@SOE: (Audio) WAN president Gavin O’Reilly slams UK media commentators
Gavin O’Reilly, chief operating officer of Independent News and Media and president of WAN, launched a stinging attack on senior media commentators in the UK while speaking at the Society of Editors...
View ArticleReuters: Connecticut papers saved by new investor
Two Connecticut dailies facing closure have been rescued after a new buyer for the titles was found. Michael Schroeder, owner of Central Connecticut Communications, will buy The Bristol Press and The...
View ArticleRebekah Wade’s first public speech in full
If the Wordle and other coverage isn’t enough, here’s the Hugh Cudlipp speech by the editor of the Sun, Rebekah Wade, in full [note: may have differed very slightly in actual delivery]: The challenging...
View ArticleJournalism is dead – .com
Mark S. Luckie and the fantastic 10,000 Words blog now bring us journalism-is-dead.com – ‘a collection of alarmist, bombastic and otherwise humorous quotes’ about the demise of journalism. It’s a...
View ArticleLocal media: A stimulating discussion? Your ideas needed
Last week the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) sent an eight-point plan to new culture secretary Ben Bradshaw as an economic stimulus package for the UK’s local media. In summary: Reform of...
View ArticleAdam Westbrook’s guides and an antidote to media navel-gazing
Two editor’s picks for the price of one here – as they go hand in hand. Firstly Marcelo Ballve on True/Slant sums up the problems of media navel-gazing, suggesting that the industry’s ruminations on...
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