awards with six nominations... (more)

Peta Buscombe to chair Press Complaints Commission
From Press Gazette. Posted November 14 2008, 7.17pm
The Press Complaints Commission is set to announce the appointment of Advertising Association chief executive Baroness Peta Buscombe as its new chairman. (more)

Johnston Press websites attract 5.9 million readers
From Press Gazette. Posted November 14 2008, 8.00am
Johnston Press has released debut ABCe certificates for 10 of its websites, with The Lancashire Evening Post coming out on top. (more)

Johnston Press signs up to six-month ABCe audits
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted November 13 2008, 12.00am
End to ad hoc reporting of web traffic for regional publisher... (more)

NUJ and Johnston Press in consultation deal
From Hold the Front Page. Posted November 12 2008, 6.50pm
Union shelves plans for company-wide industrial action... (more)

NUJ and Johnston Press in consultation deal
From Hold the Front Page. Posted November 12 2008, 5.40pm
Union shelves plans for company-wide industrial action... (more)

Johnston Press chief Tim Bowdler backs further consolidation in regional newspaper sector
From Media Guardian. Posted November 12 2008, 5.04pm
The Johnston Press chief executive, Tim Bowdler, said today more consolidation was needed to strengthen the battered regional newspaper sector. (more)

Johnston Press sees advertising slump deepen
From Daily Telegraph. Posted November 12 2008, 10.53am
Johnston Press the regional newspaper group said advertising revenues had fallen 15.5pc in the first 44 weeks of the year dragged down by declining property employment and motoring advertising. (more)

Property ad revenue down by nearly half at Johnston Press titles
From Media Guardian. Posted November 12 2008, 9.36am
Johnston Press has seen property advertising revenue across its regional newspaper business plummet by nearly 50% year on year since the end of August as the effects of the latest financial crisis hit home. (more)

Johnston Press warns after steep fall in advertising
From Financial Times. Posted November 12 2008, 8.26am
The owner of The Scotsman and Yorkshire Post warned that profits would be at the lower end of expectations after steep falls in property, employment and motor advertising in the first ten months of the year... (more)

Roy Greenslade: Johnston Press ad revnues down by 15.5%
From Media Guardian. Posted November 12 2008, 7.37am
Look at the figures released today by Johnston Press and you get some idea of the way in which the regional newspaper industry's business model is being devastated. In the 44 weeks to November 1, total advertising revenues were 15.5% down on the same period last year. (more)

Johnston Press print advertising falls 17 per cent
From Press Gazette. Posted November 12 2008, 7.32am
Johnston Press has become the latest media group to report a double-digit slump in print advertising revenues - down 17.4 per cent so far this year. (more)

Stalwart Midlands press reporter dies aged 52
From Hold the Front Page. Posted November 12 2008, 6.50am
Andy Donkersley spent 20 years with Express and Star... (more)

Stalwart Midlands press reporter dies aged 52
From Hold the Front Page. Posted November 12 2008, 5.40am
Andy Donkersley spent 20 years with Express and Star... (more)

Johnston Press optimistic despite 15 per cent fall in advertising revenue
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted November 12 2008, 12.00am
Johnston Press CEO, Tim Bowdler, remains confident despite downturn... (more)

Sir Christopher Meyer warns of threat to press self-regulation
From Media Guardian. Posted November 11 2008, 1.27pm
The outgoing Press Complaints Commission chairman, Sir Christopher Meyer, warned today that current regulation for the media industry could not last very long and that self-regulation of newspapers was at risk of being "emasculated". (more)

A regulator, a lawyer and an editor comment on Paul Dacre's view of the press and privacy
From Media Guardian. Posted November 11 2008, 12.07am
A regulator, a lawyer and an editor comment on Paul Dacre's view of the press and privacy... (more)

Brown is "good friend to press freedom"
From Hold the Front Page. Posted November 10 2008, 9.00pm
Freedom of information now "part of fabric of public life"... (more)

Brown is "good friend to press freedom"
From Hold the Front Page. Posted November 10 2008, 5.30pm
Freedom of information now "part of fabric of public life"... (more)

Subsidise regional press says Guardian editor
From Hold the Front Page. Posted November 10 2008, 2.10pm
Local papers should get share of BBC millions argues Rusbridger... (more)

Relax merger laws to help local press survive - Dacre
From Hold the Front Page. Posted November 10 2008, 1.00pm
Mail editor pulls no punches in keynote conference address... (more)

Subsidise regional press says Guardian editor
From Hold the Front Page. Posted November 10 2008, 1.00pm
Local papers should get share of BBC millions argues Rusbridger... (more)

Relax merger laws to help local press survive - Dacre
From Hold the Front Page. Posted November 10 2008, 9.40am
Mail editor pulls no punches in keynote conference address... (more)

Vallance at Liberty - From the Football Press Boxes of Scotland
From allmediascotland - Spike. Posted November 7 2008, 8.50am
As in all walks of life, there’s a hierarchy in sports writing in Scotland. At the top, the 'Praetorian Guard' are the chief football writers of the various national newspapers. You have to feel sorry for these guys – in every match they cover, at least one team will... (more)

Prince's Trust targets local press in youth campaign
From Hold the Front Page. Posted November 6 2008, 1.50pm
Newspapers can play role in changing negative perceptions of young people... (more)

Prince's Trust targets local press in youth campaign
From Hold the Front Page. Posted November 6 2008, 10.40am
Newspapers can play role in changing negative perceptions of young people... (more)

Foreign Press Association workshop for new UK government reporters
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted November 6 2008, 12.00am
The 'Working with Whitehall Workshop' is aimed at journalists new to working with government departments and contacts... (more)

Freelance journalist appointed to Foreign Press Association committee
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted November 6 2008, 12.00am
Peter Matthews joins executive of organisation representing foreign journalists working in the UK... (more)

Regional newspapers: Why the UK's north east press is getting it right online
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted November 6 2008, 12.00am
Journalism lecturer Alex Lockwood looks at online journalism innovations in the region... (more)

Tory culture chief backs press in BBC local video plans
From Hold the Front Page. Posted November 4 2008, 7.00pm
Jeremy Hunt says newspapers should not have to face threat from Corporation... (more)

Regional press editors line up for journalism training event
From Hold the Front Page. Posted November 4 2008, 7.00pm
Senior figures to discuss journalism in a multimedia age... (more)

'Intrusive' press reports after gym goer taken ill
From Hold the Front Page. Posted November 4 2008, 7.00pm
Editor's apology over inaccuracies, assault victim confusion clarified and more resolved cases from the PCC... (more)

Top of the mags: the winners from the Press Gazette Awards
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted November 4 2008, 4.53pm
Press Gazette last night presented its 2008 Magazine Design and Journalism Awards. (more)

'Intrusive' press reports after gym goer taken ill
From Hold the Front Page. Posted November 4 2008, 10.27am
Editor's apology over inaccuracies, assault victim confusion clarified and more resolved cases from the PCC... (more)

Wallpaper wins three Press Gazette Magazine Awards
From Press Gazette. Posted November 4 2008, 12.02am
Glossy design and fashion magazine Wallpaper picked up a hat-trick of awards at last night’s Press Gazette Magazine Design and Journalism Awards. (more)

Wallpaper wins three Press Gazette Magazine Awards
From Press Gazette. Posted November 4 2008, 12.02am
Glossy design and fashion magazine Wallpaper picked up a hat-trick of awards at the Press Gazette Magazine Design and Journalism Awards. (more)

Regional press editors line up for journalism training event
From Hold the Front Page. Posted November 3 2008, 6.20am
Senior figures to discuss journalism in a multimedia age... (more)

Police attitude to the press will improve says Home Office
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted October 29 2008, 1.20pm
The UK Home Office will try and improve relations between the press and police, the National Union of Journalists reported yesterday. In a statement on their website the NUJ welcomed news that the government will try and improve its recognition of journalistic freedom. (more)

World Association of Newspapers calls for press freedom in China
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted October 29 2008, 1.00pm
The World Association of Newspapers (WAN) and the World Editors Forum have written to the Chinese government about international standards of press freedom in the country. (more)

Home Office to investigate police curbs on press freedom
From Press Gazette. Posted October 29 2008, 9.40am
The government has agreed to look into ensuring that Britain’s police better recognise press freedom following a meeting with the National Union of Journalists yesterday. (more)

Tory culture chief backs press in BBC local video plans
From Hold the Front Page. Posted October 29 2008, 9.30am
Jeremy Hunt says newspapers should not have to face threat from Corporation... (more)

Editors Weblog: Commonwealth Press Union to close?
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted October 28 2008, 4.12pm
An internal memo from the Commonwealth Press Union (CPU) suggests the newspaper body will cease to exist from December 31. (more)

Tories side with regional press in battle over BBC local video plans
From Press Gazette. Posted October 28 2008, 10.00am
The Conservatives appear to have come down on the side of local papers in the battle over the BBC’s plans to create a new network of local video news websites. (more)

Media Talk: The Corfu caper plus worldwide press freedom
From Media Guardian. Posted October 24 2008, 3.49pm
In Media Talk this week, we call in the Guardian's top political commentator, Michael White, to give us his view on the media coverage of the Corfu caper. Janine Gibson, editor in chief of Media Guardian, and Stephen Brook, our press correspondent, are also on hand. (more)

Obama and McCain in blow against press freedom with convention charges
From Press Gazette. Posted October 24 2008, 2.47pm
Both US presidential candidates have been accused of striking a blow against the first amendment rights of journalists by charging them to file copy from the US conventions. (more)

Roy Greenslade: Associated Press announces price discounts
From Media Guardian. Posted October 24 2008, 7.08am
I reported the other day that US newspapers were beginning to turn their backs on the Associated Press news agency, partially because of cost. Quick response from AP: it has announced price discounts. It is unclear whether the changes will placate every paper, however. (more)

Sports authorities must fight for press freedom
From Press Gazette. Posted October 23 2008, 11.46am
Sports authorities need to put an end to 'dangerous and unenforceable' attempts to stop journalists freely reporting from their events, according to News International director of group publishing services Dominic Young. (more)

Johnston Press dailies dominate Yorkshire prize shortlist
From Hold the Front Page. Posted October 23 2008, 7.00am
Leeds sister titles have strong showing ahead of Yorkshire Press Awards... (more)

Joining Press Gazette - stay in touch
From Paul McNally. Posted October 22 2008, 8.06pm
After 16 months of writing things at weird times of the day, chasing invoices and working for half a dozen bosses at once, I’m joining PressGazette.co.uk at the start of November as news editor. (more)

UK ranked 23rd for press freedom
From Media Guardian. Posted October 22 2008, 6.11am
UK journalists enjoy less press freedom than 22 other countries including the Czech Republic, Lithuania, Estonia and Jamaica, according to a survey released today. (more)

Rise in political blogging results in more government press officers
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted October 21 2008, 11.00pm
The UK government is accountable online, said speakers at today's House of Lords Communications Committee Hearing... (more)

Call for press access to family courts
From Hold the Front Page. Posted October 20 2008, 3.20pm
Legal chief says criticism of 'secret justice' must be dispelled... (more)

Roy Greenslade: US newspapers' revolt against Associated Press grows
From Media Guardian. Posted October 20 2008, 8.41am
There have been previous hints of US newspapers giving up on the Associated Press news agency. (more)

Reshuffle delays press photography freedom meeting
From Hold the Front Page. Posted October 20 2008, 5.30am
NUJ chief to meet ministers later this month, World Press Photo competition opens ? and more news in brief... (more)

Sly Bailey on Sir Michael Lyons: 'Outrageous views on regional press are just plain wrong'
From Press Gazette. Posted October 17 2008, 9.17am
Trinity Mirror chief executive Sly Bailey has said she fears the BBC Trust has already reached its decision on whether to allow the BBC to provide video on 65 of its local websites. (more)

Sly Bailey: Lyons' regional press comments 'outrageous'
From Press Gazette. Posted October 17 2008, 9.17am
Trinity Mirror chief executive Sly Bailey has said she fears the BBC Trust has already reached its decision on whether to allow the BBC to provide video on 65 of its local websites. (more)

BBC Trust defends video plans: 'Local press is weak'
From Press Gazette. Posted October 15 2008, 4.37pm
The BBC wants to launch 65 local video news websites because the quality of journalism provided by the regional press is not good enough, according to the BBC Trust chairman Michael Lyons. (more)

BBC Trust chairman: Regional press lacks strength
From Press Gazette. Posted October 15 2008, 4.37pm
The BBC wants to provide local video on 65 websites because the quality of the regional media is not good enough, according to the BBC Trust chairman Michael Lyons. (more)

