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Veteran Express & Star journalist Bob Procter dies aged 89
“If there was a story there to be got, then Bob would get it.”
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Former Sunday Express editor and ‘legend’ Martin Townsend dies aged 65
Townsend was at the helm of the Sunday Express for 17 years.
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Ofcom orders BBC to air on TV finding that Gaza film broke broadcasting rules
Ofcom received 34 complaints about BBC’s Gaza documentary
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Matthew Garrahan leaves FT for Redbird news division leadership role
Garrahan named operating partner, news and entertainment at Redbird Capital Partners.
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Daily Mail appoints ‘world’s first’ influencer correspondent
New role reflects ‘myriad of ways Daily Mail is evolving’ says editor Ted Verity.
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GB News comment about LGBTQ+ including ‘paedos’ in breach of Ofcom code
Complaint considered resolved with no further sanction due to apology and discussion broadcast on GB News.
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Guardian announces seven new hires in audio and video journalism
Expansion comes as part of long-term plan to increase video and social content.
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Don Leigh – co-founder of Cassidy and Leigh news agency – dies aged 88
Founded prolific agency which covered the home counties of England for 42 years.
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Haymarket acquires Marketing Week and Creative Review from Centaur
The £3.9m deal also includes the Festival of Marketing.
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The Observer hires first chief commercial officer
Brand also launching creative studio in months after Guardian sale.
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Reach hires first head of digital subscriptions
Harry Fawkes joins from The i Paper.
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Alan Rusbridger to leave Prospect after four years as editor
Philip Collins, contributing editor at The Observer, will succeed Rusbridger.
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William Reed chair Charles Reed steps down after 30 years
Reed succeeded by sixth-generation Reed family member Holly Widdowson.
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Daily Beast ‘on the rise’ as it recruits Tom Latchem as lead global correspondent
Hire comes as politics and culture brand expands under Joanna Coles and Ben Sherwood.
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Arbitrator rejects libel claim versus Dorset Eye over asylum coverage
Claim centred around coverage of campaign against barge housing asylum seekers.
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Daily Mail names first president for North America to lead revenue growth
Greta Lawn joins from Microsoft and previous leadership roles at Spotify and Hearst Magazines.
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From Washington Post to Manchester’s Mill Media for new investigations editor
Former Washington Post managing editor Cameron Barr has joined Mill Media.
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Mirror headline claiming ‘six out of seven UK kids live in poverty’ was misleading, IPSO rules
Child poverty rate only reached above 73% in one UK electoral ward.
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Andrew Pierce and Kevin Maguire to launch weekly politics podcast
The podcast will launch in the first week of September.
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Fleet Street’s local newspaper goes out of business
City Matters launched in 2016 providing coverage of the Square Mile.
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Telegraph inaccurately calculated ‘one in 12 in London is illegal migrant’ stat, IPSO finds
Telegraph displayed “lack of care” in reporting about illegal migrant population.
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Press freedom groups flag China links of new prospective Telegraph owners
Redbird says editorial independence is at the core of its Telegraph investment.
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Stephen Bacon: ‘Hugely gifted and much liked’ longtime Express and Star media lawyer
Memorial service to be held at St Bride’s Church in Fleet Street.
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Leon Hickman: ‘Peerless’ journalist who headed up sport at Birmingham Post for decades
Leon Hickman has died aged 84 and worked at Birmingham Mail for 29 years.
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Telegraph showed ‘lack of care’ with headline: ‘Quarter of UK sex crimes carried out by foreigners’
Data was available and set out in article but headline was misleading, IPSO finds.
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SWNS expands into ‘creator economy’ with acquisition and new CEO
Sam Barcroft joins alongside his Creatorville business.
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David McCann appointed editor of Times and Sunday Times in Scotland
Magnus Llewellin has left the newsbrand after nine years as editor.
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TBIJ promotes Franz Wild to CEO and editor-in-chief
Wild has been editor of the Bureau for the past two years.
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News UK COO and ex-Sun editor David Dinsmore to take Govt comms job
Dinsmore appointed “permanent secretary for communications”.
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Reach Scotland editor-in-chief David Dick to lead publisher’s national titles in print
Dick named head of print (nationals) after leading Scottish newsrooms for seven years.
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Mail defended inaccurate immigrants story by saying Telegraph was source
Mail argued it did not need to check story taken from Telegraph front page.
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Elite Traveler names Paul Croughton as editor-in-chief
Croughton to lead planned editorial and commercial expansion at luxury brand.
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National World appoints Martin Little as chief publishing officer
Little is the first big appointment at National World since its May takeover.
