Weekend paper round: 21 and 22 March 2009
NewspapersJohnston Press approached for Scotsman (Sun Telegraph business p2)Ben Goldacre on how journalists misunderstood prostate story (Sat Guardian p12)Letter: Representation…
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Newspaper groups’ profit margins criticised in parliament
Newspaper groups were accused of “creaming profit and not investing” by MPs in parliament today. On a debate in the…
ByIt’s the price of bread, stupid
‘The king must die so that the country may live.” — Robespierre, 1792 ‘I don’t like using the words ‘print…
ByThe moment of capitulation: “There’s nothing out there”
Round and round this goes, with the people committed to saving newspapers demanding to know ‘If the old model is…
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Deloitte: Consolidation alone will not save regional press
Relaxed ownership laws will not do enough to ensure the regional press survives the recession, a new report by business…
ByRegional press cuts savage but not the end of the world
Jon Slattery paints a grim picture of life today in the regional press in today’s Media Guardian cover story. More…
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Archant reduces Norfolk redundancies from 54 to 34
Archant has reduced its proposed job cuts in Norfolk from 54 to 34 – but journalists say they will still…
ByEnders: Local newspapers hurt by doing digital too well
Many local publishers are accelerating their decline by ‘doing too much too well’ in terms of digital news provision at…
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