Entries flood in for new regional press awards
From Hold the Front Page. Posted October 15 2008, 5.30am
02 hails "fantastic response" in Yorkshire and Humberside... (more)

Associated leads Environmental Press Awards nominations
From Press Gazette. Posted October 13 2008, 9.07am
Associated Newspapers is leading the way with five nominations out of 12 in the shortlist of the first Press Gazette Environmental Press Awards – organised in association with Peugeot. (more)

Associated Newspapers leads with five nominations in Environmental Press Awards
From Press Gazette. Posted October 13 2008, 12.00am
Associated Newspapers is leading the way with five nominations out of 12 in the shortlist of the first Press Gazette Environmental Press Awards – organised in association with Peugoet. (more)

Exhibition to mark 140 years of Press Association
From Press Gazette. Posted October 13 2008, 12.00am
The Press Association is celebrating 140 years with an exhibition in the National Media Museum in Bradford, explaining the inner works of the news agency. (more)

Belarus Association of Journalists urges international press not to forget journalists' plight
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted October 12 2008, 11.00pm
As England prepares to meet Belarus on Wednesday, the Belarusian Association of Journalists urges the UK's press to remember human rights abuses and repression of media freedom... (more)

Roy Greenslade: Latest ABC figures reveal Murdoch's press success
From Media Guardian. Posted October 10 2008, 1.04pm
Looking at the latest set of national newspaper circulation figures is like watching the stock market prices - only in slow motion, over a long period, and with little if any sign of a reversal of fortunes. (more)

Friday Funnies: Wanted ? press officer with gift of the gab
From Hold the Front Page. Posted October 10 2008, 5.50am
Plus ? the sports pullout living up to its name and the quest to find the next musical genius... (more)

Mobile phone giant launches new press awards
From Hold the Front Page. Posted October 10 2008, 5.50am
02 seeks best of journalism in Yorkshire and Humberside... (more)

Roy Greenslade: why Sarah Palin refuses to hold a press conference
From Media Guardian. Posted October 8 2008, 10.53am
Sarah Palin will not hold a press conference, but she has granted two more interviews to Fox News. CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer asked her spokeswoman Nicolle Wallace - who has already shown her disdain for the media - why Palin won't take questions from reporters. (more)

DEN: Should local newspapers run press release feeds?
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted October 8 2008, 10.36am
At yesterday’s Digital Editors’ Network (DEN) event at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLAN), UCLAN’s Johnston Press chair of digital journalism Jane Singer proposed a plan to free up the reporting time of local newspaper jou... (more)

Commons leader scraps 'uncomfortable' press briefings
From Press Gazette. Posted October 8 2008, 12.00am
Harriet Harman pulled out of giving weekly briefings to political journalists because they were too 'uncomfortable', parliament was told today. (more)

Act spawns hundreds of regional press scoops
From Hold the Front Page. Posted October 7 2008, 10.30am
Report highlights value of freedom of information laws... (more)

Act generates hundreds of regional press scoops
From Hold the Front Page. Posted October 7 2008, 7.00am
Report highlights value of freedom of information laws... (more)

Former regional press and TV newsman dies
From Hold the Front Page. Posted October 6 2008, 5.40am
Phil McDonnell was a 'fantastic writer' who spent years in regional news... (more)

Peers to probe use of regional press by government
From Hold the Front Page. Posted October 6 2008, 5.40am
Regional political journalists to give evidence to inquiry... (more)

Roy Greenslade: Sarkozy warns French press companies to reform
From Media Guardian. Posted October 3 2008, 8.50am
The traditional French press faces death unless it finds new ways to compete with freesheet and online rivals, says the country's president Nicolas Sarkozy. (more)

Labour politician joins press watchdog
From Hold the Front Page. Posted October 2 2008, 4.50am
Former MP to replace Camelot boss... (more)

Journalism students taught to write press releases
From Hold the Front Page. Posted September 30 2008, 6.10am
Portsmouth college breaks down traditional barriers... (more)

Johnston Press poaches Archant chief Fry to succeed Bowdler
From The Scotsman. Posted September 25 2008, 12.00am
NEWSPAPER publisher Johnston Press, the owner of The Scotsman, has appointed the head of rival group Archant to be its new chief executive. (more)

Johnston Press boss Bowdler to step down five months early as Archant's Fry confirmed as successor
From Press Gazette. Posted September 24 2008, 12.00am
Johnston Press chief executive Tim Bowdler is to step down five months sooner than expected to be replaced by boss of rival newspaper group Archant – John Fry. (more)

Roy Greenslade: Johnston Press fires Scotsman blogger
From Media Guardian. Posted September 23 2008, 6.33am
The Scotsman has fired a columnist because of comments he made on an independent media blog. Nick Clayton, who has written a weekly gadget column for the paper's Saturday magazine for more than 12 years, was given his marching orders for writing about property advertising on the allmediascotland. (more)

Speculation mounting over new Johnston Press boss
From Hold the Front Page. Posted September 22 2008, 12.40pm
Reports say Archant chief set to take over... (more)

Roy Greenslade: John Fry's appointment as Johnston Press ceo a good choice
From Media Guardian. Posted September 22 2008, 7.26am
Johnston Press has recruited John Fry, the chief executive of its smaller regional group, Archant, to become its ceo in succession to Tim Bowdler. (more)

Guantanamo detainee Sami al-Hajj to receive international press freedom award
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted September 15 2008, 11.00pm
Al Jazeera cameraman held for six years at Guantanamo recognised with Canadian award... (more)

Tip of the day from Journalism.co.uk - get your press releases here
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted September 8 2008, 9.00am
Research: To get the press releases you want, sign up to Journalism.co.uk's PressGo. Releases can be filtered by category or keyword and you can create your own customised RSS feeds. Tipster: Laura Oliver To submit a tip to Journalism.co. (more)

Local press stays ahead of Olympic game
From Hold the Front Page. Posted September 5 2008, 6.40am
Beijing success sees surge in web hits... (more)

Sheffield Star staff plan industrial action over Johnston Press cutbacks
From Media Guardian. Posted September 3 2008, 2.54pm
National Union of Journalists members at Johnston Press newspaper the Sheffield Star and its sister titles are set to take industrial action next Wednesday. (more)

TheRegister.co.uk: Aberdeen’s Press and Journal made registered users information available
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted September 3 2008, 12.46pm
As a result of an inadvertant information security error Aberdeen's Press and Journal allowed the viewing of information about registered users from its site. (more)

Johnston Press pushes ahead with printing plant closure
From Hold the Front Page. Posted September 2 2008, 6.50am
More than 70 jobs could be under threat as two mornings move to overnight printing... (more)

Nurse sacked for talking to press goes to tribunal
From Press Gazette. Posted August 29 2008, 12.00am
Karen Reissman, the NHS nurse who was sacked for criticising her employer in a magazine interview, begins her unfair dismissal appeal at an employment tribunal on Monday. (more)

Johnston Press classified collapse makes gloomy reading
From The Times. Posted August 28 2008, 12.00am
Johnston Press, owner of The Scotsman and the Yorkshire Post, admitted yesterday that newspaper advertising revenues had plunged 23 per cent in the first three weeks of August - the fastest rate of decline that the group had experienced this year. (more)

How Press Association is repositioning itself to face the digital future
From Press Gazette. Posted August 28 2008, 12.00am
The Press Association announced a raft of job changes this week to reflect the changing demand from its regional and national press customers. Managing director Tony Watson speaks to Patrick Smith about what it means for the 140-year-old... (more)

Regional press ABCs at a glance
From Press Gazette. Posted August 28 2008, 12.00am
Press Gazette has scrambled the figures and found that print circulations across the UK regional press make fairly grim reading this time around. (more)

MediaGuardian: Johnston Press advertising continues to fall
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted August 27 2008, 11.56am
In their half-yearly report the regional newspaper group Johnston Press announced that advertising revenues are down by 21 per cent year on year, for the first seven weeks of the second half of 2008. (more)

Ad revenue and profits down as Johnston Press announces £81m profit
From Hold the Front Page. Posted August 27 2008, 9.40am
Digital revenues grow as overall advertising plummets 9pc... (more)

Johnston Press reports more bad news
From Financial Times. Posted August 27 2008, 7.58am
The owner of the Scotsman and Yorkshire Post illustrated the challenges facing the regional newspaper industry on Wednesday after reporting a near 10 per cent fall in revenues for the first six months of the year and saying the second half will be wo... (more)

Profits dip at Johnston Press as regional giant reports further plunge in ad revenues
From Press Gazette. Posted August 27 2008, 12.00am
Regional newspapers giant Johnston Press has reported half-year profits down 15.6 per cent year-on-year to £81.6 million on revenue down 6.3 per cent to 293.1 million. (more)

Hartelpool United bans local reporters and photographers from press area
From Press Gazette. Posted August 27 2008, 12.00am
The Hartlepool Mail and the Northern Echo reporters and photographers have been banned from the press area at Hartlepool United matches after they refused to sign a commercial agreement with the club's management. (more)

Hartlepool United bans local reporters and photographers from press area
From Press Gazette. Posted August 27 2008, 12.00am
Reporters and photographers from the Hartlepool Mail and the Northern Echo have been banned from the press area at Hartlepool United matches after they refused to sign a commercial agreement with the club's management. (more)

Former regional press editor takes top news agency job
From Hold the Front Page. Posted August 26 2008, 3.10pm
Tony Watson steps up as PA announces key editorial appointments... (more)

Tip of the day from Journalism.co.uk - give feedback on press releases
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted August 26 2008, 8.58am
Story leads: It's easy to be critical of public relations agencies for shoddy releases, but constructive feedback can help forge strong relationships and eventually even lead to better stories. Tipster: Melissa Cole To submit a tip to Journalism.co. (more)

Top level editorial shake-up at Press Association as it phases out term multimedia
From Press Gazette. Posted August 26 2008, 12.00am
The Press Association has undergone a major shake-up of its senior editorial staff as it seeks to further integrates its newswire, picture and video services. (more)

Top level editorial shake-up at Press Association as it phases out multimedia editor role
From Press Gazette. Posted August 26 2008, 12.00am
The Press Association has undergone a major shake-up of its senior editorial staff as it seeks to further integrates its newswire, picture and video services. (more)

Johnston Press takes £100m hit after buying spree
From The Times. Posted August 23 2008, 11.10pm
THE struggling newspaper group Johnston Press will this week will be stung by a £100m-plus impairment charge and is expected to scrap its interim dividend as it closes in on selecting a new chief executive. (more)

YouTube success for Deadline Press & Picture Agency
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted August 20 2008, 5.22pm
Footage of a penguin at Edinburgh Zoo receiving a knighthood from the Norwegian army has helped push Deadline Press & Picture Agency’s YouTube channel into the top 100 most viewed on the site. (more)

The Mail’s man in America saw it all for Press Gazette too
From Press Gazette. Posted August 20 2008, 12.00am
?Daily Mail reporter in the USA Jeffrey Blyth was also one of Press Gazette’s first columnists with his Dateline New York page. As a new era is about to dawn for Press Gazette as a monthly magazine, he looks back at times... (more)

The Mail’s man in America saw it all for Press Gazette too
From Press Gazette. Posted August 20 2008, 12.00am
Daily Mail reporter in the USA Jeffrey Blyth was also one of Press Gazette’s first columnists with his Dateline New York page. As a new era is about to dawn for Press Gazette as a monthly magazine, he looks back at times... (more)

Former regional press man arrested at Olympics
From Hold the Front Page. Posted August 15 2008, 7.00am
Devon journalist covering Games "manhandled" at free Tibet protest... (more)

NUJ to consult over industrial action at Johnston Press newspapers
From Media Guardian. Posted August 15 2008, 6.41am
The National Union of Journalists is to consult members working on Johnston Press titles across the UK and Ireland over cuts at the publisher. (more)

NUJ plans ‘concerted campaign’ against Johnston Press cuts
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted August 13 2008, 3.59pm
National Union of Journalists (NUJ) representatives are gearing up for ‘coordinated action’ in response to cutbacks announced by Johnston Press. (more)

Deadline Press & Picture Agency reporter cleared in 'impersonator' trial
From Press Gazette. Posted August 13 2008, 12.00am
A Scottish press agency reporter has been cleared of impersonating a court official to secure an interview with an assault victim. (more)

