FT.com: Hacking fears prompt Mirror review

"UK newspaper groups are coming under pressure to look closely at their internal operations. Shareholders in both DMGT and Trinity Mirror have told the Financial Times that in light of the phone-hacking allegations they would “assume no less” than a review of practices or an internal inquiry. ... Paul Dacre, editor of the Daily Mail and The Mail on Sunday, told a parliamentary committee last week that he was not aware of any story published under his editorship where material had been obtained unlawfully."

Media Guardian: MailOnline: what is the secret of its success?

"How did an internet-averse paper become the world's second largest English-language newspaper website (after the New York Times) so quickly? ... MailOnline has chased traffic aggressively and now captures 35% of all UK newspaper online traffic, recording 446% audience growth in three years without spending anything on marketing."

Observer: Mail considers bid for Independent

"Daily Mail owner Daily Mail and General Trust is believed to be considering a bid for the Independent and its Sunday sister title, part of Independent News & Media. It is unclear whether discussions between the two companies have taken place, or if a deal will be struck, but industry sources claim the titles could be off-loaded for £1, with DMGT taking on the loss-making papers' liabilities."

Times Online: The reading is all gloomy for newspaper proprietors

"[O]n a local level, papers are losing classified advertising market share to non-newspaper websites. JPMorgan thus cautioned that UK newspaper stocks, which have fallen by 40 per cent since the start of the year, compared with US papers down by 48 per cent, could fall farther."