Two weeks before the Hacked Off Royal Charter goes to the Privy Council for a formal signing off, media lawyer Geoffrey Robertson has reminded us what a poor record British judges have in protecting free speech and has suggested that an ombudsman would be a better resolution. We should listen says Raymond Snoddy, because the concept might break the impasse over competing Royal charters. But is it all too late?
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In the first part of a new four part special, News International’s Abba Newbery presents the findings of a ground-breaking new study from The Future Laboratory exploring future trends for news. In part one, Newbery looks at ‘Intuitive News’ and the impact of consumer ‘stuffocation’ in a relentless, 24/7 digital age…
From an angry systems analyst paying out of his own pocket to place a full-page ad in the Guardian, to corporate apologies and M&C Saatchi Thatcher tributes – newspapers are still one of the strongest advertising mediums for sheer impact in a digital age. Why? By Raymond Snoddy.
No-one can deny that the reputation of newspapers is under attack says Newsworks’ CEO Rufus Olins. Putting the exploits of Hacked Off to one side for the moment, there is a perception that technology is killing the business. People don’t stop to think that if radio and television didn’t kill it, why should the arrival of more recent platforms? Why shouldn’t media find their place alongside one another?
Whenever I think of tobacco companies and advertising, I think of cockroaches: however hard the government stamps on their efforts to promote themselves, they keep coming up the drainpipe and inserting themselves into your life, says Dominic Mills.
18 months ago Greg Grimmer caused some distress with his column, poking fun at a certain – newly re-branded – media trade body. Has he changed his mind since then? After an awkward lunch with the CEO and some interesting conferences, things may have turned a corner…
Simon Fox, chief executive of Trinity Mirror has said that his publishing group will not place any of its content behind a paywall, choosing instead to expand the reach and quality of his publications, as Lord Rothermere, chairman of DMGT, has said that the MailOnline will also remain free, but the media wing of his business is experimenting with ‘freemium’ models with the launch of Daily Mail Plus.
Alarm bells rang when YouGov reported that almost one third of young adults say they have not read a newspaper in the last 12 months, however people seem to have forgotten that this means that 70% of young adults do read newspapers. The young are not abandoning newsbrands and newsbrands are far from dead, says Carat’s associate director Stephanie Arlett.
The Guardian has today launched a new digital platform that will allow readers to contribute to live news and other content in a bid to build upon its “open journalism” publishing drive.
Former Times editor James Harding has been appointed as director for BBC news after new director general Tony Hall outlines aims to build a senior team that will “define the BBC” for the next decade.