Freesheet closures: axe falls on Johnston Press and Trinity Mirror titles
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted August 12 2008, 2.01pm
Johnston Press is to close two of its free titles in Scotland, as part of further cost-cutting by the publisher. According to MediaGuardian, Glasgow East News and Ayrshire Extra will cease publication resulting in the loss of 15 jobs. (more)

Johnston Press to close two Scottish free papers amid job fears
From Media Guardian. Posted August 12 2008, 8.47am
Johnston Press is planning to close two Scottish free weekly newspapers and look to cut costs further in its local newspaper business - placing 15 jobs at risk. (more)

Associated Press launches celebrity news service
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted August 11 2008, 2.16pm
The Associated Press (AP) has launched a celebrity news service to expand its coverage of entertainment news. Celebrity Extra, which includes video footage, is the result of a multi-million dollar investment by the agency, a press release from AP said. (more)

Journalism trade magazine Press Gazette goes monthly
From Media Guardian. Posted August 8 2008, 12.32pm
Press Gazette, the journalism trade publication, is to drop its weekly print edition and become a monthly. (more)

Regional press gears up for Beijing Games
From Hold the Front Page. Posted August 8 2008, 6.50am
Tenth Olympics for Scottish veteran Doug... (more)

Johnston Press to cut up to 30 Scottish staff
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted August 5 2008, 11.00pm
Roles across editorial, sales and production will be axed at Scotsman Publications... (more)

Government proposals could cause press to regress, says OhMyNews editor
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted August 5 2008, 1.28pm
Lee Han-ki, editor-in-chief of South Korea’s citizen journalism news organisation Oh My News, has said the proposed legislation to clampdown on online news in the country could stunt the ‘democratic development’ of the Korean press. (more)

Johnston Press sites to serve international ads
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted July 31 2008, 11.00pm
Non-UK and Ireland users will see relevant advertising online... (more)

Scottish Press Squad Smallest Ever for Games?
From allmediascotland - Spike. Posted July 31 2008, 6.57am
The Scottish contingent within the British Olympic squad - preparing for the games in Beijing, starting a week tomorrow - may be pretty substantial, but they are likely to be supported by the smallest squad of Scottish newspaper journalists, ever. allmediascotland.com understands it could be... (more)

Telegraph.co.uk: Press Gazette owner Wilmington faces takeover
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted July 28 2008, 12.57pm
Private equity group HgCapital is considering a formal bid for Wilmington, which publishers journalism trade magazine Press Gazette. (more)

Bill waves bye bye to Press after 46-year career
From Hold the Front Page. Posted July 28 2008, 6.50am
Deputy editor calls time on career to start new PR and photography venture... (more)

Advertising slowdown spreads from local press to TV networks
From Financial Times. Posted July 28 2008, 3.00am
Advertising weakness in the US is spreading from newspaper and radio groups to the rest of the media industry, casting a shadow over a year that was supposed to... (more)

Local press 'only has itself to blame' for rise of council papers
From Press Gazette. Posted July 28 2008, 12.00am
Simon Jones, the head of communications for Hammersmith & Fulham council and a former editor of the Reading Chronicle, blames the regional press for the rise of council newspapers... (more)

Vote of no confidence in regional press editor and Newsquest management
From Hold the Front Page. Posted July 24 2008, 10.30am
Northern Echo union members express anger over edition changes... (more)

Police may get new guidance for handling press photographers
From Hold the Front Page. Posted July 21 2008, 6.40am
Government to meet police associations and NUJ to discuss media freedom... (more)

Regional press journalists celebrate victory on access to court lists
From Press Gazette. Posted July 16 2008, 12.00am
Regional press journalists have welcomed news that for the first time the government has given them the right to have free access to magistrates court lists. (more)

Innovations in Journalism - Newsvetter - taking the pain out of press releases
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted July 15 2008, 12.52pm
In our Innovations in Journalism series we give developers the opportunity to tell us journalists why we should sit up and pay attention to the sites and devices they are developing. (more)

The Law Column: Shifting sands of press photography and privacy
From Hold the Front Page. Posted July 15 2008, 6.50am
Problems for picture desks with new PCC and privacy rulings over video and still footage... (more)

New editor for Johnston Press weekly
From Hold the Front Page. Posted July 15 2008, 6.50am
Hannah Ridgeway joins the title during 150th anniversary year... (more)

EDF Energy to launch London and South of England press awards
From Hold the Front Page. Posted July 14 2008, 9.10am
Contest include new category for Designer of the Year... (more)

EDF energy to launch London and South East press awards
From Hold the Front Page. Posted July 14 2008, 6.50am
Contest include new category for Designer of the Year... (more)

Top players of spin: The inside story on cricket's press corps
From The Independent. Posted July 14 2008, 12.00am
No international cricket team travels with as many journalists in its wake as England and keeping us all happy is an impossible task. Nowhere has this been better highlighted than at Lord's. (more)

MediaGuardian 100 2008: Press & publishing top 10
From Media Guardian. Posted July 13 2008, 11.05pm
Comment: As James Murdoch takes the reins at News International in the UK, his father turns his attention to Dow Jones in the US. (more)

Sir Christopher Meyer to stand down as chairman of Press Complaints Commission
From Media Guardian. Posted July 10 2008, 10.05am
Sir Christopher Meyer will stand down as chairman of the Press Complaints Commission next March. (more)

The Scottish Press - From 1955 to the Present Day: An Essay
From allmediascotland - Spike. Posted July 8 2008, 5.31am
David Hutchison, a research fellow in media policy at Glasgow Caledonian University, is co-editor of the recently-published The Media in Scotland. Here, from a chapter in the book, he considers the Scottish newspaper industry during the last half century. When radio began in the 1920s, British... (more)

Local press 'Party in the Bay' story grabs worldwide media attention
From Hold the Front Page. Posted July 3 2008, 10.40am
Eagle-eyed Herald Express reporter spots story on Facebook and generates headlines Down Under... (more)

Independent: Trinity and Johnston Press to merge?
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted July 2 2008, 1.36pm
"Trinity Mirror and Johnston Press failed to draw any steam out of suggestions that they should merge yesterday as the London market, unsettled by fears for the economy, sank into the red," so say a piece in the Independent that canvased opinion of l... (more)

Did the press play a part in Crippen's downfall?
From Media Guardian. Posted June 29 2008, 11.03pm
Murder, sex, celebrity - it was a compelling combination for the Edwardian tabloids, but did their feeding frenzy convict an innocent man?... (more)

Lords call for tighter controls on press takeovers
From Hold the Front Page. Posted June 27 2008, 7.10am
Committee voices concern at "consolidation" of newspaper ownership... (more)

Associated Press unveils new pricing structure, offers news database as new 'wire' service
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted June 25 2008, 11.00pm
Member newspapers will gain access to a real-time database of breaking news in which they can search for locally relevant stories, photos, graphics and other content... (more)

Court rejects bid to bar press from Kerry Katona bankruptcy hearing
From Press Gazette. Posted June 25 2008, 12.00am
The media found a bankruptcy court friend today when Mr Deputy Registrar Middleton rejected calls for a bankruptcy hearing over former Atomic Kitten, Kerry Katona, to be heard behind closed doors. (more)

Johnston Press ready to confirm success of its £212m rights issue
From The Scotsman. Posted June 24 2008, 12.00am
JOHNSTON Press, the publisher of The Scotsman, is today expected to reveal that it has completed a £212 million rights and subscription cash call. (more)

NS research says regional press communities defy McSupermarket culture
From Press Gazette. Posted June 24 2008, 12.00am
New research from The Newspaper Society, which lobbies on behalf of the regional press, argues that the provinces are as richly diverse as ever and metropolitan perceptions of a one-size fits all McSupermarket culture is misplaced. (more)

Johnston Press online executive John Bradshaw to retire
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted June 23 2008, 11.00pm
Bradshaw, who set up the publisher's digital division, will retire on Friday... (more)

Katherine Grimes appointed BBC Chief Press Officer
From BBC Press Ofice. Posted June 23 2008, 12.15pm
The BBC has appointed Katherine Grimes to the post of Chief Press Officer. (more)

Misleading press photo in boozy teens story
From Hold the Front Page. Posted June 23 2008, 6.30am
Henley Standard apologises over pic, missing girl abduction claim clarified ? and more resolved cases from the PCC... (more)

New press photography course to be run at the East Coast Media centre
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted June 19 2008, 11.00pm
The Press Association an East Coast Media centre join forces to offer new course... (more)

Energizer campaign wins grand prix press award at Cannes International Advertising Festival
From Media Guardian. Posted June 19 2008, 9.47am
A campaign for Energizer has won the top award in the press advertising category at the Cannes International Advertising Festival. (more)

Jobs threat at Johnston Press titles
From Hold the Front Page. Posted June 19 2008, 6.30am
Thirty-four jobs affected in reorganisation of Midlands titles... (more)

Terror notes journalist to speak at Press Gazette Media Law Conference
From Press Gazette. Posted June 19 2008, 12.00am
Shiv Malik – the journalist who today won a major victory in his legal campaign to keep his sources secret – is to be a key-note speaker at the Press Gazette and Press Association Media Law conference next Wednesday. (more)

PA to launch degree in press photography
From Hold the Front Page. Posted June 18 2008, 12.10pm
Agency joins forces with Grimsby institute to teach next generation of snappers... (more)

First-ever press photography degree to be launched
From Hold the Front Page. Posted June 18 2008, 7.50am
PA joins forces with Grimsby institute to teach next generation of snappers... (more)

Reorganisation at Johnston Press Midlands weeklies threatens 34 jobs
From Press Gazette. Posted June 18 2008, 12.00am
Johnston Press has said it could consider voluntary redundancies as part of a reorganisation of its weekly newspaper divison in the Midlands,... (more)

The Law Column: Do Google robots infringe press copyright?
From Hold the Front Page. Posted June 17 2008, 6.40am
Recent Belgian case on news aggregation could have implications for UK media... (more)

CN Group boss crowns press awards triumph with OBE
From Press Gazette. Posted June 16 2008, 12.00am
The chief executive of regional newspaper publisher CN Group has been recognised in the Queen's birthday honours list, in the same week that the group's Cumberland News won three awards at the Press Gazette Regional Press Awards. (more)

Football fixtures: Press blackout averted
From Media Guardian. Posted June 13 2008, 2.44pm
The prospect of next season's English and Scottish football fixtures being absent from newspapers has receded after an 11th hour licencing deal. (more)

Press Gazette Regional Press Awards 2008: The winners
From Press Gazette. Posted June 13 2008, 12.00am
The Hull Daily Mail's coverage of the city's disastrous flooding has earned it the daily newspaper of the year prize (over 40,000 circulation) at the Regional Press Awards. (more)

Radio Farda/VOA journalist wins Press Freedom award
From Media Network Weblog. Posted June 11 2008, 10.59am
Journalist Ahmad Rafat, who has reported on human rights abuses around the world for more than 30 years, was presented with the prestigious Ilaria Alpi prize earlier this week by the Italian chapter of Reporters Sans Frontières during a ceremony in Riccione, Italy. (more)

Local press helps execution-threatened Iraqi journalist win extended UK stay
From Hold the Front Page. Posted June 10 2008, 9.50am
Deaths of colleagues and threat to family led man to flee home country... (more)

Inside Story: Join the press club!
From The Independent. Posted June 9 2008, 12.00am
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New press adds to the glow of 'The Sun' as passion lifts the 'Standard'
From The Independent. Posted June 8 2008, 12.00am
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The Press Photographer's Year 2008: Guardian winner
From Media Guardian. Posted June 6 2008, 4.19pm
The results of the Press Photographer's Year competition for 2008 saw the Guardian's Sean Smith win the multimedia category and several other Guardian photographers recognised... (more)

WAN 2008: Publish everything you have in Chinese for press freedom, urges persecuted journalist
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted June 3 2008, 8.21am
"Put all of the material you have onto the web in Chinese" - this was the plea of former Golden Pen of Freedom winner Gao Yu, as relayed by World Editors Forum president George Brock to delegates. (more)

Editor and Publisher: Press freedom remains under serious threat, WAN Says
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted June 2 2008, 10.07am
It's been another bad six months for press freedom around the globe, the World Association of Newspapers (WAN) concludes in a grim report released Saturday - writes E&P. (more)

Fire chief's complaint over inaccurate press report
From Hold the Front Page. Posted June 2 2008, 6.20am
Western Morning News apologises over errors in meeting report, Scotsman clarifies misleading picture ? and more resolved cases from the PCC... (more)

