Author Archives | Michael Copus

Blue Peter sets sails and leaves BBC1… for CBBC

The stormy sea of money-saving and falling viewing figures has forced the BBC to ship its children’s programming from BBC1 to kids-focused CBBC. Continue Reading

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BBC accused of ‘promoting the interests of power’

A media monitoring website has attacked the BBC for the different attitudes it has taken to missile launches in North Korea and India. Continue Reading

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Rebekah Brooks: Case is an ‘expensive sideshow’

Rebekah Brooks: Case is an ‘expensive sideshow’

Rebekah Brooks has called the decision to charge her with perverting the course of justice “an expensive sideshow” and a “waste of public money”. Continue Reading

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Twitter hits 10m tweeters in the UK

Twitter hits 10m tweeters in the UK

Twitter has revealed that 10 million people in the UK are using the platform to share their thoughts and feelings with the world, making it the fourth-largest Twitter market in the world. Continue Reading

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Joey Barton finds a unique use for the promoted tweet

Footballer Joey Barton might not be everyone’s cup of tea at the moment (after the QPR player was sent off during his team’s 3-2 defeat against Manchester City) but Twitter bosses will be intrigued at his decision to pay for a promoted tweet to apologise to users who do not follow him. Continue Reading

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Sunday Sun sales dip, but still leads the pack by a mile

Sunday Sun sales dip, but still leads the pack by a mile

News International chiefs are remaining bullish about the performance of the 10-week-old Sunday edition of the Sun, despite a decline in sales figures. Continue Reading

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Police assemble ‘Twitter Squad’ to fight the trolls

Social network users are being asked by police to become the “eyes and ears” of the web in an effort to curb those who use the services to abuse others. Continue Reading

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NUJ asks if Murdoch influenced BBC licence fee freeze

NUJ asks if Murdoch influenced BBC licence fee freeze

The National Union of Journalists has officially asked if alleged “collusion” between the government and Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation played a role in the decision to freeze the BBC licence fee for six years. Continue Reading

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"You can’t photograph a flying bullet but you can capture genuine fear."


A 2007 quote from legendary war photographer Horst Faas, who died aged 79 last week.


(Source: Press Gazette)

 

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