Media analysis: There has never been a period in my life when the general interest in journalism has been so intense. Hardly a day passes without some sort of hand-wringing and head-shaking discussion about the past, present and future of the news-gathering business... more
Scotland Yard admits it got it wrong in citing the Official Secrets Act to force The Guardian newspaper to reveal information about the source of its phone hacking stories... more
Robert Chote, the head of the Office for Budget Responsibility, has admitted that the economy is unlikely to grow by the 1.7% he forecast in March. ... more
Tom Mockridge, who has succeeded Rebekah Brooks as boss of News International, has made a series of addresses to staff on each of the remaining papers - The Sun, The Times and Sunday Times - to reassure them about the company's future... more
The announcement by Guardian Media Group that it is to adopt a digital-first strategy has engendered a mixture of concern, incredulity, hostility and cynicism while fostering a widespread belief that the game is up for the Guardian and its Sunday stablemate, the Observer... more
There are fears of major job losses at The Guardian amid speculation that it could axe its daily specialist print supplements covering subjects such as media and education... more
ABC monthly circulation figures for paid-for newspapers, released on Friday, are set to be tough. The total market for existing titles is expected to be down around 5.5% in May against a year earlier - with little bounce from the Royal Wedding and death of Osama bin Laden... more
Is The Guardian investing in US expansion at the expense of its Sunday sister newspaper The Observer? It's a question worth asking as The Guardian tries to crack America again - just as a string of high-ranking staff quit The Obs, which has already seen its supplements and resources slashed... more
Guardian Media Group continues to shrink its empire under new chief executive Andrew Miller, who is making redundant the position of Tim Brooks, the managing director in charge of The Guardian and The Observer... more
In the air: Lord Sugar can always be relied upon to weed out the “amateurs” in his apprentices - but the winner should watch the wording in his or her contract... more
In the air: The Observer went to court in Paris on Monday to defend itself against fashion designer Stefano Pilati who alleges the paper defamed him by using a quotation from him about black models in a wider article about controversial attitudes to race... more
Guardian editor-in-chief Alan Rusbridger attacks rival media companies such as News Corporation and the New York Times for erecting internet paywalls... more
The Gray report on defence procurement talks of £2.5 billion annual cost overruns on various MoD projects. One solution is to democratise the whole government procurement process... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do
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