Helen Boaden speaks up for ‘slow news’ as she steps down after 34 years at the BBC
Outgoing BBC director of radio Helen Boaden has said she values “slow news” and questioned whether the media does enough…
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New European wins exclusive rights to Alastair Campbell’s Number 10 diary extracts
Pop-up newspaper The New European has secured exclusive rights to print extracts from former Number 10 spin doctor Alastair Campbell’s…
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Journalist Martin O’Hagan’s killers were ‘paid police informants’ claims ex editor on anniversary of fatal shooting
A former newspaper editor has claimed journalist Martin O’Hagan’s killers have never been brought to justice because they were “paid…
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‘Sports journalists keep secrets like mafia’ claims Sun’s Kelvin MacKenzie in attack on profession following Big Sam scandal
Former Sun editor Kelvin MacKenzie has labelled sports journalists “bad boys” by claiming they are not publishing stories about football…
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Mazher Mahmood trial: Journalist wanted to impress new employers with ‘big story’, court hears
Undercover journalist Mazher Mahmood’s sting exposing an X Factor judge’s alleged involvement in a drugs deal was his first story…
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Twitter faces questions over alleged censorship of journalists’ accounts in Turkey
Twitter appears to be resisting a court order from the Turkish government to block the account of a journalist. But…
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Martin Bashir returns to BBC News as religious affairs correspondent
High-profile journalist Martin Bashir is returning to BBC News after 12 years away. Bashir takes up the role of religious affairs…
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Stars of North East football turn out for charity dinner to mark 50 years at Newcastle Chronicle for ‘brilliant storyteller’ John Gibson
Newcastle Chronicle sports writer John Gibson has celebrated 50 years working for the paper at a gala charity dinner held…
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