jamesrb.co.uk: The London Weekly: why I’m not laughing
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"The problem with The London Weekly isn’t that the product is dire – it’s instead the gaping chasm between its hype and its reality."
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The Annotated London Weekly – a set on Flickr
Jonathan Warren dissects the London Weekly, finding a heavy reliance on press releases and copy from the Bang Showbiz agency.
Print Week: London’s latest freesheet branded ‘a shocker’
"The publisher has still not confirmed where The London Weekly is printed and one contract newspaper printer told PrintWeek this morning: 'We contacted them about the contract but never heard back from them. Nobody knows where the title is being printed, we talked to our distributors and they aren't giving any information out. Nobody seems to know anything.'"
jamesrb.co.uk: The London Weekly: a few answers and a lot more questions
James Ball and Judith Townend continue digging into the mysterious free newspaper that claims to be launching this week.
jamesrb.co.uk: The curious case of The London Weekly
"At a time when journalists are constantly having to state and prove the case for professional reporting, the outlets nearest that front line were utterly beaten by their readers - many of whom found some of these key details within minutes of the news posts."