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10 new journalism jobs found today

Tue, 2010-03-09 12:32
Press Gazette has found 10 new jobs for journalists today. To view the daily archive of our journalism jobs search click on Journalism Jobs. There is an opportunity for a market reporter (£26-28K). You will have a background in business/financial reporting with market reporting experience within commodities. European language skills would be beneficial. Job location: London There is [...]
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Press shows caution on covert recording of England football squad

Tue, 2010-03-09 11:22
Newspapers appear to have heeded a warning not to publish the transcript of a secret recording made of members of the England football team as they prepared for last week’s international against Egypt. According to The Times the recording was made by a member of the public and includes private discussions between the England football manager [...]
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FT exec says video will go behind paywall in coming months

Tue, 2010-03-09 10:09
A Financial Times executive has said that the title’s video content is to go behind the paywall over the next few months. Stephen Pinches, FT lead product developer, is quoted by Journalism.co.uk saying: “It’s not a given that video should be free. Some of the most valuable content we have is video content…. “We’re going to see [...]
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MPs condemn reporting of Venables prison recall

Tue, 2010-03-09 09:38

MPs yesterday condemned media speculation over the reasons Jon Venables was sent back to prison as Justice Secretary Jack Straw refused to give further details about the case.

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Michael Atherton scoops sports writer of the year

Tue, 2010-03-09 07:33

Former England cricket captain turned cricket correspondent for The Times Michael Atherton was named sports writer of the year at the British Sports Journalism Awards last night.

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31 jobs go in new Northcliffe West Country cull

Tue, 2010-03-09 06:12

More than 30 editorial jobs are to go at Northcliffe's West Country titles as the Plymouth-based Western Morning News and the Bristol-based Western Daily Press come under one editor and merge their subbing operations.

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Freddy to take the Johnston out of Johnston Press

Mon, 2010-03-08 16:23
Freddie Johnston is to retire next month after 51 years on the board of Johnston Press. It will be the first time in 243 years that there has not been a family member on the board of the company, the Sunday Times reports. Johnston, 75, is currently a non-executive director. In the 2008 Sunday Times rich list [...]
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11 new journalism jobs found today

Mon, 2010-03-08 13:07
Press Gazette has found 11 new jobs for journalists today. To view the daily archive of our journalism jobs search click on Journalism Jobs. Tatler is looking for a managing editor. You will handle numerous tasks, including ensuring that the magazine comes out on time and on budget. Knowledge of magazine production, editorial budgets and [...]
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Legal threat doesn't stop Sunday Mirror Venables story

Mon, 2010-03-08 12:50

The Attorney General�s office said this morning that no action is currently being taken against newspapers for breaching secrecy orders related to child-killer Jon Venables.

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Peter Sands: We must not let the Regional Press Awards disappear

Mon, 2010-03-08 11:39
The great and the good of national newspaper journalism will be applauded at a glitzy dinner at the Grosvenor House Hotel later this month. It will be a celebration of a vintage year for British journalism. But for their regional cousins there will not even be a beer and bowl of peanuts [...]
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PCC needs to look beyond 'quango kings and queens'

Mon, 2010-03-08 10:54

The Press Complaints Commission needs to look beyond the usual 'quango kings and queens' and the House of Lords and make its key appointees more representative.

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ITV journalist loses age discrimination tribunal claim

Mon, 2010-03-08 10:02

An Essex journalist who said she lost her job because TV bosses wanted younger faces to present news reports has lost her age discrimination claim.

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Long Eaton, the town without a voice

Mon, 2010-03-08 09:22

A year after Trinity Mirror closed the century-old Long Eaton Advertiser David Christopher travelled to the town and discovered the blow that is dealt to a community when its local newspaper is killed off.

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Stephen Glover: Guardian offering editorial influence for cash

Mon, 2010-03-08 08:51
Independent media commentator Stephen Glover today criticises The Guardian for inviting advertisers to pay money to influence editorial in sponsored supplements. He has received a copy of a letter sent out by Wendy Miller, public sector manager of the Society Guardian supplement, offering sponsorships of a supplement on the future of public services at £15,000 [...]
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Jeremy Hunt: ‘We are proposing a revolution in local media’

Mon, 2010-03-08 08:31
Shadow culture minister Jeremy Hunt has promised a revolution in local media by sweeping away competition rules to give publishers like Trinity Mirror cross-media monopolies in the territories they cover. In an interview for The Independent media section he says: “What we are proposing is a revolution in local media that would get rid of the [...]
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Archant profits slump by a third in 2009

Mon, 2010-03-08 07:00

Regional media publisher Archant recorded a year-on-year fall in operating profit of almost a third last year, the company had said.

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Sarah Brown guest edits Mirror supplement

Fri, 2010-03-05 16:00

Sarah Brown, wife of the Prime Minister, has acted as a guest editor for Monday�s special edition of the Daily Mirror�s Your Life section.

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Eleven new journalism jobs found today

Fri, 2010-03-05 14:58
Press Gazette has found eleven new jobs for journalists today. To view the daily archive of our journalism jobs search click on Journalism Jobs. Money Management is looking for a supplements editor. You will have relevant experience as a personal finance journalist. Knowledge of microsoft Excel, QuarkXpress and InDesign is desirable. Job location: London Closing date: 19 March Illustrated London [...]
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'Never Surrender� - Sir Ray Tindle launches London papers

Fri, 2010-03-05 14:30

Sir Ray Tindle, the octogenarian owner of Tindle Newspapers, invoked Winston Churchill today as he launched three new papers in North London.

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Regional Press Awards 2010 are cancelled

Fri, 2010-03-05 12:19

Wilmington Group has announced that it will not be holding the Regional Press Awards this year.

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