PA Group appoints James Murdoch as non-executive director
James Murdoch, chairman and chief executive, Europe and Asia News Corporation, has joined the PA Group board as a non-executive director. Murdoch’s appointment, which was announced today as the group...
View ArticlePress Association opens up data to BBC developers
The BBC has been given free access to data from third parties for use by its BBC Backstage developers network. The Press Association (PA) has opened up the API and data from its event listings...
View ArticleTimesOnline: Interview with outgoing Johnston chief Tim Bowdler
“I can’t deny I have presided over a considerable loss of value,” says Bowdler.Similar Posts: FT.com: Archant boss John Fry finalising contract with Johnston Press Adrian Jeakings will replace John Fry...
View ArticleEconomist.com: Will newswires learn to live without newspapers?
News agencies are boosting staff numbers, according to this Economist report – is this a sign they can thrive will newspapers struggle? Full story at this link…Similar Posts: The Economist: Newspapers...
View ArticleWhere do news agencies fit into the online advertising model?
It’s interesting to note Google’s latest advertising move, as reported by the Guardian, and background summed up here, in links, at this link. The Guardian reported: “Google is ramping up its efforts...
View ArticleGreenslade: ‘PA’s excellent plan to launch “public service reporting”‘
Roy Greenslade offers his thoughts on the Press Association’s (PA) plans for a ‘public service reporting’ scheme in partnership with Trinity Mirror, as reported by Journalism.co.uk yesterday. He...
View ArticleOpposition to BBC’s newspaper video-sharing plans grow (the links)
Journalism.co.uk feels like its gone back in time today – specifically to autumn last year when regional newspaper groups, unions and industry bodies were voicing unanimous opposition to the BBC’s...
View ArticleThe Jobless Journalist: Week four – Are subbing and reporting roles merging...
This is the fourth post in a series from an anonymous UK-based journalist recently made redundant. To follow the series, you can subscribe to this feed. Last week I blogged about whether you should...
View ArticleMedia Release: Tyne Tees and Borders picked for regional news consortia pilots
The Tyne Tees and Borders television region has been selected as the English pilot region for the Independently Funded News Consortia (IFNC) proposed by the government’s Digital Britain report....
View ArticleNAPA challenges PA’s public service scheme – but where’s the money coming from?
Earlier this month at a Press Gazette and Kingtson University conference, Press Association training director Tony Johnston said funding for one of the agency’s pilots of its public service reporting...
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