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Buffett’s words are food for thought for journalists

It has surprised many observers that Buffett has just spent quite a lot of his company’s money on buying a group of local newspapers in America. As recently as 2009, the Sage of Omaha couldn’t have been clearer about the prospects for the printed press Read more »

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Leveson indicates the direction of his final report

Lord Justice Leveson gave an indication as to the direction of his final report, which will set out the measures taken in order to improve the culture, practice and ethics of the press Read more »

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Video: Hugh Grant and Jon Snow lend support to The Journalism Foundation

Last week, luminaries from across the media and entertainment industries gathered to pay homage to The Journalism Foundation’s work around the world. Watch the film, featuring Hugh Grant, Jon Snow, Baroness Kennedy and more Read more »

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Sir Menzies Campbell

Ming Campbell: Good journalism is the foundation of democracy

In the build up to The Journalism Foundation’s gala event, A Priceless Evening, we are compiling the views of figures from across the media spectrum on journalism today and in the future Read more »

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Marta Cooper, Editorial Researcher at Index on Censorship

Marta Cooper: Press freedom is the bedrock of democratic society

Coinciding with The Journalism Foundation’s gala event earlier this week, we have been compiling the views of figures from across the media spectrum on journalism today Read more »

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Photography exhibition honours murdered Mexican journalists

Aid agency CAFOD launches photography exhibition in collaboration with The Guardian and Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) commemorating Mexican reporters who have been killed since 2000 Read more »

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World Press Freedom Day: Research finds one journalist killed every week

Research published to coincide with World Press Freedom Day by Reporters Without Borders shows that one journalist is killed somewhere in the world every week Read more »

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Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch addresses a session of the World Economic Forum in Davos

Report declares Murdoch ‘not fit’ to run News Corporation

A select committee report has said that Rupert Murdoch is ‘not a fit person to exercise the stewardship of major international company,’ and James Murdoch showed ‘wilful ignorance’ Read more »

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Simon Kelner: Local papers are the lifeblood of communities

A respected media analyst told a committee of MPs not long ago that up to half of the UK’s local papers could close by 2014. Journalism has a bad reputation at the moment, but we’ll miss it if it’s not there Read more »

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HalifaxCourier

Fears of jobs losses as five Johnston Press dailies go weekly

The National Union of Journalists fears ‘a massacre of journalists’ jobs’ at Johnston Press after the publisher announced that it is converting five of its daily newspapers into weekly publications Read more »

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