WAN 08: Chinese journalist wins press freedom award
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted June 1 2008, 11.00pm
Li Chongqing was jailed for three years for posting an online story about an outbreak of dengue fever... (more)

WAN 2008: Chinese journalist wins press freedom award
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted June 1 2008, 11.00pm
Li Chongqing was jailed for three years for posting an online story about an outbreak of dengue fever... (more)

London mayor Boris Johnson complains to Press Complaints Commission over children's privacy 'intrusion'
From Media Guardian. Posted May 29 2008, 4.29pm
The mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has lodged a complaint with the Press Complaints Commission after the London Paper published photographs of his children. (more)

Cardiff press swings into action for Irish paper's rugby extra
From Hold the Front Page. Posted May 29 2008, 9.50am
Special edition for fans as Cork Evening Echo works with Media Wales... (more)

NUJ chapel at Doncaster Free Press rejects pay deal and considers strike action
From Press Gazette. Posted May 29 2008, 12.00am
Journalists at the Doncaster Free Press have rejected a pay offer of 3.25 per cent and criticised “paltry” salary levels ahead of parent company Johnston Press’s extraordinary general meeting tomorrow. (more)

Intrepid regional press explorers conquer Britain's highest peaks
From Hold the Front Page. Posted May 28 2008, 8.20am
Mercury foursome complete 24-hour gruelling charity climbs... (more)

Paul Woolfenden leaves Spectator publisher Press Holding Media
From Media Guardian. Posted May 23 2008, 2.55pm
Paul Woolfenden has resigned from Press Holdings Media Group, publisher of The Spectator, after seven years. (more)

York Press journalists strike over videojournalism pay offer
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted May 22 2008, 11.00pm
NUJ members at Newsquest's York Press titles have embarked on five days of industrial action sparked by the withdrawal of a pay deal to compensate video journalists... (more)

The Press Complaints Commission: Annual Report for 2007
From Hold the Front Page. Posted May 22 2008, 1.20am
A host of key findings have been revealed in the press watchdog's annual report... (more)

Record number of complaints lodged with press watchdog
From Hold the Front Page. Posted May 22 2008, 1.20am
PCC received more than 4,300 complaints last year - plus other findings from annual report... (more)

Councillor seeks clarity in misleading marina press letters
From Hold the Front Page. Posted May 21 2008, 5.50am
Wigan Evening Post clears up vote confusion, YEP column complaint ? and more resolved cases from the PCC... (more)

Tribunal payout for press officer accused of leaking stories
From Press Gazette. Posted May 20 2008, 12.00am
The National Union of Journalists has won £25,000 in compensation for a Manchester Airport press officer after disputing claims she had leaked stories to local newspapers. (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. (more)

Final shortlists revealed for Regional Press Awards
From Press Gazette. Posted May 19 2008, 12.00am
The shortlists for the final two categories of the Regional Press Awards were announced today. (more)

Question of the week: Is self-regulation of the press working?
From Media Guardian. Posted May 18 2008, 11.03pm
Question of the week: Last week Peter Hill, editor of the Daily Express, resigned from the PCC. (more)

Press and Broadcasting: Time for a spin at the press watchdog
From Media Guardian. Posted May 17 2008, 11.03pm
Peter Preston: Peter Hill, dominant editor at the Express Group, couldn't really remain a Press Complaints Commission member for long after he'd been forced to apologise in Technicolor to the McCanns... (more)

Shortlists announced for 2008 Regional Press Awards
From Press Gazette. Posted May 16 2008, 12.00am
Following a round of judging which involved nearly 50 senior figures from the world of UK journalism – the 2008 Press Gazette Regional Press Awards journalist of the year shortlists are announced today... (more)

Daily Express editor Peter Hill leaves Press Complaints Commission after McCanns payout
From Media Guardian. Posted May 15 2008, 10.23am
Daily Express editor Peter Hill has left the Press Complaints Commission in the wake of Express Newspapers' £550,000 damages payout to the family of Madeleine McCann. (more)

York Press management express 'astonishment' at five-day strike action
From Press Gazette. Posted May 15 2008, 12.00am
The management at Newsquest’s York Press has expressed its "astonishment" at the NUJ chapel decision to stage a five-day strike over a rejected three per cent pay offer next week. (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. (more)

Johnston Press to sell shares to manage £700m debt
From Hold the Front Page. Posted May 14 2008, 10.40am
Latest management statement shows decline in print advertising but digital revenues continue to blossom... (more)

Johnston Press to Stage Rights Issue
From allmediascotland - Spike. Posted May 14 2008, 8.37am
The publishers of The Scotsman newspaper has announced it is hoping to raise over 200 million pounds by issuing new shares. This morning, Johnston Press, issued a statement saying that, subject to the approval of shareholders, it intends to raise £212.3 million by means of an... (more)

Johnston Press launches £200m rights issue
From Financial Times. Posted May 14 2008, 8.34am
The regional newspaper owner launched an emergency £212m rights issue to stave off financial collapse and unveiled a new Malaysian shareholder to shore up its finances... (more)

Malay group takes 20% Johnston Press stake
From Financial Times. Posted May 14 2008, 8.34am
The regional newspaper owner launched a rights issue and a subscription to raise £212m to stave off a breach in the media group's covenants, which will see a new Malaysian investor take a 20% stake... (more)

Newspaper publisher Johnston Press unfolds plan to raise an extra £212m
From The Scotsman. Posted May 14 2008, 12.00am
NEWSPAPER publisher Johnston Press today unveiled plans to raise an additional £212 million through a heavily-discounted rights issue. (more)

Johnston Press raises £212m with rights issue and new investment
From Press Gazette. Posted May 14 2008, 12.00am
Johnston Press today announced a £212m rights issue and foreign investment to tackle debts of £700m after advertising revenues dropped 7.1 per cent year on year in the 17 weeks to April. (more)

Journalism.co.uk press release distribution service now on Twitter
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted May 13 2008, 11.00pm
PressGo, Journalism.co. (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)

Police demand terror notes from press and broadcasters
From Press Gazette. Posted May 13 2008, 12.00am
Greater Manchester Police has demanded that four media outlets hand over notes of interviews with reformed British Jihadist Hassan Butt after arresting him under the Terrorism Act. (more)

Johnson hires former BBC correspondent as press chief
From Media Guardian. Posted May 9 2008, 11.28am
Boris Johnson has appointed Guto Harri, the former BBC correspondent, to be his communications director at City Hall... (more)

Online Journalism China: The voices in-between the official press and the western media
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted May 9 2008, 10.42am
Adding to the burgeoning hoard of international bloggers on Journalism.co.uk, China Daily's Dave Green offers an insight into the world of online journalism in China. (more)

Press Gazette launches The Environmental Press Awards
From Press Gazette. Posted May 8 2008, 12.00am
?Enter the Press Gazette Environmental Journalism Awards and you could leave your colleagues green with envy... (more)

Crash victim photo 'too graphic for publication', press watchdog is told
From Hold the Front Page. Posted May 7 2008, 2.20pm
Reader criticises Gazette and Herald's articles and alleged intrusion into privacy... (more)

JK Rowling wins press privacy ruling for her son
From Press Gazette. Posted May 7 2008, 12.00am
JK Rowling, creator of boy-wizard, Harry Potter has won a ruling shielding her son from the press courtesy of three of the country’s top judges. (more)

South London Press staff reject three per cent deal and break off pay talks
From Press Gazette. Posted May 7 2008, 12.00am
NUJ members at the South London Press have broken off talks with the paper’s management after rejecting a three per cent pay deal, Press Gazette has learned. (more)

Freesat launches today ? press pack
From BBC Press Ofice. Posted May 6 2008, 12.00pm
Freesat the new free digital satellite television service launches today Tuesday 6 May 2008. Freesat is a joint venture between the BBC and ITV. (more)

Regional press celebrates Local Newspaper Week
From Hold the Front Page. Posted May 5 2008, 9.40am
Local Newspaper Week is under way for its 10th anniversary year... (more)

World Press Freedom Day 2008: The rise of the Chinese ?netizens?
From Media Network Weblog. Posted May 3 2008, 3.08pm
The focus of this year’s World Press Freedom Day (3 May) is China and the Internet. China’s Internet population has now reached 221 million, surpassing the United States as the world’s largest. (more)

Regional press publisher tables bid to launch Welsh language website
From Hold the Front Page. Posted May 2 2008, 8.20am
Trinity Mirror's Media Wales one of five to submit grant applications to Welsh Books Council for public funding... (more)

Tower Hamlets council bans local press photographers from election count
From Press Gazette. Posted May 2 2008, 12.00am
Tower Hamlets council in East London today banned press photographers from two local council by-election counts today citing health and safety reasons and security concerns. (more)

'Upmarket' shift for The Press in design facelift
From Hold the Front Page. Posted April 30 2008, 11.20am
Fresh typography and design creates a brighter, cleaner appearance... (more)

York Press has 'upmarket' redesign
From Press Gazette. Posted April 30 2008, 12.00am
The Press newspaper in York has had an "upmarket" redesign, its first since it went tabloid in 2004. (more)

Regional press editor to leave Echo hotseat
From Hold the Front Page. Posted April 29 2008, 12.11pm
Media consultancy move for long-serving news chief... (more)

Johnston Press cuts prepress and finance jobs in Derry
From Press Gazette. Posted April 29 2008, 12.00am
Johnston Press is proposing to cut up to 14 jobs from the Derry Journal as it embarks on a "reorganisation of its Northern Ireland division". (more)

'Death of journalism' debate at press freedom day
From Hold the Front Page. Posted April 28 2008, 6.10am
Key speakers lined up for debate, Telegraph hands out free sweets and more news in brief... (more)

Meet the Press Complaints Commission's new line-up
From The Independent. Posted April 28 2008, 12.00am
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Regional press under CFA pressure
From Press Gazette. Posted April 28 2008, 12.00am
Regional newspapers are being forced into widespread “self-censorship” because of the huge financial risks posed by being sued under “no-win, no-fee” libel rules. (more)

Regional press under CFA pressure
From Press Gazette. Posted April 28 2008, 12.00am
Regional newspapers are being forced into widespread "self-censorship" because of the huge financial risks posed by being sued under "no-win, no-fee" libel rules. (more)

Agency man David Leigh picks up London Press Club prize
From Press Gazette. Posted April 25 2008, 12.00am
A news agency report has picked up this year’s scoop of the year prize at the London Press Club awards. (more)

Russian Duma votes new press clampdown after Putin story
From Press Gazette. Posted April 25 2008, 12.00am
Russian politicians voted for restrictions on the news media today after a Moscow newspaper reported that President Vladimir Putin had divorced his wife and planned to marry a champion gymnast. (more)

New Russian press clampdown after Putin story
From Press Gazette. Posted April 25 2008, 12.00am
Russian politicians voted for restrictions on the news media nafter a Moscow newspaper reported that President Vladimir Putin had divorced his wife and planned to marry a gymnast. (more)

Former press photographers develop new life in the sun
From Hold the Front Page. Posted April 24 2008, 8.20am
Midlands couple will pass on their press experience to holiday-makers in southern Italy... (more)

GMG to press ahead with Jazz FM on DAB
From Digital Spy. Posted April 23 2008, 2.18pm
GMG Radio plans to launch Jazz FM on DAB in London, the North West and the West Midlands. (more)

ITV 'He Kills Coppers' press ad
From UTalk Marketing. Posted April 23 2008, 11.31am
ANNA winner for March... (more)

Report suggests press watchdog should take a wider view on resolving complaints
From Hold the Front Page. Posted April 22 2008, 5.10am
"Exclusive concentration on resolving the complaint can have disadvantages" - panel duo... (more)

Judge lifts press no-names order on murder youth
From Press Gazette. Posted April 21 2008, 12.00am
A judge lifted an order which had given anonymity to a 16-year-old youth who joined two young men in kicking and stamping a father-of-three to death after he disturbed the gang burgling his home. (more)

Journalism.co.uk launches PressGo, a new press release repository
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted April 20 2008, 11.00pm
The new service will enable 'smart' PR distribution to the journalism community... (more)

Daily Record scoops Scottish newspaper of the year at Scottish Press Awards
From Media Guardian. Posted April 18 2008, 12.57pm
The Daily Record has won Scottish newspaper of the year at the Scottish Press Awards for the second year in a row. (more)

Scottish Press Awards - Part One: Daily Record Crowned 'Scottish Newspaper of the Year'
From allmediascotland - Spike. Posted April 18 2008, 8.39am
For the second year in succession, the Daily Record has been named the Scottish Newspaper of the Year. The accolade, presented at last night’s Scottish Press Awards, was the culmination of the paper taking various other awards, including for Journalist Team of the Year and Front Page... (more)

