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9. January, 2013 Comment, Digital and online, Industries, Newspaper
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The power of print is still with us

by Natasha Clark

The power of print is still with us With declining newspaper sales and more and more people reading the headlines on their smart phones, it’s fair to say that many people believe that digital leads the way for the future of the news industry. However, last week the
8. November, 2012 Comment, Digital and online, Newspaper
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Should commentators be party politically neutral?

by Caroline Mortimer

Should commentators be party politically neutral? I suppose I should start this by saying I’m a Democrat. And not your run of the mill Obama Democrat either. I have supported every Democratic candidate for the Presidency since Clinton’s re-election when I was six. It’s partly to
26. October, 2012 Digital and online, latest, Newspaper
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Expanding to Brazil and China is a great move by the New York Times

by Nicole Froio

Expanding to Brazil and China is a great move by the New York Times So, here’s a question for you hacks: how do you triple your readership and your advertising space in two swift moves? Sounds like a difficult questions for our dying industry, but I believe the wise men and women in the
1. October, 2012 latest, Newspaper, Shifts
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Four things I’ve learnt from subbing at a national newspaper

by Natalie Clarkson

Four things I’ve learnt from subbing at a national newspaper Back in April, I wrote about my experiences subbing for a one-off 16-page newspaper. I enjoyed it so much that after graduation, I decided I would try to get some more subbing experience. I was really lucky and landed 5
27. September, 2012 latest, Newspaper, Postgraduate course
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Cardiff and Guardian to launch a new Journalism MA – but will it be good for young journalists?

by Liam Corcoran

Cardiff and Guardian to launch a new Journalism MA – but will it be good for young journalists? The Guardian have announced a new partnership with Cardiff University that will see them offer a new MA in Journalism with Digital Media. The course will be heavily focused on giving students the skills to work in various areas of
8. September, 2012 latest, Newspaper, Television
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Feature – Andrew Collins: Telly Addict

by Liam Corcoran

Feature – Andrew Collins: Telly Addict The Guardian is a front runner in digital content and pushing the boundaries of what a newspaper’s website can do. It actively encourages video content and none more so than The Week in TV, a video podcast, so to speak,
27. August, 2012 Comment, Digital and online, Industries, Newspaper
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Elisabeth’s MacTaggart lecture shows she is a very different Murdoch

by Liam Corcoran

Elisabeth’s MacTaggart lecture shows she is a very different Murdoch It seems the Murdoch family have a habit of stirring things up, causing controversy and making headlines. Over the past few years it has mostly been Rupert and James, but as of Thursday, attention turned to Rupert’s second daughter, Elisabeth.
15. August, 2012 Comment, Newspaper, Television
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Did journalism lose its head over the Olympics?

by Hannah Bass

Did journalism lose its head over the Olympics? So the Games are finished, the athletes are going home and London is waking up with an almighty hangover. So too, it seems, are Britain’s newspapers. Monday morning saw, as Roy Greenslade reports, an orgy of euphoric front page ssplattered
13. August, 2012 Comment, Industries, Newspaper, Student media
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Isn’t it time we gave student tabloids some credit?

by Sebastian Salek

Isn’t it time we gave student tabloids some credit? IT’S official: when it comes to ethical journalism, people seem to trust broadsheets and not the tabloids. But it isn’t just at a national level where people look down on red tops. In my experience as a section editor for
7. August, 2012 Comment, Newspaper
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Is a local newspaper breaking a story newsworthy?

by Natalie Clarkson

Is a local newspaper breaking a story newsworthy? Yesterday (August 6) the news broke that Louise Mensch was resigning as MP. Obviously pretty big news as she’s one of those MPs that just about everyone in the country knows. What I found interesting though, was the fact that
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