Peter Kirwan: "[A]nyone thinking of buying Trinity Mirror at the moment should think in terms of paying money for its digital operation — and picking up print for free as part of the deal."

In a presentaion given as part of a job interview, Joanna Geary notes that according to Ofcom, two-thirds of people in Birmingham use mobiles to access the Internet and that this representes a huge, untapped market for regional papers.

"The Birmingham Post has become the first UK newspaper to cover an event by both broadcasting live on the internet and blogging."

"With a new communications act still three years away, the rest of the media industry is watching intently. Trinity Mirror’s [Sly] Bailey said: ‘Given [Google's] strengths and market-leading position, it is critical that they remain true to their corpor

Trinity Mirror’s Neil Benson: "Our research shows that our web sites have a markedly younger demographic than most of our newspapers. In addition, we are finding that younger people who would not read a newspaper are beginning to interact on our web sites

"With the exception of Johnston Press, most of the big newspaper shares - on both sides of the pond - have actually outperformed Google over the past three months."

Brilliant idea from Birmingham Post editor Marc Reeves: "Let’s make the Post the first 100% twittered newsroom in the UK".

"Articles relating to high-profile court cases should be removed from online news archives, the former Lord Chancellor has told the BBC."

"The laptop is part of it. Apparently, when we all move over to our new site at Fort Dunlop, everyone will be swapping their antiquated Mac Classics for one of these."

"The laptop is part of it. Apparently, when we all move over to our new site at Fort Dunlop, everyone will be swapping their antiquated Mac Classics for one of these."

The FT has an update on the regional business press, including Trinity’s Business7 in Scotland, Crain’s Manchester Business, and TheBusinessDesk.co.uk

"[Trinity Mirror] says that after 10 weeks Business7 is already distributing 18,000 copies, hitting 90 per cent of its target of 20,000."

Joanna Geary’s document of feedback from blog readers about what the Birmingham Post should do with its relaunch.

Joanna Geary is part of the team working on the redevelopment the Birmingham Post’s web site. She’s looking for feedback on what sort of content people use news websites for…