Journalism.co.uk: Manchester Evening News launches iPhone news app
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"The Manchester Evening News (MEN) has become one of the first UK regional titles to launch a news application for the iPhone."
Category Archives: manchester
How-Do: Is GMG set to launch a local Guardian-branded website for Manchester? – Rumours and Conjecture
"Guardian Media Group appears to be researching the possibility of launching a new local website to cover the Manchester area. The site, if it comes to fruition, will be branded with the Guardian name and offer a highly focused local service looking to 'connect you with your local community.'"
cybersoc.com: bbc manchester blog: end of the project is a great starting point
The BBC Manchester Blog will be closing on Sunday. ... Robin Hamman provides "a brief summary of some of the key things we've learned from the project"
Manchester Evening News: Data loss kept secret
"Personal medical information on about 4,000 NHS patients has been lost - and they have not been told. ...
Using freedom of information laws, the M.E.N. learned a member of staff lost the memory stick on her way to work last month."
Holdthefrontpage.co.uk: Newspaper’s online mapping hopes to solve city’s congestion troubles
"The Manchester Evening News is to use interactive mapping technology to show the results of a major survey into road congestion. ... It wants readers to get in touch about long-running roadworks, problem traffic lights and constant bottlenecks"
How-Do: The MEN – ‘Business is our Business’
"The [Manchester Evening News} believes it is in a strong position to withstand and indeed see off the launch of Crain's Manchester Business in the coming months."
FT.com: US publisher to launch business magazine
The FT has an update on the regional business press, including Trinity's Business7 in Scotland, Crain's Manchester Business, and TheBusinessDesk.co.uk
How-Do: Brauner to edit Crain’s Manchester Business weekly newspaper
"Steve Brauner, editor of the North West Evening Mail in Barrow is to be the editor of the forthcoming Crain’s Manchester Business weekly newspaper."
Manchester Evening News: Future is online for Asian News
The Asian News, which is going online-only, has 41,000 unique visitors per month.
How-Do: Asian News closes print edition
Theasiannews.co.uk will now be MEN Media’s first purely digital publication.
The Asian News: We’re ten and we’re changing
Editor Shelina Begum: "From now on we will be an online only publication dropping traditional newspaper form. ... sian News website is already one of the most successful in the MEN Media Group with 200,000 hits per month from 41,000 distinct visitors."
How-Do: MEN circulation expected to stay constant in latest ABCs
"MEN Media is forecasting that the latest six monthly ABC figures to be published in August will show the paper’s total circulation remaining constant at around 180,000, with paid for sales falling by just 6,000 since last December."
Manchester Evening News: The Party Animal: Anatomy of a story
David Ottewell: "I started this blog party to be accountable. I'm open to criticism, and I will respond. But don't suggest I'm claiming something that isn't true, unless you've checked your facts and come to me for a response. And be grateful that I would
Richard Butt: Beaten up for doing his job
Channel M cameraman John Clarke was beaten up by four youths outside the magistrates' courts in Ashton under Lyne.