£844m FT purchase price is vote of confidence in British journalism which could become a millstone for staff
A purchase price of 35 times annual profits looks generous for the Financial Times Group. And while that £844m deal…
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Sir David Bell calls for independence safeguards as £844m sale of Financial Times to Nikkei agreed
Pearson has agreed a deal to sell Financial Times Group to Nikkei for £844m. Former chairman of FT Group Sir…
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Pearson is "exploring a sale of the Financial Times after receiving interest from potential buyers", Bloomberg Business reports. The Financial…
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FT editor Barber warned by NUJ chapel: ‘Strains are appearing in very many areas’
The National Union of Journalists chapel at the Financial Times has criticised plans to introduce a single edition of the…
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BBC news website under attack ahead of charter review as newspapers call for ‘behemoth’ to be ‘tamed’
The BBC’s online news presence is set to come under scrutiny in the upcoming charter review, Culture Secretary John Whittingdale…
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Financial Times backs another Tory-Lib Dem coalition ahead of general election
The Financial Times has become the latest publication to nail its general election preference to the masthead – backing a…
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Guardian and FT among news publishers across Europe taking €150m ‘handout’ from Google
Google has offered €150m (£108m) in funding to help news publishers across Europe “develop more sustainable models for news”. The…
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As national press leans strongly in favour of Conservatives, Labour opens slender poll lead
The political leanings of the UK's national newspaper titles appear to be sharply at odds with those of the general…
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