paidContent:UK: Newspapers To Govt: Make Google Pay For Our Content

Posted on 25 March, 2009 by Martin Stabe

"The UK newspaper business has called on the government to stop Google using its content, or else pay up for it. With publishers in an economic hole, The Newspaper Society and the Society Of Editors wrote to culture secretary Andy Burnham with “a list of urgent action points to help the local media industry”.

Journalism.co.uk: Reporting restrictions in Baby P case make public think press is covering up, says Society of Editors head

Posted on 5 December, 2008 by Martin Stabe

Bob Satchwell of the Society of Editors on how reporting restrictions effect on journalism is perceived by readers: "What is happening inadvertently, because of the internet, is that some people are suggesting that the media is conniving with the courts to suppress information which they feel they are entitled to know."

BBC News: MI5 head to brief MPs’ committee

Posted on 13 November, 2007 by Martin Stabe

"MP Martin Salter revealed [Jonathan] Evans was planning to meet privately with MPs. Mr Salter said he was "frustrated" as Mr Evans had spoken in public to the Society of Editors earlier this month."