Independent: Stephen Glover: What Mail Online could teach its rivals
Wednesday, 4 May 2011, 21:58
"Mail Online is not yet making a profit but it could be making serious money within a few years – a notion which would have seemed far-fetched only 18 months ago. The huge size of its ever-increasing audience is becoming attractive to advertiser…
Runnin’ Scared: Osama Bin Laden Fake Death Photo Makes New York Post, Daily Mail, Sun, Mirror and So On
Tuesday, 3 May 2011, 00:08
"The obviously Photoshopped picture of a 'dead' Osama Bin Laden, which has been circulating since at least 2009, is printed large and proud … on page two of today's New York Post. They were far from the only ones to take the bait….
New York Times: Will James Murdoch Ride a Sky Broadcasting Deal to the Top?
Thursday, 24 February 2011, 11:20
"[Those] who know James Murdoch often note that he does not relish the newspaper culture the way his father does. He seems to take no delight in the company of reporters and in the sort of gossip that permeates the newspaper world and that his fat…
Retail Week: Print advertising remains central to retailers
Friday, 10 September 2010, 09:23
"Neil Jones, director of commercial strategy at News International, says that retailers account for about 30% of advertising spend for national newspapers – making them the most important sector of advertising for print media. At News International … that figure is 34% and for The Sun it is 40%."
Malcolm Coles: iDosing: spot the difference between the Sun’s and the Mail’s stories
Wednesday, 21 July 2010, 14:04
Malcolm Coles shows how the Mail and Sun rehashed a local TV news story from the Oklahoma.
Wired.com: Letter From the U.K.: The Death and Rebirth of British Tabloids
Tuesday, 6 July 2010, 11:32
Peter Kirwan: "Look ahead three or four years, and the prospect emerges of a transatlantic site, mirroring the talent and capital that shifts restlessly between Los Angeles and London. It’s not outlandish to project a scenario in which Mail Online employs a similar number of journalists in the United States and the U.K."
Daggle: How The Mainstream Media Stole Our News Story Without Credit
Tuesday, 1 June 2010, 21:01
"On Friday, I broke a tasty story about a woman suing Google, claiming bad directions caused her to get hit by a vehicle. Today, I discover our story is everywhere [including the Mail and the Sun], often with no attribution."
MediaWeek: The Sun to publish 3D issue
Tuesday, 27 April 2010, 12:40
"The Sun is to publish a 3D edition with 3D colour ads and editorial, including Page 3, a week before the start of this year's World Cup."
Guardian: Charlie Brooker on James Murdoch and his media empire
Saturday, 5 September 2009, 14:11
"Damien Thorn, offspring of Satan, was educated at Yale before inheriting a global business conglomerate at a shockingly young age and using it to hypnotise millions in a demonic bid to hasten Armageddon. James Murdoch's story is quite different. He went to Harvard."
Media Guardian: News Corp will charge for newspaper websites, says Rupert Murdoch
Thursday, 7 May 2009, 22:11
"Asked whether he envisaged fees at his British papers such as the Times, the Sunday Times, the Sun and the News of the World, he replied: 'We're absolutely looking at that.' Taking questions on a conference call with reporters and analysts, he said that moves could begin 'within the next 12 months‚' adding: 'The current days of the internet will soon be over.'"
Community Care: Mad World: Sun shortlisted for Baby P campaign award: our response
Thursday, 26 February 2009, 19:53
Simeon Brody: "We discovered yesterday that The Sun had been shortlisted for a Press Gazette [British Press Award] for its Baby P campaign. We found this very concerning and expect our readers will as well."
The Sun: He’s h-air Lehmann
Saturday, 20 September 2008, 15:04
The Sun has picked up the story of Jens Lehmann's helicopter flights. That'll be the story that Bildblog reported had been nicked from a local blogger by Bild….
Sunday, 29 June 2008, 18:01
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Strangely, the IoS neglects to [barely] mention[s] the Independent's debut figure in a review of the ABCes.
Saturday, 24 May 2008, 12:35
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"Made-up bullshit still drives huge traffic, if it’s marketed right."
