Over the last eighteen months, writes Mark Edwards, two black-and-white creatures have emerged from Mountainview, California like a pair of movie monsters – and the effect on many websites was similar to that of Godzilla and King Kong rampaging throu
A service to commemorate journalists, camera-crew and support staff who have died in the conflicts of the 21st Century while bringing us the news was held at St Bride's Church, Fleet Street, on Monday 22nd October. Peter Preston gave the address.
In the run-up to publication of the Leveson Report, Newspaper Society director David Newell challenges those advocating a system of press regulation underpinned by statute, saying they have singularly failed to address the fundamental issue at the he
The regional newspaper editor has become something of an endangered species. Title closures, frequency changes and company restructures have all taken their toll. Former Lancaster Guardian editor, Sue Riley, looks at what some of her erstwhile collea
The deep recession and the Leveson Inquiry are resulting in major changes in journalistic training, including new courses in business and finance reporting and media ethics. Steve Dyson finds out more from Joanne Butcher, chief executive of the Natio
And then it was over! After many months of sometimes shocking testimony, Lord Justice Leveson brought proceedings in Court 73 to a close at the end of July and retired to the thankless task of drawing up his recommendations. Jon Slattery looks at wha
What’s your abiding image from this summer’s Royal Wedding and where did it come from? The chances are, says Peter Jackson, that it came not from the countless hours of TV, but from one of the still pictures in the following days’ souvenir issues.
Have the demands of multi-platform publishing spelt the end of the traditional door-stepping hack? Should journos now be desk-bound computer whizz kids? Or a mix of the two? Peter Sands tries to nail down a job description for the modern journalist.
Your weekly entertainment guide should be FUN. More than that, it should be the cornerstone of your strategy to attract younger readers. Then, why is it that so many What’s On guides are dull, unfocussed and lack a voice?
Does variety still exist on our newsstand? Is one women’s weekly much like the next and can the customer, or the retailer for that matter, tell the difference? … and does it matter? David Hepworth looks at the publishing industry’s drive to sameness.
As a key driver of newsstand sales, the front cover will be subject to much scrutiny, both before and after on-sale date. Peter Genower looks at what makes for good – and bad – covers.
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