Is shorthand still an essential skill for journalists? Regional daily and news agency editors give their views
The editor-in-chief of the UK’s biggest news agency has said job applications he receives without shorthand go “straight in the…
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Reuters press agency appoints first newsroom diversity editor
Reuters has appointed a newsroom diversity editor, a newly created role overseeing its 2,500 journalists worldwide. Joyce Adeluwoye-Adams will “lead…
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Press agency Sportsbeat launches free women’s sports news wire
Press agency Sportsbeat has launched a dedicated women’s sports wire to meet an “increasing appetite” for coverage. The daily “Her…
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PA Media reports ‘another strong year’ with profit and revenue boosts
The parent company of news agency PA Media boosted profits by 8 per cent in 2018. PA Media Group has…
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Reuters boss: ‘If we don’t disrupt ourselves, somebody else is going to do it for us’
There is a “higher need” for journalists to work together to create trusted news instead of spending “all our energy…
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Coroner insists journalist submits CCTV video request on ‘headed paper’ before considering it
A coroner insisted a journalist submit his request to obtain CCTV video shown during an inquest hearing on signed, headed…
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Agency photographer ‘assaulted and spat at’ by drug-driver outside inquest
A convicted drug-driver allegedly assaulted a press photographer as he arrived at an inquest yesterday. INS photographer Vagner Vidal told…
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News agency the Press Association has changed its name to PA Media as part of its “ongoing digital transformation”. The…
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