links for 2007-02-11

The text of Wednesday’s Parliamentary debate about the Government’ proposed FOIA fees changes.

Vera Baird answers a PQ from Oliver Heald: “There are no plans to introduce a requirement for people to provide proof of identity” when making FOI requests.

“News International is conducting an internal investigation into a suspected fraud after finding a discrepancy of around £500,000 in its advertising sales department in Ireland.”

“With or without independence, the SNP also want to see media policy-making powers shifted from Westminster to Holyrood and UK broadcast regulator Ofcom replaced by a Scottish equivalent.”

“Monocle, the brainchild of style-bible Wallpaper*creator Tyler Brule, is a high-quality monthly glossy for jet-setters who want an international perspective on the world.”

Key line from this report from the WAN study: “However, the average circulation of paid-for dailies in Europe did show a decline of around 6.34% over the five-year period.”

Enough talking about Big Media not getting it says Richard Sambrook. “For me this year has to be less about talking and more about doing.”

“The Associated Press and NowPublic.com said Friday they had agreed to a partnership to let AP to use photographs, video and news from “citizen journalists” in its newsgathering operation.”

Thank You, Peter Preston: “The name of their game isn’t buttressing print, but an orderly, managed migration – a step into the future, not a hankering after the past.”

“Newspaper publishers have close to zero chance of getting the younger generation to read print editions in the years ahead”