Newspaper news from 2 July 2009

Grant Clelland to edit Financial News (Media Guardian)
Deputy editor Grant Clelland steps up at 35-strong Dow Jones European publication Financial NewsDow Jones has appointed Grant Clelland as editor of Fi...

Archant apologies for lifting copy from independent news site (Journalism.co.uk)
Copyright infringement is major issue facing SoGlos.com, says publisher...

Ex-NoW man Rav Singh joins Reveal (Media Guardian)
NatMags weekly title snaps up veteran of News of the World, Sun and StarFormer News of the World showbusiness editor Rav Singh has joined Reveal magaz...

Gannett confirms 1,400 US paper job cuts (Media Guardian)
Newsquest owner Gannett making further 3% job cuts in its American community papers division by 9 JulyNewspaper giant Gannett confirmed yesterday that...

Dublin freesheets to merge (Media Guardian)
New title Metro Herald to be jointly owned by Associated Newspapers, the Irish Times, and Independent News & MediaThe owners of Dublin freesheets Hera...

Trinity Mirror to close nine Midlands newspapers (Financial Times)
The newspaper group that owns the Daily Mirror has announced plans to close nine local newspapers in the Midlands resulting in the loss of up to 120 j...

Court lists to be provided to newspapers via email (Hold the Front Page)
New guidance issued to court staff...

Pioneering network of hyperlocal sites goes live (Hold the Front Page)
New portals will be 'community-led not news-led'...

Northcliffe's Hyperlocal Play: A Local Network For Local People (paidContent:UK)
Northcliffe Media has launched Local People, an ad-funded local community publishing platform that mixes area-specific business directories and social...

Evgeny Lebedev spells out his vision for the Evening Standard (Daily Telegraph)
Playboy media magnate or scion of a billionaire oligarch? Evgeny Lebedev doesn't care for any of these labels but which best describes the 29yearo...