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Good Morning Britain names new editor ahead of ITV News takeover
Robinson will be at the helm as GMB moves production to ITV News at ITN next year.
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Sunday Post promotes deputy Thomas Hawkins to editor
Former editor David Lord is now leading DC Thomson’s energy portfolio.
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Vic Chapple, ‘the complete reporter’, dies aged 93
Chapple helped The Sun move from broadsheet to tabloid and become top-selling UK daily.
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Reach promotes Terry Hornsby to new chief product/technology role
Hornsby will bring together product and tech teams.
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Sun digital director Will Payne moving to New York Post
Payne will become deputy editor-in-chief at the Post.
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Ian Key: North of England tabloid reporter who worked with integrity and passion
Ian Key has died aged 78 after a varied career covering the north of England and Scotland.
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Chief revenue officer appointed to pilot Goalhanger ‘rocket ship’
Conrad Withey co-founded music technology company Instrumental.
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Sun names new political editor and drops business page
Jack Elsom replaces Harry Cole who has new US-based role on TV and Youtube.
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Anna Mikhailova named political editor of Times Radio
Journalist leaves Mail on Sunday where she was deputy political editor.
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Managing director of lifestyle publisher Refinery29 joins Standard as CEO
Tamar Riley has been global managing director at Refinery29 since July 2022.
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Redbird buys Telegraph in £500m deal with Abu Dhabi to keep minority stake
Abu Dhabi-backed IMI to retain minority stake of up to 15% in Telegraph.
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Andrew Norfolk’s ‘legacy lives on in every child protected and victim heard’
Former Times chief investigative reporter Andrew Norfolk has died aged 60.
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Agency photographer Ciaran Donnelly dies aged 74
Tabloid and agency news photographer Ciaran Donnelly has died suddenly at the age of 74. Belfast-born Donnelly spent most…
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Sunday Times reporter Will Lloyd returns to New Statesman as deputy editor
New hire announced as Tom McTague joins title as editor.
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DC Thomson promotes chief brand officer Ella Dolphin to deputy CEO
The company said the appointment would help it increase its focus on M&A and a broader company “transformation”.
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Essex Police loses accuracy complaint versus Telegraph over Allison Pearson questioning
IPSO also rules that it is fine for publishers to cover ongoing criminal investigations.
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PA Media names Global’s David Henderson as CTO
David Henderson is currently chief technology and product officer at radio company Global.
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Long-serving Daily Mail travel and property editor Mark Palmer to stand down
Harriet Sime to become head of travel at the Mail titles across print and online.
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Anushka Asthana joins Channel 4 News as US editor
Asthana has been deputy political editor at ITV News since 2021.
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Daily Mail and New Scientist sign IP deal with SMG for films and TV shows
The deal seeks to create shows across categories including true crime, sport and showbusiness.
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Actress Kate Beckinsale secures removal of Mail Online ‘weight loss’ article
The Mail said Beckinsale had “opened up” about the “difficult time” she was going through.
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BBC Politics Live presenter Jo Coburn succeeded by Vicki Young
Coburn to be succeeded by Vicki Young.
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Observer makes four sport hires as takeover date approaches
Former Observer chief sports writer Paul Hayward and The Athletic’s Rory Smith among new hires.
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Rachel Sylvester named Observer political editor as around half staff leave title
Around half current Observer staff have taken redundancy rather than join Tortoise Media.
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Telegraph takes down Stop Funding Hate article after legal threat
Telegraph agrees to pay campaign group’s legal costs.
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Former Express editor Gary Jones joins Dale Vince’s Ecotricity
Jones was editor of the Express until September 2024.
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Reach CEO Jim Mullen steps down with immediate effect
Reach chief revenue officer Piers North promoted to CEO.
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Two LBC News launch presenters to leave after five years
Lisa Aziz and Martin Stanford to say goodbye to radio station.
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BBC Scotland head of news Gary Smith to step down
Gary Smith has spent more of this 40-year career with the BBC.
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Mail crosses 250,000 digital subscribers and appoints first global women’s editor
Femail, Inspire and Secrets & Lives said to be key Mail+ subscriptions drivers.
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Unherd political editor Tom McTague named New Statesman editor
McTague has been at Unherd for two years and was previously a writer for The Atlantic.
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Telegraph pays ‘substantial’ libel damages to tech entrepreneur
Apology added to 13 Telegraph articles about Zia Chishti.
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Former Esquire style director Teo van den Broeke returns as editor-in-chief
Van den Broeke previously spent nearly eight years at the Hearst UK-owned men’s magazine.
