Newspaper news from 14 July 2010

Legal threat to journalists over town hall audits (Hold the Front Page)
Court of Appeal ruling could end rich source of stories...

NUJ: So much for Manchester no redundanies pledge (Press Gazette)
The NUJ has accused Trinity Mirror of going back on a pledge four months ago that there was '"no redundancy programme planned" at MEN Media - with its...

Former executive editor loses leukaemia battle (Hold the Front Page)
Tributes to retired journalist who has died aged 73...

Times loses out in police corruption story libel appeal (Press Gazette)
An article in which The Times reported that a Metropolitan Police officer was being investigated for corruption is not protected by the Reynolds respo...

Michael Wolff: Behind the Times and Sunday Times paywall ‘it’s an empty world’ (Press Gazette)
Rupert Murdoch biographer Michael Wolff has used his latest Newser column to take a swipe the chances of success for The Times and Sunday Times paywal...

Union hits out at possible MEN redundancies (Hold the Front Page)
Merger plans for newspapers under fire from NUJ chief...

Wantaway journalists to get live careers advice (Hold the Front Page)
Newspaper's online Q&A to take place this afternoon...

Libel ruling against the Times 'is blow to investigative journalism' (Media Guardian)
Media lawyers express concern as court of appeal rules Reynolds defence does not apply to allegations against detectiveA libel ruling against the Time...

Times' 18th Century Paywall: Better Than Stale Fish (paidContent:UK)
If you thought The Times’ recent marketing messages behind its paid online strategy - essentially: you get what you pay for - had historical bas...

Boston Globe launches mobile social media scavenger hunt for readers (Journalism.co.uk)
A Boston newspaper is experimenting with mobile technologies by encouraging users to take part in a checkin-based scavenger hunt.