Scottish Press Awards - Part Two
From allmediascotland - Spike. Posted April 18 2008, 8.36am
The chat at last night’s Scottish Press Awards? The usual grumbling and salacious gossip. Why did the Daily Record win Front Page of the Year for a mocked up picture - of footballer, James McFadden - as a gladiator? What exactly was new in Darren Tulett’s tale about the... (more)

Regional press photographer scoops world title
From Hold the Front Page. Posted April 16 2008, 7.30am
Film award is dream come true for Press & Journal man... (more)

Sunday Mercury scoops top prize at Newspaper Society's regional press awards
From Hold the Front Page. Posted April 11 2008, 9.00am
How did your newspaper fare in the year's big celebration of regional press journalism... (more)

Tories back press self-regulation
From Press Gazette. Posted April 11 2008, 12.00am
Conservative leader David Cameron has pledged his support to self-regulation of the press in his first major interview about the issues affecting journalists. (more)

‘Fundamental failings’ in press trip safety
From Press Gazette. Posted April 11 2008, 12.00am
Downing Street has been accused of putting journalists lives at risk with inadequate safety on official trips. (more)

Double Press Awards win for Sun's Tom Newton Dunn
From Press Gazette. Posted April 11 2008, 12.00am
Along with Andrew Gilligan, the man of the night was Sun defence editor Tom Newton Dunn, who picked up the prize for reporter of the year as well as scoop of the year for his story revealing US pilots killed British soldier Matty Hull. (more)

Mail and Echo sweep the board at new press awards
From Hold the Front Page. Posted April 10 2008, 10.10am
Johnston Press celebrates the best in news, features and photography at it north-east titles... (more)

Sun Takes Four Titles at British Press Awards
From allmediascotland - Spike. Posted April 10 2008, 7.40am
It was a good night for The Sun newspaper at the British Press Awards, held on Tuesday evening. The paper picked up four prizes, including Scoop of the Year and Reporter of the Year. And not far behind was the Financial Times, which took three awards, winning the Newspaper of the Year... (more)

Lack of tolerance for press freedom attacked by union leader
From Hold the Front Page. Posted April 9 2008, 3.00pm
Problems faced by journalists pulled into focus by NUJ's Jeremy Dear... (more)

Financial Times wins newspaper of the year at the British Press Awards
From Media Guardian. Posted April 9 2008, 7.30am
The Financial Times won newspaper of the year at last night's British Press Awards and the Sun's Tom Newton Dunn was among the other big winners, collecting four prizes. (more)

Founding Free Press editor to give inaugural university lecture
From Hold the Front Page. Posted April 9 2008, 5.30am
The future of newspapers to come under the microscope in former journalist and MP's speech... (more)

Journalists mark end of press campaign with huge litter pick
From Hold the Front Page. Posted April 8 2008, 6.00am
Weston-super-Mare gets a spring clean from Archant reporters... (more)

British Press Awards: First winners announced
From Press Gazette. Posted April 8 2008, 12.00am
The 2008 British Press Awards ceremony has begun at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London, with host Jon Snow announcing awards for journalists from six national newspapers and one freelance. (more)

British Press Awards: Andrew Gilligan named journalist of the year
From Press Gazette. Posted April 8 2008, 12.00am
Andrew Gilligan is named journalist of the year; award for imprisoned Iranian journalist; lifetime award for Mail editor-in-chief Paul Dacre. (more)

British Press Awards: Sun wins four gongs
From Press Gazette. Posted April 8 2008, 12.00am
The Sun has collected four British Press Awards, including two for its defence editor, Tom Newton Dunn. The Guardian has won the inaugural website of the year award. (more)

British Press Awards: FT wins newspaper of the year
From Press Gazette. Posted April 8 2008, 12.00am
The Financial Times has won the coveted Newspaper of the Year award at the British Press Awards. (more)

British Press Awards: The full list of winners
From Press Gazette. Posted April 8 2008, 12.00am
The 2008 British Press Awards took place on Tuesday night at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London. Here is the full list of winners. (more)

Former Sunday Telegraph editor Peregrine Worsthorne takes the Spectator to the Press Complaints Commission
From Media Guardian. Posted April 7 2008, 3.20pm
Former Sunday Telegraph editor Sir Peregrine Worsthorne has complained to the PCC after the Spectator removed a critical reference to the magazine's owners from a book review. (more)

Former press hack thrown out of US in band payment wrangle
From Hold the Front Page. Posted April 7 2008, 6.40am
Band's first US gig put on hold after immigration visa row... (more)

All the winners in the 2008 Broadcasting Press Guild awards
From Media Guardian. Posted April 4 2008, 6.40am
All the winners in the 2008 Broadcasting Press Guild awards... (more)

NUJ backs journalist fighting 'unprecedented' threats to press freedom
From Press Gazette. Posted April 4 2008, 12.00am
The National Union of Journalists today decided to provide financial support for a journalist who faces "unprecedented legal action" by police. (more)

Double win for Andrew Marr in broadcasting press awards
From Press Gazette. Posted April 4 2008, 12.00am
BBC current affairs presenter Andrew Marr has picked up two awards at the 34th annual Broadcasting Press Guild Awards. (more)

Scottish Provincial Press Boosts Profits
From allmediascotland - Spike. Posted April 3 2008, 8.31am
The owner of most of the weekly newspapers in the north of Scotland has seen an increased operating profit in its last financial year. Scottish Provincial Press enjoyed an eight per cent increase in its operating profits during the year ended September, last year. The... (more)

Radio Free Asia wins human rights press award
From Media Network Weblog. Posted April 2 2008, 10.21am
Radio Free Asia’s Cantonese service took top honours at Hong Kong’s 12th Annual Human Rights Press Awards for its reporting on forced abortions that led to riots and an official investigation in the southwestern Chinese province of Guangxi. (more)

Plans for inquest press gag thrown out
From Hold the Front Page. Posted April 1 2008, 11.30am
Government backs down as coroners and media oppose possible new reporting restrictions... (more)

PM seeks retreat on bill to outlaw press spying
From Media Guardian. Posted March 31 2008, 11.04pm
Gordon Brown abandons clampdown on newspapers that illegally buy personal data, provoking criticism that he has bowed to media pressure... (more)

Regional press reporter scoops 'best exclusive' prize at creative awards
From Hold the Front Page. Posted March 28 2008, 11.00am
Second prize this year for Echo man ? with two more to come?... (more)

Police station protest to highlight press freedom
From Hold the Front Page. Posted March 28 2008, 4.30am
Union chief's plan to show officers the difference between a protester and a photographer... (more)

Regional press reporter scoops best exclusive prize at creative awards
From Hold the Front Page. Posted March 28 2008, 3.20am
Second prize this year for Echo man ? with two more to come?... (more)

Regional press should harness power of third party websites, says digital editor
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted March 28 2008, 12.00am
Evening Leader digital editor Christian Dunn talks Flickr and local newspapers with Journalism.co. (more)

Shares in Johnston Press Climb Again Amidst Financial Worries
From allmediascotland - Spike. Posted March 20 2008, 8.50am
Shares in Johnston Press - owners of The Scotsman, Scotland on Sunday and the Edinburgh Evening News - yesterday rose by 5p to 130p after it was reported that company senior executives had bought a significant amount of its stock. The Times on Tuesday reported that five directors bought... (more)

How lucky is lucky? A press release might tell you... plus a new take on the Mills/McCartney case
From Hold the Front Page. Posted March 20 2008, 2.35am
More news items that tickled the funny bones of our readers... (more)

President's wife attacks press ... in the press
From Media Guardian. Posted March 20 2008, 12.17am
Carla Bruni-Sarkozy has taken the unprecedented step of writing an opinion piece on reporters taking gossip for fact. (more)

Pay for Johnston Press boss Bowdler exceeds £1 million
From Press Gazette. Posted March 20 2008, 12.00am
Pay for Johnston Press chief executive Tim Bowdler exceeded £1 million for the first time in 2007. (more)

Day the press turned against the McCanns
From Media Guardian. Posted March 19 2008, 6.11pm
The McCanns' decision to detail the accusations against them may have unwittingly contributed to negative media coverage, reports Esther Addley... (more)

Senior police officer blames local press for fear of crime
From Hold the Front Page. Posted March 18 2008, 8.15am
South London superintendent attacks newspapers for heightening fear of crime among residents... (more)

‘Johnston Press share price dip won’t curb investment’
From Press Gazette. Posted March 18 2008, 12.00am
As Johnston Press’s share price plunged further this week, chief executive Tim Bowdler has insisted the dip will not harm investment in content. (more)

Big guns of the press all quiet on the Iraqi front
From The Independent. Posted March 16 2008, 12.00am
In August 2005, as the violence intensified in Iraq, The New York Times said there was talk of withdrawing Coalition troops in the following spring. The Times's Matthew Parris seized on it. (more)

British Press Awards Announce Newspaper and Journalist Shortlist
From allmediascotland - Spike. Posted March 14 2008, 8.15am
The Sun and The Observer newspapers are among six shortlisted for the Newspaper of the Year title at this year's British Press Awards. Last week, the awards organisers released all the nominations (here) but for those in the Newspaper and Journalist of the Year categories. In the... (more)

Daily Record Earns British Press Awards Nomination
From allmediascotland - Spike. Posted March 13 2008, 8.50pm
The Daily Record has been shortlisted in this year's British Press Awards. Its reporting of murders committed by Robert Mone 41 years ago - as the man was seeking release from incarceration - has earned it a nomination for the Cudlipp Award, which 'recognises excellence in popular... (more)

Ethiopian Free Press Journalists Association wants to start SW service
From Media Network Weblog. Posted March 13 2008, 12.48pm
In a statement marking its 16th anniversary, the Ethiopian Free Press Journalists Association (EFJA) says: “We take this opportunity to call upon all members of EFJA and International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and upon all professional co... (more)

'Pacey' digital investment predicted for regional press ? top exec
From Hold the Front Page. Posted March 12 2008, 10.05am
Greater connection with readers and advertisers offered by 21st century multimedia... (more)

Papers' anger at Carling Cup press tickets
From Press Gazette. Posted March 11 2008, 12.00am
?Two London weekly sports editors have blasted the Football League for allocating their newspapers only one press pass each to cover the Carling Cup final between their local team Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea. (more)

Tory leader calls for respect between press and Parliament
From Hold the Front Page. Posted March 10 2008, 5.05am
Annual charity lunch hears Camerons views on "edgy relationship" between MPs and newspaper... (more)

Misleading statement on Dewsbury Press figures 'not to be repeated'
From Hold the Front Page. Posted March 10 2008, 4.00am
ASA upholds complaint from rival Yorkshire newspaper group... (more)

Death toll among young drivers targeted in new press campaign
From Hold the Front Page. Posted March 7 2008, 8.45am
Road safety campaign will also deliver a new car to one lucky P&J reader... (more)

Bad news day for Johnston Press after bear raid
From Financial Times. Posted March 7 2008, 2.00am
Johnston Press , the regional newspaper group, was hit by a bear raid yesterday. Its shares dropped 7.3 per cent to a nine-year low of 169½p on talk that the... (more)

Johnston Press hit by bear raid
From Financial Times. Posted March 7 2008, 2.00am
Johnston Press , the regional newspaper group, was hit by a bear raid yesterday. Its shares dropped 7.3 per cent to a nine-year low of 169½p on talk it could... (more)

Johnston Press blames adverts decline on 'economic adversity'
From Financial Times. Posted March 6 2008, 2.00am
Johnston Press, the regional newspaper publisher, admitted household worries about a possible economic slowdown has hit its key advertising markets. Tim Bowdler, chief... (more)

Johnston not so hot off the press as advertising slides
From Daily Telegraph. Posted March 6 2008, 12.01am
Johnston Press, publisher of The Scotsman and Yorkshire Post, said 2008 had got off to a tough start to the current year after reporting a 5pc slide in profits for 2007. (more)

Strong showing by Independent in nominations for press awards
From The Independent. Posted March 6 2008, 12.00am
The Independent has received 12 nominations for the prestigious British Press Awards. (more)

Strategic multimedia plan for Johnston Press as it backs the 'resilience of print'
From Hold the Front Page. Posted March 5 2008, 8.50am
"Highest editorial standards with strong newspaper content" promise as regional news producer sees profits slip... (more)

