‘Phone hacking: Steve Coogan and Simon Hughes settle claims’
News Group Newspapers have reached an agreement with a group of 21 phone-hacking victims. Among these cases were Steve Coogan and Simon Hughes. Coogan received £40, 000 in his settlement, while Hughes received £45, 000. Others who have settled their phone-hacking claims include Paul Gascoigne, who received £60, 000 plus special damages of £8, 000 and George Galloway who received £25, 000
‘Sky News and Twitter: Do news organisations trust their journalists?’
Following Sky News’ “new draconian Twitter policy”, Kevin Anderson of the Strange Attractor blog asks whether or not news organisations trust their staff
‘Why newspapers are sold from bicycle stands in Tbilisi’
After City Hall’s removal of paper stands in the Georgian capital, news vendors have taken to selling news from mobile newsstands
‘On Syria’
Jillian C. York, the Director of International Freedom of Expression at the Electronic Frontier Foundation discusses Syria’s coverage in the media
‘Appeal court could be first to have cameras’
Government says that filming in courts will be debated soon but will “not happen overnight”
‘Wannabe Hacks build a new website’
Roy Greenslade discusses the success of the media website Wannabe Hacks and its plans for a revamp
‘BBC News channel must maintain quality, says trust’
The BBC Trust has said that its cost cutting of the BBC News channel should not lead to a decline in its quality
‘Facebook, Google and Twitter: Three distinctly different approaches to China’
The search engine Google and the social media sites Facebook and Twitter have revealed their approaches to China
News Group Newspapers settle 17 phone-hacking claims
News Group Newspapers have reached an agreement with a group of 21 phone-hacking victims. Among these cases were Steve Coogan and Simon Hughes. Coogan received £40, 000 in his settlement, while Hughes received £45, 000. Others who have settled their phone-hacking claims include Paul Gascoigne, who received £60, 000 plus special damages of £8, 000 and George Galloway who received £25, 000
‘Sky News and Twitter: Do news organisations trust their journalists?’
Following Sky News’ “new draconian Twitter policy”, Kevin Anderson of the Strange Attractor blog asks whether or not news organisations trust their staff
‘Why newspapers are sold from bicycle stands in Tbilisi’
After City Hall’s removal of paper stands in the Georgian capital, news vendors have taken to selling news from mobile newsstands
‘On Syria’
Jillian C. York, the Director of International Freedom of Expression at the Electronic Frontier Foundation discusses Syria’s coverage in the media
‘Appeal court could be first to have cameras’
Government says that filming in courts will be debated soon but will “not happen overnight”
‘Wannabe Hacks build a new website’
Roy Greenslade discusses the success of the media website Wannabe Hacks and its plans for a revamp
‘BBC News channel must maintain quality, says trust’
The BBC Trust has said that its cost cutting of the BBC News channel should not lead to a decline in its quality
‘Facebook, Google and Twitter: Three distinctly different approaches to China’
The search engine Google and the social media sites Facebook and Twitter have revealed their approaches to China