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Wikileaks publishes military secrets: the story so far�

Thu, 2010-07-29 15:44

Whistle-blowing website Wikileaks was thrust to the top of the news agenda this week as it published more than 91,000 secret US Military documents.

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Guardian's Adam Sills made Daily Telegraph sport editor

Thu, 2010-07-29 14:12

Guardian head of sport planning Adam Sills has joined his former Guardian colleague Ben Clissitt in defecting to the Daily Telegraph.

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Mail Online stays top as it hits new traffic record in June

Thu, 2010-07-29 13:13

Mail Online remained the most visited national newspaper website in June for the sixth month in succession and increased its lead over its rivals.

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Trinity Mirror reports 67% regionals profit boost

Thu, 2010-07-29 12:57

Trinity Mirror increased operating profits at its regional newspaper business by 67 per cent year-on-year in the first half of 2010.

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Eight new journalism jobs found today

Thu, 2010-07-29 12:46
Press Gazette has found eight new jobs for journalists today. To view the daily archive of our journalism jobs search click on Journalism Jobs. Sky news is looking for an entertainment correspondent. You must be an experienced television journalist established in the field of entertainment. You are confident in performing both live on location and in the [...]
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Hunger striker libel win: 'I considered suicide'

Thu, 2010-07-29 12:36

A hunger striker accused in the Daily Mail and the Sun of sneaking away to eat at Macdonald�s today accepted 'substantial' libel damages.

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Sun to launch new TV title as mags ed leaves

Thu, 2010-07-29 12:22

The Sun has revealed it is replacing it Saturday TV magazine with a new title which will 'celebrate the world of television'.

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Telegraph loses indemnity costs claim in tennis player case

Thu, 2010-07-29 10:29

The Telegraph had the application for indemnity costs rejected which it brought after running a story about the "world's worst" professional tennis player.

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USA outlaws 'libel tourism' in the UK courts

Thu, 2010-07-29 09:56

Lawmakers in the US have passed legislation countering threats to freedom of speech posed by �libel tourists� who use the UK�s laws.

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Rothschild sues the Daily Mail over Mandelson story

Thu, 2010-07-29 08:01

Nathaniel Rothschild has launched a legal action against the Daily Mail over claims he orchestrated a meeting between Peter Mandelson and a Russian billionaire.

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BBC Trust praises boost in reporting of devolved nations

Thu, 2010-07-29 08:00

The BBC has made significant improvements to coverage of the devolved nations in its news and current affairs programmes, the BBC Trust claimed.

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Redundancy threat lifted for Indy education editor

Wed, 2010-07-28 18:20

The threat of redundancy for Independent education features editor Lucy Hodges has been lifted despite the axe falling on the section she editted.

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Standard and Mail pay damages over suicide bomber slur

Wed, 2010-07-28 12:48

A Muslim academic today accepted substantial damages after the Daily Mail and the Standard claimed he groomed Tel Aviv suicide bomber Omar Sharif.

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Leadership and Diversity Awards looking for a young journalist of the year

Wed, 2010-07-28 10:57
The Asian Media and Marketing Group-hosted Leadership and Diversity Awards is on the hunt for a young journalist of the year. Journalists who are under-30 from an ethnic minority, or have done work that promotes community relations and shows special insights into multi-cultural Britain, are eligible to apply for the prize, which is one of ten [...]
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The Times: 'Wikileaks release will cost Afghan lives'

Wed, 2010-07-28 09:50

The Times in London reports today that hundreds of Afghan lives have been put at risk by the leaking of 92,000 intelligence documents.

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Wikileaks documents suggest US military paid Afghan media to run friendly stories

Wed, 2010-07-28 09:43
The 92,000 Afghan war documents released by Wikileaks include evidence that the US military has been paying local media outlets to run friendly stories, Yahoo! News in the US reports. Senior blogger for the site John Cook says: “Several reports from Army psychological operations units and provincial reconstruction teams (also known as PRTs, civilian-military hybrids tasked [...]
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Pink News five years on: 'revenue could rise ten-fold'

Wed, 2010-07-28 09:43

Since Pink News clambered off the drawing board five years ago it has become the second biggest (it claims) source of online news for the gay community.

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Pink News five years on: 'revenue could rise ten-fold'

Wed, 2010-07-28 09:43

Since Pink News clambered off the drawing board five years ago it has become the second biggest (it claims) global source of online news for the gay community.

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Children 'should be allowed trial anonymity appeal right'

Wed, 2010-07-28 09:20

Children and young people who appear in trials should have a right to appeal any decision to allow identification, the Law Commission said.

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Eight new journalism jobs found today

Wed, 2010-07-28 08:59
Press Gazette has found eight new jobs for journalists today. To view the daily jobs search click on Journalism Jobs. Retail Newsagent is looking for a sub editor (£28K). You must have experience in a similar role and have the ability to sub-edit copy and lay out pages. Job location: London PFJ is looking for an editor (£45-50K). [...]
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