Watchdog rules Dewsbury Press ad was misleading
From Press Gazette. Posted March 5 2008, 12.00am
The Dewsbury Press has been criticised by the advertising industry watchdog for running a misleading and unfair advert that claimed the independent weekly newspaper reached 42,000 homes every weekend. (more)

Profit dip for regional press giant Johnston
From Press Gazette. Posted March 5 2008, 12.00am
Johnston Press has ruled out making any "significant acquisitions" this year and has warned it is beginning to feel the impact of a slowdown in advertising. (more)

Eastern Daily Press issues apology after Bishop blunder
From Press Gazette. Posted March 5 2008, 12.00am
The Eastern Daily Press has apologised after confusing the Bishop of Norwich with serial killer Steve Wright, known as the "Suffolk strangler". (more)

Guardian tops press awards nominations
From Media Guardian. Posted March 4 2008, 5.10pm
The Guardian has landed the most nominations for an individual newspaper for this year's British Press Awards. (more)

How the deal was done: Editors' chief on how and why the press kept quiet on Harry
From Hold the Front Page. Posted March 4 2008, 7.10am
Society of Editors executive director Bob Satchwell was instrumental in the voluntary "understanding"... (more)

British Press Awards 2008: the shortlist
From Press Gazette. Posted March 4 2008, 12.00am
The finalists for the 2008 British Press Awards are announced today. The shortlisted entrants were decided by 100 judges drawn from all the national newspapers, the regional press and independent figures from the world of journalism. (more)

Regional press editors were in on the secret - and kept Harry news out of their papers
From Hold the Front Page. Posted February 29 2008, 8.35am
Local media bound by the informal voluntary agreement which was embraced by the whole of the British media... (more)

Splash and double-page spread set out in early hours for Press coverage of quake
From Hold the Front Page. Posted February 28 2008, 10.00am
Senior staff called in to publish breaking news... (more)

Broadcasting Press Guild Awards nominations
From Media Guardian. Posted February 28 2008, 7.11am
Nominations in full for the 2008 Broadcasting Press Guild Awards... (more)

Argus resolves Santa ban confusion after press follow-ups compound original error
From Hold the Front Page. Posted February 28 2008, 7.00am
Local school did not ban Santa - plus other resolved complaints from the PCC... (more)

First ScotRail Press Photography Awards - Shortlist Announced
From allmediascotland. Posted February 27 2008, 12.00pm
The shortlist for the prestigious First ScotRail Press Photography Awards is announced today (Wednesday 27 February).   From over 3,000 entries, 42 talented photographers and eight newspapers and/or magazines have been selected across 14 categories:   Vying for the top award... (more)

Headlines that speak for themselves - and other press funnies
From Hold the Front Page. Posted February 27 2008, 2.25am
A spring collection of cuttings that made us say "eh?"... (more)

Cones hotline makes a comeback thanks to press campaign
From Hold the Front Page. Posted February 26 2008, 2.35pm
Kentish Express tries to make the traffic flow more smoothly... (more)

Judge bans press from naming dead child
From Press Gazette. Posted February 26 2008, 12.00am
A judge has banned the media from identifying a dead child in a criminal case - then prevented a newspaper from publishing its story for nearly a week when its lawyers pointed out that he had no right to make the reporting restriction order. (more)

Independent press agencies call for regulated payment of online material
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted February 26 2008, 12.00am
Agencies claim 'payment holiday' for online use of copy and images initiated to aid the growth of newspaper websites must end... (more)

Former press photographer and wedding snapper dies aged 67
From Hold the Front Page. Posted February 25 2008, 8.05am
Ken Upton worked for more than 30 years in regional press... (more)

Expert Eye: How the UK press covered Amercia's 'Super Tuesday'
From Press Gazette. Posted February 25 2008, 12.00am
Michael Agar, graphics editor for The Independent on Sunday, looks at coverage of the US presidential primaries... (more)

Expert Eye: How the UK press covered America's 'Super Tuesday'
From Press Gazette. Posted February 25 2008, 12.00am
Michael Agar, graphics editor for The Independent on Sunday, looks at coverage of the US presidential primaries... (more)

No press freedom in Chad under state of emergency - RSF
From Media Network Weblog. Posted February 23 2008, 11.58am
Chad is now one of the few African countries without an effective independent press since a state of emergency was declared a week ago, with journalists fleeing abroad to escape arrest or falling silent in protest against censorship and “very s... (more)

Late press run to cover guilty verdict in prostitute murder trial
From Hold the Front Page. Posted February 21 2008, 3.45pm
Evening Star replates front page to carry all-important verdict in Suffolk murders... (more)

Darling schmoozes north-east press after Northern Rock decision
From Hold the Front Page. Posted February 21 2008, 11.40am
Chancellor phones northern titles after announcement on bank's future... (more)

New categories and lower fee for Regional Press Awards
From Press Gazette. Posted February 21 2008, 12.00am
The entry fee for the relaunched Press Gazette regional press awards has been cut by £30 to £39. (more)

National press ABCe figures: Record traffic as Mail closes gap on Guardian
From Press Gazette. Posted February 21 2008, 12.00am
Four national newspapers generated record traffic on their websites in January and Mail Online continued to close the gap on Guardian.co.uk, new figures from ABCe show. (more)

London press veteran returns to his roots at 80
From Hold the Front Page. Posted February 18 2008, 12.45am
Former South London Press hack returns to his old stomping ground after nearly 60 years... (more)

Resort's weekly leads national press to two great tales
From Hold the Front Page. Posted February 15 2008, 8.15am
"Local newspapers will always be a news source at the heart of its community" - editor... (more)

Johnston Press appoints digital strategy director
From Press Gazette. Posted February 15 2008, 12.00am
Johnston Press has hired former AOL UK strategy vice president Lori Cunningham as its digital strategy director. (more)

Johnston Press appoints former AOL head to digital strategy role
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted February 15 2008, 12.00am
Lori Cunningham, former vice president of strategy with AOL UK, joins Johnston Press as digital strategy director   ... (more)

Reporters bid to re-establish annual press ball
From Hold the Front Page. Posted February 14 2008, 12.20am
Union members reinvigorating county tradition after two decades... (more)

Rise in celebrity snaps at press photography awards
From Hold the Front Page. Posted February 14 2008, 12.20am
Over 300 pictures submitted in just one of the categories at Scottish photo celebration... (more)

Chinese digital news under attack in run-up to Olympics, says press freedoms report
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted February 13 2008, 12.00am
Reporters Without Boarders report on press freedoms says 55 reporters and internet-users have been arrested in China since the country was awarded the Olympics   ... (more)

The Business to close as Press Holdings announces launch of monthly business title
From Press Gazette. Posted February 13 2008, 12.00am
Press Holdings Media Group’s The Business is to cease publishing as the company announces the launch of a new monthly business title. (more)

Security notice issued to press agency in Army officer exposure case
From Hold the Front Page. Posted February 11 2008, 12.00pm
Agency boss receives first DA-Notice after captain caught on camera with trousers down... (more)

York Press scoop becomes 'most read' after world's press follows it up
From Hold the Front Page. Posted February 11 2008, 9.00am
Paper's exclusive beat online stories about Britney... (more)

Security noticed issued to press agency in Army officer exposure case
From Hold the Front Page. Posted February 11 2008, 9.00am
Agency boss receives first DA-Notice after captain on camera with trousers down... (more)

Anti-whaling teen granted press anonymity by judge
From Press Gazette. Posted February 11 2008, 12.00am
A District Judge made an order banning the media from identifying a 14-year-old girl who was arrested during an anti-whaling protest at the Japanese embassy in London, despite her protests and the fact that they had already been widely identified. (more)

Charity calls for end to press coverage of suicide spate
From Hold the Front Page. Posted February 7 2008, 12.20pm
Fears over copycat incidents sparks plea for media black-out... (more)

Free Press reporter takes double prize at annual awards ceremony
From Hold the Front Page. Posted February 5 2008, 12.25am
Journalist of the year revealed at Highlands prize-giving... (more)

Virgin sees off TalkTalk complaint over press ad
From Press Gazette. Posted February 5 2008, 12.00am
TalkTalk Telecom Ltd has complained about a series of Virgin Media ads seen in the press this week. (more)

Nine-month press fight to name paedophile is finally won
From Hold the Front Page. Posted February 1 2008, 1.25pm
Reporter's request for open reporting is upheld by senior judge... (more)

'Notorious teenage thug' named after press overturns court order
From Hold the Front Page. Posted February 1 2008, 9.15am
"It's necessary and important that the public know who this particular young offender is" - reporter... (more)

Road safety ad wins top press award
From Media Guardian. Posted January 31 2008, 7.54am
An ad for the Department of Transport warning parents to set a good road safety example to their children has won a prize for best national newspaper advert of the year. (more)

Atonement sweeps the board in UK regional press film critics awards
From Press Gazette. Posted January 31 2008, 12.00am
The UK's regional press film journalists have named Atonement as their film of the year in the Richard Attenborough Film Awards 2008. (more)

All newspaper groups are in for the British Press Awards
From Press Gazette. Posted January 31 2008, 12.00am
Every major newspaper group has entered the British Press Awards this year meaning for the second-year running the event is free from the boycotts that have affected it previously. (more)

More press agencies 'will go to the wall'
From Media Guardian. Posted January 22 2008, 3.56pm
The head of the National Association of Press Agencies has said more will be forced to close because relations with newspapers are the 'worst in 15 years'. (more)

Open win for Press & Journal photographer
From Hold the Front Page. Posted January 22 2008, 12.00am
Garcia pic brings £1,500 award for amateur golfer who's a professional photographer... (more)

Free Press triumphs at annual Scottish newspaper awards
From Hold the Front Page. Posted January 18 2008, 12.00am
Click through for the full list of winners and runners-up from Highlands & Islands... (more)

West Highland Free Press Newspaper of the Year Award
From allmediascotland. Posted January 17 2008, 12.05am
The West Highland Free Press has been chosen as the Newspaper of the Year by the Highland and Islands Media Awards' judging panel. Editor Ian McCormack, will receive a cheque for £500, to be donated to a charity of the newspaper's choice, at the Highland and Islands Press Ball... (more)

Record number of complaints handled by press watchdog
From Hold the Front Page. Posted January 16 2008, 12.00am
Surge in complaints down to "growing confidence among the public"... (more)

Non-stop local press coverage for high profile murder trial
From Hold the Front Page. Posted January 15 2008, 12.00am
Regional dailies shape up give multimedia updates in eight-week prostitutes trial... (more)

Dewsbury Press editor ‘confident’ as libel retrial looms
From Press Gazette. Posted January 14 2008, 12.00am
The editor of an independent newspaper is set to represent himself in court against some of the country’s top media lawyers in a libel battle with his local MP. (more)

Free Press names campaign after council leader
From Hold the Front Page. Posted January 12 2008, 12.00am
Successful fight for fair car parking charges... (more)

Globes press conference moves to Sky News
From Digital Spy. Posted January 11 2008, 9.33am
Sky will broadcast this year's dramatically scaled-down Golden Globes event on Sky News. (more)

Regional press gets Hollywood treatment
From Press Gazette. Posted January 11 2008, 12.00am
Voting is now open for The Richard Attenborough Film Awards 2008, to be decided exclusively by regional film journalists, staff or freelance. (more)

Blanket multimedia press coverage for city rape trial
From Hold the Front Page. Posted January 10 2008, 12.00am
Devon title prepares to embark on "most ambitious" multi-media project to date... (more)

Former regional press editor 'relishes' chance to pass on wisdom to students
From Hold the Front Page. Posted January 10 2008, 12.00am
Lancashire Life Editor Roger Borrell shares knowledge with Preston trainees... (more)

'Victory for press freedom' over leaks
From Media Guardian. Posted January 9 2008, 12.32pm
A Foreign Office official accused of leaking confidential documents to the New Statesman and the Observer has been cleared. (more)

Regional press continues to push for information under FOI
From Hold the Front Page. Posted January 9 2008, 12.00am
See how news stories are being generated through questions to public bodies... (more)

Late call on New Hampshire primary prompts press gaffes
From Press Gazette. Posted January 9 2008, 12.00am
An early edition of The Independent this morning appeared to mistakenly call the New Hampshire Primary for Democrat presidential candidate Barack Obama. (more)

Perennially controversial Golden Globes reduced to press conference
From Press Gazette. Posted January 9 2008, 12.00am
The perennially controversial Golden Globes Awards are making bigger headlines than usual this year. (more)

