BBC set to launch ‘Brave New World Service’ in 2014

world service

‘This is the BBC World Service’ – words that are heard every day all over the world, but ones that held particular resonance for John McCarthy as he was chained up in an underground cell with a radio pressed against his ear Read more »

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News International entrance

News International pays substantial sums to victims of phone-hacking

Swathes of celebrities and politicians have settled damages claims over the News of the World phone-hacking scandal, the High Court heard today Read more »

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US news agency AP opens bureau in North Korea

The Associated Press announced today the formal opening of a news bureau in North Korea Read more »

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Romney

The Journalism Foundation media monitor, 13 January 2012

Politico, the politics based media outlet is teaming up with Facebook to monitor posts about Republican presidential candidates. Read our daily round-up of media news and developments Read more »

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ipad

The Journalism Foundation media monitor, 23 December 2011

“I see people reading iPads and Kindles wherever I go – on trains, in cafés, even in schools.” Writes Roy Greenslade. Read our daily round-up of media news and developments Read more »

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the ny times

The Journalism Foundation media monitor, 20 December 2011

George Brock discusses the meaning of the abrupt departure of Janet Robinson, the CEO of the New York Times, which was announced last week. Read our daily round-up of media news
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The Journalism Foundation media monitor, 15 December 2011

The Protester has been named TIME Magazine’s Person of the Year: ‘protest is in some ways the source code for democracy — and evidence of the lack of it’. Read our daily round-up of media news Read more »

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The McCanns at the Leveson Inquiry

A foundation for the future of journalism

With the Leveson Inquiry in full swing, the reputation of the press has never been lower. Yet the importance of holding to account those who wield power has never been greater. Enter The Journalism Foundation – a new organisation dedicated to promoting free and fair reporting around the world, writes Simon Kelner Read more »

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