Covid-19 crisis drives more than a million new digital subs for leading news providers
Ten of the biggest newspaper groups in the US and UK have collectively gained more than 1m new digital subscriptions…
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Journalists and social distancing: Time to tackle hypocrisy of media scrums
Not adhering to social distancing guidelines is one of the stories that has recurred throughout this pandemic. When Neil Ferguson…
By Press regulator says social distancing a matter for police after Cummings media scrum complaints
The UK’s largest press regulator has pointed anyone concerned about journalists not following social distancing guidelines to the police, but…
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Guardian’s head of investigations: ‘In times of crisis you need more accountability journalism, not less’
Fierce rebuttals to stories about the Government’s handling of the pandemic are a new challenge for journalists that verges on…
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Google and Facebook share prices recover from Covid-19 slump while ad-reliant publishers struggle
Google and Facebook’s share prices have recovered to pre-coronavirus crisis levels, suggesting fears over their advertising revenues are receding. But…
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Lockdown Lowdown: New Statesman’s Jason Cowley on editing in the age of pandemic
In the first of a new regular series, New Statesman editor Jason Cowley answers Press Gazette’s questions about life, work…
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Guardian reporter behind Cummings’ Durham journey scoop ‘riled’ by aide’s attack on media
One of the journalists who broke the story that Dominic Cummings had travelled to Durham during the lockdown has said…
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News industry set for £50m-a-year boost from VAT cut on digital publications
The UK’s newspaper and magazine industry stands to be at least £50m-a-year better off after a Government move to cut…
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