Info Tribunal says press have no right to Asbo names
From Press Gazette. Posted January 8 2008, 12.00am
The Information Tribunal has ruled that Camden Council does not need to reveal the identity of Anti Social Behaviour Order recipients to Guardian journalist David Leigh under the Freedom of Information Act. (more)

Irish Press Council and Press Ombudsman open for business
From Press Gazette. Posted January 3 2008, 12.00am
An independent watchdog set up to rule on public complaints about the print media in Ireland today officially opened for business. (more)

Cyclist brakes neck: Click through for a few more unusual press headlines...
From Hold the Front Page. Posted January 2 2008, 12.00am
Our contributors send in some funnies to brighten up the New Year treadmill... (more)

UK Press Card applications up by a third
From Hold the Front Page. Posted December 24 2007, 12.00am
Increase in "newsworthy" events thought to be behind rise... (more)

Reynolds Defence guidance given in latest round of Dewsbury Press libel battle
From Press Gazette. Posted December 21 2007, 12.00am
The country’s senior libel judge has thrown new light on the criteria necessary if the "Reynolds Defence" of privilege is to succeed in libel actions. (more)

National press web figures: Telegraph moves to third, Guardian slips but stays top
From Press Gazette. Posted December 20 2007, 12.00am
The Telegraph has leapfrogged The Times to take third place in the increasingly close-fought national press web battle. (more)

Science chief: Press fixation with health risk stories is killing children
From Press Gazette. Posted December 20 2007, 12.00am
The Government’s chief scientific advisor has accused journalists reporting scientific issues of risking the lives of up to 100 children and a loss to the country of billions of pounds. (more)

Time running out for press award nominations
From Hold the Front Page. Posted December 19 2007, 12.00am
Just a month left to collate cuttings for 2008 Scottish journalism contest... (more)

Enough of these press barons
From Media Guardian. Posted December 15 2007, 11.38pm
Conservative papers singing Conservative anthems haven't been thick on the ground these past 15 years... (more)

Johnston Press cautious on 2008
From The Scotsman. Posted December 13 2007, 1.18am
JOHNSTON Press, one of the biggest newspaper groups in Britain, yesterday said it had seen a continued improvement in month-on-month advertising performance in the five months to the end of November. (more)

Johnston Press posts growth in ad revenues
From Daily Telegraph. Posted December 13 2007, 12.01am
Regional newspaper group Johnston, whose stable of more than 300 titles includes The Scotsman and the Yorkshire Post, said overall advertising revenues in the UK were up 0.2pc in the past five months. (more)

Johnston Press holds first-ever Northern Ireland press awards
From Hold the Front Page. Posted December 13 2007, 12.00am
News Letter and Derry Journal among the major winners... (more)

BBC Press Office: Christmas 2007 & New Year 2008 opening hours
From BBC Press Ofice. Posted December 12 2007, 2.50pm
The BBC Press Office in London will be open for enquiries from the media during the following times over Christmas 2007 and New Year 2008. (more)

Johnston Press takes 'cautious' look into 2008
From Hold the Front Page. Posted December 12 2007, 12.00am
Digital publishing set for rapid growth but publisher maintains a "degree of caution"... (more)

Johnston Press reports increase circulation and ad revenue
From Press Gazette. Posted December 12 2007, 12.00am
In its pre-close trading results for the second half of the financial year ending 31 December 2007, Johnston Press recorded an increase in newspaper sales revenues compared to the same period last year following a number of cover price hikes... (more)

Nurse sacked over press interview loses appeal
From Press Gazette. Posted December 11 2007, 12.00am
A nurse who was sacked for talking to the press has lost her appeal against her dismissal but has vowed to continue fighting her case. (more)

Les Hinton quits Johnston Press board ahead of Dow Jones move
From Press Gazette. Posted December 11 2007, 12.00am
Les Hinton has left his role as a non-executive board member of r Johnston Press following his move from News International to Dow Jones. (more)

Call for entries for First ScotRail Press Photography Awards
From Hold the Front Page. Posted December 10 2007, 12.00am
Contest is open to staff, freelance, trainee and student photographers... (more)

Local press praised for bird flu coverage
From Hold the Front Page. Posted December 10 2007, 12.00am
The regional press in the east of England has received high praise for account of farms crisis... (more)

The land the press forgot
From Media Guardian. Posted December 9 2007, 11.54pm
Though you would never know it from the coverage in the domestic media, there is no doubt what the most important foreign story of the year has been - the military success of the "surge" in Iraq. (more)

Bowdler to retire from Johnston Press in 2009
From Daily Telegraph. Posted December 9 2007, 12.01am
Tim Bowdler, the most respected chief executive in regional newspapers, is due to retire from Johnston Press in 2009 and headhunters have been contacted about beginning the search to replace him in the New Year. (more)

Claims of poor standards in regional press highlighted in new media report
From Hold the Front Page. Posted December 7 2007, 12.00am
Report looks at developments in regional press integrated digital newsrooms... (more)

Youngsters stunned into silence at viewing of Press joyride video
From Hold the Front Page. Posted December 6 2007, 12.00am
Triple inquest was starting point for newspaper campaign which is set to tour schools... (more)

Insert headline here: More press funnies
From Hold the Front Page. Posted December 6 2007, 12.00am
Who forgot to put the headline in? Take a look at our new collection gleaned from local newspapers... (more)

High pass rate in press photography exams
From Hold the Front Page. Posted December 6 2007, 12.00am
Results "outstanding" with a 90 per cent pass rate... (more)

Scottish Press Ball date is set
From Hold the Front Page. Posted December 6 2007, 12.00am
Plus: Increased business coverage for MEN, award for top student, and more news in brief... (more)

Regional press journalist takes mesaage to troops in Afghanistan
From Hold the Front Page. Posted December 6 2007, 12.00am
Words of support from home are being swapped for video messages filmed by Echo reporter... (more)

Regional press journalist takes message to troops in Afghanistan
From Hold the Front Page. Posted December 6 2007, 12.00am
Words of support from home are being swapped for video messages filmed by Echo reporter... (more)

York Press campaign highlights joyriding dangers
From Press Gazette. Posted December 5 2007, 12.00am
The Press in York has launched a campaign to warn against the dangers of joyriding after one of the paper’s delivery van drivers was killed in a head-on collision in the city. (more)

Online publishing: press must consider other nations’ laws
From Press Gazette. Posted December 4 2007, 12.00am
The work of the police and forensic archaeologists at the former home of Peter Tobin in Margate has caught the attention of the public, but for journalists and lawyers, the investigation raises some tricky problems. (more)

'Regional press vital in new political era' - PM
From Hold the Front Page. Posted December 4 2007, 12.00am
Gordon Brown highlights importance of "trusted" newspapers... (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)

BBC emerges triumphant from Foreign Press Association awards
From Press Gazette. Posted November 28 2007, 12.00am
The BBC walked away with four out of nine prizes at the Foreign Press Association awards last night, with This World correspondent Olly Lambert winning journalist of the year for his report from inside one of Gaza's biggest hospitals. (more)

BBC wins four Foreign Press Association awards
From Press Gazette. Posted November 28 2007, 12.00am
The BBC walked away with four out of nine prizes at the Foreign Press Association awards last night, with This World correspondent Olly Lambert winning journalist of the year for his report from inside one of Gaza's biggest hospitals. (more)

Trade unionist sacked for press interview to appeal
From Press Gazette. Posted November 26 2007, 12.00am
A nurse sacked after speaking to the press has warned that the NHS will suffer if health workers are banned from speaking to journalists. (more)

Iran?s Press TV says it?s not a government mouthpiece
From Media Network Weblog. Posted November 23 2007, 11.12am
Mohammad Sarafraz,  Vice-president of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) World Service, says the recently-launched international news channel Press TV is not the Iranian government’s mouthpiece. (more)

Benefit cheat rumbled after featuring himself in press during official probe
From Hold the Front Page. Posted November 23 2007, 12.00am
Fraudster who illegally claimed £65,000 of benefits was caught out when he appeared in his local weekly... (more)

Dewsbury Press forced to wait on MP libel trial verdict
From Press Gazette. Posted November 23 2007, 12.00am
The jury in the libel action brought by Labour minister Shahid Malik was discharged today after failing to reach a verdict. (more)

Quiet man of the press bows out
From Financial Times. Posted November 22 2007, 2.00am
Charles Sinclair of Daily Mail & General Trust is one of the longest-serving chief executives among FTSE 100 groups, having been appointed in 1989 at the age of 39,... (more)

Paul Watson: 'The press told me I was finished'
From The Independent. Posted November 19 2007, 12.55am
A month ago Paul Watson's career looked to be over. An ITV legal inquiry had ruled against him on the publicity claims made for his film Malcolm and Barbara: Love's Farewell, which suggested he had filmed a man as he died. Watson was an apparent victim of British television's summer of scandal. (more)

Regional press revenues steady for Trinity Mirror
From Hold the Front Page. Posted November 16 2007, 12.00am
Figures in line with the group's interim results statement as marginal growth is recorded... (more)

Poor cow. Here's some udder press funnies...
From Hold the Front Page. Posted November 16 2007, 12.00am
All the latest moos, plus a few police howlers in our selection of choice headlines... (more)

Johnston Press backs leaflet drop for bully charity publicity drive
From Hold the Front Page. Posted November 16 2007, 12.00am
Publisher donates 150,000 leaflets to sub-editor's charity... (more)

Regional press reporters scoop medical journalism gongs
From Hold the Front Page. Posted November 14 2007, 12.00am
"In-depth analysis" and "vivid illustration" on health topics bring rewards for writers... (more)

Midlands press photographer who won MBE has died, aged 74
From Hold the Front Page. Posted November 14 2007, 12.00am
Former Grantham Journal photographer Peter Dean suffered a heart attack... (more)

MP claims Dewsbury Press 'hounded' him over election
From Press Gazette. Posted November 14 2007, 12.00am
The MP for Dewsbury claims the weekly paper published accusations from a rival that he was an “extremist” running a “military campaign” in the May 2006 local elections to persuade Asian voters to support their “Muslim brothers”. (more)

Baldy's Blog scoops international prize for regional press writer
From Hold the Front Page. Posted November 13 2007, 12.00am
Award handed out for the best medical or health issue at the 2007 Weblog Awards... (more)

Expelled press return to UK
From Media Guardian. Posted November 12 2007, 12.01am
Two British journalists expelled from Pakistan, following a Daily Telegraph editorial about Pervez Musharraf, returned to the UK yesterday... (more)

York Press chapel reaches agreement over news uploads
From Press Gazette. Posted November 12 2007, 12.00am
The NUJ chapel at The Press in York has reached an agreement with management over how much news content journalists should upload to the website, following a four-month boycott. (more)

Sex trafficking pledge after regional press meets ministers
From Hold the Front Page. Posted November 8 2007, 12.00am
Fears over small ads prompt industry-wide review of guidance for local newspapers... (more)

Google "hugely dangerous" and coming after local press next
From Press Gazette. Posted November 6 2007, 12.00am
Google is “hugely dangerous” and is one of the major preoccupations of News Corp, according to the editor-in-chief of Times Online. (more)

Murrer keeps job as Johnston Press stands by her
From Press Gazette. Posted November 6 2007, 12.00am
Johnston Press indicated today that is standing by its reporter Sally Murrer... (more)

Google 'hugely dangerous' and coming after local press next
From Press Gazette. Posted November 6 2007, 12.00am
Google is “hugely dangerous” and is one of the major preoccupations of News Corp, according to the editor-in-chief of Times Online. (more)

Sally Murrer keeps job as Johnston Press stands by her
From Press Gazette. Posted November 6 2007, 12.00am
Johnston Press indicated today that is standing by its reporter Sally Murrer - who was charged yesterday with aiding and abetting misconduct in a public office. (more)

Gavin O'Reilly: The press must stop penning its own obituary
From The Independent. Posted November 5 2007, 2.10am
For an industry billed as the "4th Estate" with a proud legacy stretching back over 400 years ? it is remarkable to me how unsophisticated the commentary is on the press these days, and specifically how and where the newspaper sits in the media matrix. (more)

Ex-PG editor fronts regional press doc
From Press Gazette. Posted November 5 2007, 12.00am
The way regional newspapers are embracing new technology is the subject of a new series on Radio 4 presented by former Press Gazette editor Philippa Kennedy. (more)

How to save the local press – give it back to the locals
From Press Gazette. Posted November 5 2007, 12.00am
Former Western Morning News editor Barrie Williams issues a warning about press owners' 'management of decline' in his memoirs, Ink in the Blood. (more)