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Douglas Murray wins ‘substantial’ damages after Observer column error
An Observer writer inaccurately claimed comments made by Murray in 2023 had referred to the 2024 riots.
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FT chief commercial officer Jon Slade named next CEO
Slade to take the helm at the FT from 1 July.
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Rebekah and Jamie Vardy secure Daily Mail correction after IPSO complaint
Article covered couple’s financial situation following legal battle with Coleen Rooney.
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Financial Times CEO John Ridding to step down after 19 years
Ridding says he is leaving the newspaper group in “strong shape”.
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Sun names director of video to lead new strategy
Jon Lloyd to lead video-first commissioning strategy.
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Kemi Alemoru made Glamour UK head of editorial content
Alemoru is a former Gal-dem culture editor.
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Katy Balls leaves Spectator to join The Times
Katy Balls to become “pivotal” to Times and Sunday Times political coverage.
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Harold Wilson’s press secretary Joe Haines dies at 97
Joe Haines was a journalist for The Sun before joining Wilson, and later at the Daily Mirror.
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Reach told by ASA to stop posting ad features on social media without flagging
ASA closes Hull Live case informally but warns problem must be fixed.
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National World shareholders approve acquisition by Media Concierge
The deal is expected to go into effect on 7 March.
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Two Birmingham Live headlines ‘actively misleading’ says IPSO
Clickbait headlines on two Birmingham Live stories were breach of Editors’ Code.
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News UK to acquire Bauer share of digital audio ad venture
Octave will continue with “no immediate impact” on clients.
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The Good Law Project says it will present more than 60,000 complaints it has collected to Ofcom next week.
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Sun reporter visited parents of aid worker killed in Gaza before they knew of his death
A Sun reporter told John Chapman’s family: “I think he might have been involved in an incident.”
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Garth Pearce: Showbiz writer who lived like a celebrity without having to be one
Former Daily Express showbiz editor Garth Pearce has died aged 77.
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Digital Spy’s Laurence Mozafari named editor for Gen Z at Reach
Laurence Mozafari becomes editorial director – youth audience at Reach.
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Tortoise appoints co-CEOs from both sides of Observer acquisition
Tortoise’s Basia Cummings named digital editor of the new daily Observer online.
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Future’s former chief technology officer Kevin Li Ying named CEO
Jon Steinberg will remain a senior advisor until June to help with the transition.
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Jewish Chronicle announces new editor, new look and revamped membership
World’s oldest Jewish newspaper appoints Daniel Schwammenthal to replace Jake Wallis Simons.
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Daily Star editor Jon Clark to leave amid new digital-first strategy
Ex-Mirror online editor Ben Rankin to become Daily Star Online editor-in-chief.
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BBC News digital director Naja Nielsen to exit for Swedish broadcaster
Nielsen is leaving the corporation after almost six years to join Swedish public broadcaster SVT.
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Laura Wilshaw named next ITV News editor
Wilshaw joins from Channel 4 News where she is deputy editor.
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Freelance known for royal scoops Mike Stares dies aged 86
Journalist reported on royal in the 1980s when royal exclusives could sell for £10,000.
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Times Radio names Kate McCann as breakfast co-presenter
Times Radio “is committed to being the voice of The Times” in 2025.
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London Live closes after ten years as broadcasting licence to change hands
London Live News at 6 presenter shares missive about importance of local reporting ahead of closure.
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The Independent names Chloe Hubbard as UK editor
Plus Stephanie Fabb brought in as chief data officer.
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Bauer Media Group pays $625m for outdoor advertising business
The acquisition represent’s Bauer’s entry into the out of home advertising market.
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Mail owner appoints chief product officer amid Mail+ subs growth drive
Lewis Buttress joins DMG Media from The Times.
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Piers Morgan takes ownership of Youtube show away from News UK
Wake Up Productions Ltd aims to expand Piers Morgan Uncensored in the US.
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Getty and Shutterstock agree $3.7bn merger
The resulting company will be called Getty Images Holdings Inc.
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BBC local radio station showed ‘systemic failure’ on night of disorder
BBC complaints unit assured “lessons have been learned” about breaking news coverage during shared programming.
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MP wins complaint against Birmingham Live over UK’s ‘grimmest village’ article
MP Gavin Williamson previously complained to press regulator IPSO over similar Mail Online article.
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Estates Gazette magazine saved by Mark Allen Group bid
Digital information side of business will be sold separately.
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Lizzy Buchan appointed Mirror political editor
Buchan became interim political editor in the summer.
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