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In the air: IPC numbers show it's tough for mags

05.10.11
IPC Media, Britain's biggest magazine publisher and the owner of Marie Claire and NME, saw operating profits jump 12% to £51.3 million last year but revenues bounced back only 1.5% to £356 million - thanks in part to the group's decision to start selling off non-core titles such as Loaded... more

In the air: Murdoch papers woo old enemies

28.09.11
It may just be coincidence but Rupert Murdoch's London papers appear to be being very conciliatory towards people and organisations with whom the media mogul has previously clashed... more

Met's bid to expose paper's source was bound to fail

21.09.11
Media analysis: The u-turn by the Metropolitan police over its absurd attempt to order the Guardian to reveal its confidential sources for some of its phone-hacking revelations is, of course, welcome... more

Watchdog chairman quits over hacking report branded a 'whitewash'

29.07.11
The chairman of the press watchdog has resigned after being criticised heavily for her handling of the phone-hacking crisis... more

Don't axe PCC - press must put its own house in order

27.07.11
In the wake of the phone hacking scandal, it has become open season on the Press Complaints Commission. It is now fashionable to heap ordure over the PCC without much thought about the consequences... more

In the air: C4 pins hopes on Olympics ad revival

15.06.11
Visibility is cloudy and the mood not much better in the TV advertising market. Channel 4 chief executive David Abraham, who was at the Commons culture media and sport select committee yesterday, said he now expects advertising revenues in the second half of 2011 will be flat... more

Human Rights Act must be changed, says ex-watchdog

25.05.11
The Human Rights Act should be amended urgently to end the 'shambles' of judges gagging newspapers over the private lives of celebrities, the former head of the press watchdog says... more

Ryan Giggs has done more than just score an own goal

25.05.11
So which side are you on in l'affaire Giggs, a tale of vanities and unintended consequences that could inspire an entire Jerry Springer Opera?... more

Editors protest too much about threat of privacy law

18.05.11
It seems as though no news story is breaking at present without newspapers transforming it into an opportunity to raise the alarm about the perils of privacy... more

Would any paper dare to break a super-injunction?

11.05.11
Privacy is all the rage, with twists and turns every day. Yesterday, Max Mosley's attempt to tighten privacy legislation was defeated. The day before, the Duchess of Cambridge's family, the Middletons, made a formal complaint to the Press Complaints Commission about their privacy being compromised by the publication of five-year-old holiday pictures... more

Paparazzi 'harassing Middleton family'

07.04.11
The media have been warned to avoid using paparazzi pictures of Kate Middleton's family after they were followed by photographers ... more

Why we are fast losing our social mobility

11.02.11
Politicians who used to lambast Labour's "social engineering" have been at it themselves this week over university access... more

In the air: Guardian axes top job in power shift

09.02.11
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

So will press watchdog show bite at last over phone hacking?

02.02.11
Ten years ago this week, the Press Complaints Commission celebrated its 10th anniversary with a glittering party that attracted a couple of royal guests - princes Charles and William - along with a measure of criticism for being too self-congratulatory... more

Joanna Yeates case demonstrates ‘casual cruelty’ of journalism

05.01.11
Media analysis: Journalists appalled at treatment in the press of the man arrested over landscape architect's death, Christopher Jefferies... more

Tweeting will not interfere with justice, rules top judge

20.12.10
The country's most senior judge gives the go-ahead to tweeting in court... more

Andy Coulson cleared in phone tapping scandal

10.12.10
Downing Street communications chief Andy Coulson is cleared of phone-hacking allegations... more

Just what is privacy in the era of Google and Facebook?

19.05.10
Media Analysis: The problem of maintaining one’s privacy has widened to include the overwhelming majority of the population... more

Rod Liddle censured over ‘racist’ blog on black crime

30.03.10
Columnist Rod Liddle becomes first journalist to have a blog censured by Press Complaints Commission over his views on crime in London that led to him being branded a racist... more

MPs’ ideas to improve press self-regulation are flawed

24.02.10
Media Analysis: The Commons wants the media to police itself, but MPs are unsure of themselves on how to take on the PCC... more

Met denies claims it found 6,000 NoW phone-tap victims

16.11.09
Lawyers for the Met deny claims that an officer investigating possible phone-hacking by News of the World reporters found evidence that as many as 6,000 people's calls may have been intercepted... more

Kate and Gerry McCann to help raise plight of missing children

18.05.09
The parents of Madeleine McCann will join families of other vanished youngsters to mark International Missing Children’s Day... more

Even diplomats just love to rock

17.04.09
I have worshipped at the shrine of AC/DC since waiting in my car for my son to emerge from a Putney barber shop. That was almost 30 years ago. I had the radio on and there it was, the perfect rock '*' roll song, Highway To Hell... more

Health warning: rumours in cyberspace may seriously damage your credibility

15.04.09
Media analysis: One of the major problems in running stories about smear campaigns is obvious...... more

Harry Enfield sparks diplomatic storm

07.10.08
The Philippine government is furious about a sketch on Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse's BBC1 show last week. ... more

Anger at 'racist' Harry Enfield Filipina sketch

07.10.08
The Philippine community in Britain criticised comedian Harry Enfield for a sketch in which a man urges his neighbour to "mount" a Filipina maid... more

PCC ruling on Heathrow protest by the Camp for Climate Action

19.03.08
Alex Harvey of the Camp for Climate Action complained to the Press Complaints Commission that an article headlined "Militants will hit Heathrow" was inaccurate, in breach of Clause 1 (accuracy) of the Code of Practice. The complaint was upheld.... more

Small but perfectly formed

07.08.06
Mark Bolland loves caviar so he was excited at the thought of visiting Volstead, a new lounge-bar near Piccadilly that serves the sturgeon's roe. But, as he discovered, small is beautiful here and it's not a place where people go to eat.... more


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