Peter Preston on press and broadcasting: Heather may not have won any friends, but she's got a point | It's midnight, BBC3 viewers - time for bed | Wall Street: a road to nowhere
From Media Guardian. Posted November 3 2007, 11.48pm
Heather may not have won any friends, but she's got a point | It's midnight, BBC3 viewers - time for bed | Wall Street: a road to nowhere... (more)

Defence team bid to gag press talked down by trainee reporter
From Hold the Front Page. Posted November 2 2007, 12.00am
Attempt on S11 order was challenged by Advertiser man... (more)

Rise of regional press online explored in new radio series
From Hold the Front Page. Posted October 30 2007, 12.00am
Radio 4 show to examine business of journalism websites... (more)

Photo blog by press snappers lets pictures tell the full story
From Hold the Front Page. Posted October 30 2007, 12.00am
Multimedia blog brings photos to life and gives new angle on the news... (more)

Kennedy charts changing regional press for Radio 4
From Press Gazette. Posted October 29 2007, 12.00am
The way regional newspapers are embracing new technology is the subject of a new series on Radio 4 presented by former Press Gazette editor Philippa Kennedy. (more)

Davies hits back at press allegations
From Media Guardian. Posted October 26 2007, 1.46pm
Journalist Nick Davies has dismissed speculation that his controversial book on the newspaper industry is intended to undermine the Observer as the 'mad ramblings of Fleet Street columnists'. By Stephen Brook. (more)

Family notice initiative to go live across 281 Johnston Press titles
From Hold the Front Page. Posted October 26 2007, 12.00am
Social networking elements added to BMD listings online as readers interact... (more)

Climbdown on FoI follows Press Gazette campaign
From Press Gazette. Posted October 25 2007, 12.00am
News that the Government is backing down on plans to water down the Freedom of Information Act comes 10 months after Press Gazette launched a massive campaign opposing the changes. (more)

BBC to press on with job cuts despite strike threats
From Media Guardian. Posted October 19 2007, 1.00am
1.45pm update: The BBC has said it will begin sending staff redundancy notices from November 5. By Leigh Holmwood. (more)

Regional press writer shares Paul Foot Award
From Hold the Front Page. Posted October 16 2007, 12.00am
Judges announce two worthy winners from opposite ends of the investigative journalism spectrum... (more)

Shortlist announced for Yorkshire Press Awards
From Hold the Front Page. Posted October 16 2007, 12.00am
Find out who is in the running for a prize as the county's best journalism talent is honoured... (more)

UK 24 in world on press freedom
From Press Gazette. Posted October 16 2007, 12.00am
The United Kingdom ranks 24th in the world for press freedom, the international monitoring group Reporters Without Borders said today. (more)

UK ranks 24th in world for press freedom
From Press Gazette. Posted October 16 2007, 12.00am
The United Kingdom ranks 24th in the world for press freedom, the international monitoring group Reporters Without Borders said today. (more)

The survey says ... That manipulating the press for headlines is increasing
From The Scotsman. Posted October 12 2007, 11.15pm
IT'S amazing what companies do to try and get their names into the paper - and surveys this week seem to be the main route, for some pretty dubious claims. (more)

High praise for regional press as shortlist for Paul Foot Award is revealed
From Hold the Front Page. Posted October 11 2007, 12.00am
Local journalists make up three of final shortlist of seven as judges hail high quality investigative work... (more)

Paper's use of YouTube footage was in public interest - press watchdog rules
From Hold the Front Page. Posted October 8 2007, 12.00am
Footage of youths throwing fire bombs at a train was legitimate news, according to the PCC... (more)

Ten years of success for press and photo agency
From Hold the Front Page. Posted October 8 2007, 12.00am
United National Photographers is celebrating its 10th anniversary... (more)

Former Chronicle editor to field questions at press watchdog meeting
From Hold the Front Page. Posted October 5 2007, 12.00am
Press Complaints Commission roadshow heads to Oxford... (more)

Volcanoes hit Swindon: More press funnies
From Hold the Front Page. Posted October 2 2007, 12.00am
Newspaper apologises for confusion after sub gets natural disasters mixed up... (more)

Daily Press journalist leads team in canoe race in aid of flood victims
From Hold the Front Page. Posted September 27 2007, 12.00am
Features editor who helped deliver aid to flood victims gets back in his boat to raise funds... (more)

Preston: Owners are to blame for press decline, not the net
From Press Gazette. Posted September 24 2007, 12.00am
The internet cannot take all the blame for the decline of newspapers, owners who are “giving up the ghost” must take some responsibility. That is what former Guardian editor Peter Preston told the Future of Newspapers conference in Cardiff. (more)

Meyer says self regulation only way forward for press in digital age
From Press Gazette. Posted September 21 2007, 12.00am
peaking to press watchdogs from across Europe in Edinburgh last night - Press Complaints Commission Chairman Sir Christopher Meyer insisted that self regulation is the only way to regulate journalism in a multimedia world. (more)

Ambassador turned enforcer: the sheriff of press probity rides in
From The Scotsman. Posted September 19 2007, 11.11pm
'IDON'T regulate the Portuguese press, thank the Lord. They are a law unto themselves, or a law unto whoever they are a law unto." Sir Christopher Meyer, the chairman of the Press Complaints Commission (PCC), is contemplating the biggest story of the... (more)

Europe's press watchdogs to gather for Edinburgh conference
From Hold the Front Page. Posted September 19 2007, 12.00am
Media convergence, regulation and privacy to be discussed - plus more regional press news in brief... (more)

South London Press in line for mental health reporting prize
From Hold the Front Page. Posted September 17 2007, 12.00am
Paper's fight to save 24-hour clinic wins recognition... (more)

'Local press can play a part to reduce crime' - Home Secretary
From Hold the Front Page. Posted September 10 2007, 12.00am
The importance of engaging with people is highlighted at Newspaper Conference lunch... (more)

Local press to publish web figures
From Media Guardian. Posted September 4 2007, 1.00am
8am: The UK's local newspaper sector took a step towards publishing industry-wide audited web traffic figures today. By Jemima Kiss. (more)

From Bush with love - a fur-trimmed gift: More press funnies
From Hold the Front Page. Posted September 4 2007, 12.00am
Wishing it was the weekend already? Let our latest batch of press bloopers raise a smile... (more)

Growth in local press websites 'shows evolution of regional companies'
From Hold the Front Page. Posted August 31 2007, 12.00am
Annual Newspaper Society survey reveals almost 300 new web launches in 2006... (more)

100 per cent increase in web visits for press flood coverage
From Hold the Front Page. Posted August 31 2007, 12.00am
Surge in traffic as local residents logged on for updates on the floods and water supply issues... (more)

Good news for press group as ad revenues rise
From Daily Telegraph. Posted August 30 2007, 12.01am
Local newspaper group Johnston Press is seeing the first return to advertising revenue growth after more than two years of declines. (more)

Latest regional press ABC figures are released
From Hold the Front Page. Posted August 30 2007, 12.00am
Snapshot of daily and weekly regional newspapers across the UK... (more)

Johnston Press reveals 4.8 per cent dip in profits
From The Scotsman. Posted August 29 2007, 11.01am
REGIONAL newspaper publisher Johnston Press today posted a 4.8 per cent dip in half-year operating profits to £96.7 million as the lingering malaise in the advertising sector affected income. (more)

Profit fall for Johnston Press - but ad revenue decline is slowing
From Hold the Front Page. Posted August 29 2007, 12.00am
Control on costs and new publishing initiatives lead to prediction of "satisfactory outcome" for 2007... (more)

Regional press man was 'minutes from death' after severe reaction to sting
From Hold the Front Page. Posted August 24 2007, 12.00am
Photographer collapses with anaphylactic shock while out on assignment... (more)

Trainee press photographer suffers serious injury in smash outside work
From Hold the Front Page. Posted August 23 2007, 12.00am
Snapper trapped in wreckage as car is pushed 30 metres along street... (more)

Work of more than 60 press photographers goes on display
From Hold the Front Page. Posted August 22 2007, 12.00am
'Out of the Darkness' has been organised by the Northern Ireland Press Photographers Association... (more)

Football club bans press photographers
From Press Gazette. Posted August 22 2007, 12.00am
League One football club Bristol Rovers today ignited a new row over image rights at football games by banning national press photographers from their ground. (more)

Libel review could save press millions
From Press Gazette. Posted August 20 2007, 12.00am
No-win no-fee lawyers have been the bane of many a newspaper being sued for libel. Lose, and you’re hit with an inflated bill; win, and there’s a risk you’ll still have to pay. A Government review could leave journalists free to investigate... (more)

There's life in the regional press yet
From Press Gazette. Posted August 20 2007, 12.00am
Reports of the demise of regional media have been greatly exaggerated, according to Ian Davies, director of development at Archant... (more)

First press ombudsman appointed for Ireland
From Hold the Front Page. Posted August 20 2007, 12.00am
Plus: charter for FOI complainers, and a new PCC member is unveiled - and more news in brief... (more)

MoD ban on talking to the press 'unenforceable'
From Press Gazette. Posted August 17 2007, 12.00am
New restrictions on military personnel talking to the media have been condemned by journalists as evidence of how far the Government has strayed from its commitment to freedom of information. (more)

Councillor's press complaint on parking permit story is thrown out
From Hold the Front Page. Posted August 17 2007, 12.00am
Courier in the clear after press watchdog says readers would not be misled... (more)

How the press can encourage parish councils to stick to the rules
From Hold the Front Page. Posted August 16 2007, 12.00am
Several options open to journalists who believe they have a right to attend meetings... (more)

Student press photographer scoops six month placement at The Times
From Hold the Front Page. Posted August 14 2007, 12.00am
Former Norton College trainee will work on national's picture desk after wowing judges with her photos... (more)

Global Radio ?mortified? by press speculation
From thenoise.co.uk. Posted August 10 2007, 8.25am
The management of Global Radio are understood to be “mortified” by press speculation that the newly-formed radio company is eyeing up radio giants such as GCap and Emap. (more)

Western Daily Press to revive dedicated Bath edition
From Hold the Front Page. Posted August 10 2007, 12.00am
Four journalists to be set on to fill gap left when Bath Chronicle goes weekly... (more)

True cost of le Tour exposed by regional press journalist
From Hold the Front Page. Posted August 7 2007, 12.00am
Reporter who spotted warning signs is rewarded by finding the big story... (more)

China condemned on press freedom ahead of the Olympics
From Press Gazette. Posted August 6 2007, 12.00am
China’s alleged disregard for press freedom has been condemned by an Amnesty International reported released ahead of next year’s Olympic Games. (more)

Prestigious press photo exhibition launches today
From Hold the Front Page. Posted August 2 2007, 12.00am
Plus: Crime novel misses top prize, press club makes big donation - and more news in brief... (more)

Legal victory for press in battle over secret Bush memo
From Press Gazette. Posted July 31 2007, 12.00am
Media organisations scored a partial victory today in a court claim that they should be free to publish the contents of a confidential memo detailing talks between George Bush and Tony Blair which was at the centre of an Official Secrets... (more)

How to arrange the death of a loved one: More press funnies
From Hold the Front Page. Posted July 26 2007, 12.00am
Plus: News of Britain's first talking wind turbine and a robber with very deep pockets... (more)

Western Daily Press launches appeal to help flood victims
From Hold the Front Page. Posted July 25 2007, 12.00am
Open-ended target as offers of help prompt paper to take charge of fundraising effort... (more)

News sites 'should show Press Complaints Commission logo'
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted July 23 2007, 7.45am
To maintain readers' trust, online publishers should proclaim their adherance to the watchdog's code, commission's head says  ... (more)

Malaysian press concerns after blogger's arrest
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted July 17 2007, 4.28pm
Journal writer was detained for breaking secrets act by posting document link  ... (more)

Double trouble in daft driver copy: More press funnies
From Hold the Front Page. Posted July 17 2007, 12.00am
Ready for the weekend already? Let our latest batch of comical cuttings raise a smile... (more)

MPs reject statutory press regulation
From Media Guardian. Posted July 11 2007, 1.00am
MPs have rejected calls for statutory regulation of the press in the wake of the News of the World phone tapping affair. By Owen Gibson. (more)

Fair comment victory for the press in Court of Appeal
From Hold the Front Page. Posted July 10 2007, 12.00am
Fears of "chilling precedent" had newspaper not won the day... (more)

Skye-based West Highland Free Press launches podcast project
From Hold the Front Page. Posted July 10 2007, 12.00am
First interview gives voice to local businessman - plus: aerobatic ride for report, and more in brief... (more)

Regional Press Awards Winners by a smile
From