Newspaper news from 9 February 2007

Should the press always be allowed to publish critics' comments? (Media Guardian)
Legal comment: Should the press be punished for publishing the comments of a critic? By Edgar Forbes. more

Observer website breaks exclusive on Suffolk bird flu story (Media Guardian)
The Observer's website has broken an exclusive news story on a week day for the first time. By Chris Tryhorn. more

Observer experiments with web-first strategy (Press Gazette)
The Observer has begun experimenting with a web-first strategy for news. more

Souness cries foul after Express bungs story (Press Gazette)
Graeme Souness has kicked off a legal battle for libel damages over a story in the Daily Express. more

Case against Jersey Post reporter is dropped after 6 months (Press Gazette)
Reporter Jonny Pearce, who was arrested while covering the football World Cup last summer, has finally had his case dropped. more

NYC: Roo chief counters Mirror.co.uk video criticism and talks friendly fire footage (Journalism.co.uk)
Journalism.co.uk spoke to Rob Petty, CEO of Roo Media - the company supplying video content and technology to several online newspaper groups in the UKemail this article   digg this   del.icio. more

Irish News appeals £25,000 defamation payout out over restaurant review (Press Gazette)
A leading Northern Ireland daily newspaper tonight instructed its lawyers to lodge an appeal after it was ordered to pay out £25,000 after a jury found a food critic's review of an Italian restaurant was defamatory. more

Guernsey government resigns after paper's exposé (Press Gazette)
A Guernsey Press expos矨as resulted in mass resignations throughout the island's government's cabinet. more

ABCs: Standard turns corner as Scottish press suffer (Press Gazette)
The Evening Standard has breathed its first sigh of relief since the launch of two free London papers which has driven the paper's circulation into free fall. more

Noguera takes helm at FHM (Press Gazette)
Anthony Noguera has been appointed Editor-in-Chief of FHM, while Ben Todd takes the helm at Zoo. more