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Raymond Snoddy: It was most unfortunate that James Murdoch could not deal adequately with such a tricky question at yesterday’s select committee (a compelling drama that told us almost nothing new in any factual sense but almost everything about the key players involved) because in the mildest of ways it went to the heart of the matter…

Last Sunday was a once in a quarter of a century opportunity for newspaper publishers… the closure of the News of the World was the opportunity to grab a larger circulation base and market share.

Marius Cloete, head of research at the PPA, on Ben Elowitz’s comment that the web is shrinking – if this is correct where does it leave traditional media like magazines? Potentially in a good place…

So Richard Desmond said last month that the Express titles (including the Daily Star) are not and were never up for sale. This is a totally mischievous remark from someone who revels in controversy…

Simon Andrews, founder of the full service mobile agency addictive!, on the creative thinking required for the next phase of mobile and internet-driven smartphone take-up…

Raymond Snoddy: “Rupert Murdoch could say “to hell with it” – though those would not be the actual words used. He could close down Sky News and save the company an immediate £20 million a year. Worse still the entire future of News International could be called into question…”

Jim Marshall on how the agency world reacted to the events that unfolded at News International week. One could argue that the words ‘rabbit’ and ‘headlights’ applied – the media agency world didn’t want to see NotW damaged, let alone go.

Never underestimate a Murdoch to spring the ultimate surprise and deliver a bigger response to a crisis than any commentator would have forecast…

Raymond Snoddy: It has been a remarkable few days, in which three important instutitions in British society – the press, the police and the Prime Minister – have all been judged and found wanting…

Simon Andrews, founder of the full service mobile agency addictive!, on the Facebook/Skype partnership, Google+, and the possibility of the iPad 3 in September…