Newspaper news from 4 August 2009
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The Independent launches iPhone news app (The Independent)
iPhone users can now read the latest news and opinion from the Independent while on the move with the launch of the free new Independent iPhone App...
iPhone users can now read the latest news and opinion from the Independent while on the move with the launch of the free new Independent iPhone App...
Rusbridger to present Classic FM series (Media Guardian)
Guardian editor's show to use works from Classic FM Hall of Fame as 'starting point for a journey of musical exploration'The Guardian editor, Alan Rus...
Guardian editor's show to use works from Classic FM Hall of Fame as 'starting point for a journey of musical exploration'The Guardian editor, Alan Rus...
The GP earning £380,000 a year... and the out-of-hours doctors on £200 an hour (Daily Mail)
A Daily Mail investigation reveals that GPs are taking home 'draw-dropping' sums thanks to bonuses and overtime payments....
A Daily Mail investigation reveals that GPs are taking home 'draw-dropping' sums thanks to bonuses and overtime payments....
Ban airbrushing in magazines and posters that ruins teen self-esteem, say Liberal Democrats (Daily Mail)
Jo Swinson is calling for a ban on all altered or enhanced publicity material aimed at the under-16s and wants new rules insisting advertisements aime...
Jo Swinson is calling for a ban on all altered or enhanced publicity material aimed at the under-16s and wants new rules insisting advertisements aime...
'Paying for online content won't work' (Channel 4 News)
Media commentator Roy Greenslade tells Channel 4 News online that newspapers using the FT model to charge for online content are doomed to failure....
Media commentator Roy Greenslade tells Channel 4 News online that newspapers using the FT model to charge for online content are doomed to failure....
Sky chief Darroch's pay climbs to £2.3m (Media Guardian)
Darroch rewarded for exceeding targets on operation profit, cashflow and subscriber growthThe BSkyB chief executive, Jeremy Darroch, was awarded a 19%...
Darroch rewarded for exceeding targets on operation profit, cashflow and subscriber growthThe BSkyB chief executive, Jeremy Darroch, was awarded a 19%...
Celeb scoops not always in public interest (Media Guardian)
Magazines and reality TV have combined to make emotional pornography seem almost acceptableAt what point should an editor not run an interview?...
Magazines and reality TV have combined to make emotional pornography seem almost acceptableAt what point should an editor not run an interview?...
Is paying for online news the future? (Channel 4 News)
Financial Times editor Lionel Barber tells Benjamin Cohen news organisations need to charge for online content in order to save their industry.
Financial Times editor Lionel Barber tells Benjamin Cohen news organisations need to charge for online content in order to save their industry.
A third of young people would not pay for music online (Media Guardian)
Hardline attitude to payment systems among young revealed• Read the European Commission Digital Competitiveness study One in three young people ...
Hardline attitude to payment systems among young revealed• Read the European Commission Digital Competitiveness study One in three young people ...
Free iPhone news app (The Independent)
Users can now read the latest news and opinion from the Independent while on the move....
Users can now read the latest news and opinion from the Independent while on the move....