Tag Archive | "the times"

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In the dock

Writing in last week’s FT Weekend Magazine, Brian Cathcart (professor of journalism at Kingston University) wrote an acidic piece called ‘The ordeal of Christopher Jefferies’. Read the full story

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News International to sell ‘Fortress Wapping’

News International has announced plans to sell its Wapping site, ending a 25-year stay of the headquarters of its UK operations. Read the full story

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Power shift

It’s official: Rupert Murdoch is no longer Britain’s biggest press baron. Read the full story

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July ABCs: Phone hacking boosts dailies as i eclipses Indy

The phone hacking scandal boosted the daily broadsheet market in July but it was the i newspaper that caught the eye as it overtook its senior title, the Independent, for the first time. Read the full story

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News International websites hacked for the lulz

News International websites hacked for the lulz

The Sun, the Times and the News International websites were the subject of a co-ordinated hacking attack last night, resulting in the Sun‘s website redirecting viewers to a spoof story of Rupert Murdoch’s suicide. Read the full story

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Hunt under renewed pressure to stop BSkyB deal

Hunt under renewed pressure to stop BSkyB deal

The escalating nature of the phone hacking scandal has put renewed pressure on Jeremy Hunt to block Rupert Murdoch’s attempts to buy out BSkyB. Read the full story

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May ABCs: National dailies

May’s ABCs had an after the Lord Mayor’s Show feeling to them following a bumper April that saw newspapers cash-in on the Royal Wedding.

In light of the 2010 election, The Times, Guardian and Daily Star were the biggest sufferers year-on-year; the Sun managed the biggest monthly gain with a 2.29 per cent rise. (Source: MediaGuardian) Read the full story

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Times iPad stats revealed

News International has unveiled iPad statistics for the Times and Sunday Times, claiming that the data proves there is a “valuable market” for newspaper tablet apps, reports Marketing Week. Read the full story

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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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