David Leigh steps down from news director role at Splash in wake of lay-offs
Splash News and Pictures news director David Leigh is the latest member of senior staff to leave the agency. The…
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News agency boss sues Buzzfeed for $11m over ‘King of Bullsh*t News’ slur
A British news agency journalist is suing Buzzfeed for $11m in the United States after it described him as the…
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FoI loophole used by Bercow to block release to Press Association about alcohol problems in Parliament
House of Commons Speaker John Bercow has used a loophole in the Freedom of Information Act to suppress reports detailing…
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How The Sun, supported by Press Association, won three-month legal battle to report on Liam Gallagher divorce
News that a family court judge has ruled on how rock star Liam Gallagher and ex-wife Nicole Appleton should split…
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SWNS news agency takes editorial headcount to nearly 100 with takeover of National News
News agency SWNS has taken over another rival organisation, taking its editorial staff count to nearly 100. The company, formerly…
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Exaro stands by Tom Watson and reporting of VIP child abuse claims amid ‘shameful’ and ‘party-political’ criticism
News website Exaro has stood behind its reporting of the "Westminster paedophile network" as Labour deputy leader Tom Watson yesterday…
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Exaro editor adds to Met criticism of ‘brazenly biased’ BBC documentary on VIP paedophile investigation
Exaro editor Mark Watts has suggested the BBC’s Panorama programme on the Metropolitan Police’s VIP paedophile investigation was in “contravention”…
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Survey: News agency journalists complain of ‘unethical door knocks’, ‘unreasonable hours’ and ‘unacceptable pay’
News agency journalists have complained of "unethical door knocks", "unreasonable hours" and "unacceptable" pay in an anonymous survey. Some journalists…
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