Review of UK papers. Thurs 2nd Feb 23. Broadsheets. Guardian: ‘Funeral of Tyre Nichols’, FT: ‘Walkout. Trains and schools shut down’, Times: ‘British Gas breaking into homes of the vulnerable’, & Telegraph: ‘RAF faces crisis over drive for diversity.’ https://twitter.com/CIoJournalist/status/1621267907572375553
Review of UK papers. Thurs 2nd Feb 23. Middle Markets. Mail: ‘New Law to stop school strike mayhem’, i: ‘Liz Truss comeback ignites fears of new Tory civil war’, Express: ‘Has someone got our Nicola?’ & Evening Standard: ‘£32bn Shell profits fuel new tax storm.’ https://twitter.com/CIoJournalist/status/1621268642888355842
Review of UK papers. Thurs 2nd Feb 23. Tabloids. Star: ‘The Devil’s moved to Suffolk’, Sun: ‘Footie charter leaked’, Mirror: ‘New dog attack horror. When will someone care?’ & Metro: ‘Now it really hurts.’ https://twitter.com/CIoJournalist/status/1621269258515759105
Review of world papers. Thurs 2nd Feb 23. Gulf News: ‘Fed slows rate hikes, signals more increases’, New York Times: ‘Neighbours help Russia sidestep sanctions’, Japan Times: ‘NATO- China learning from Ukraine war’, & Business Day SA: ‘New bid to sink deal for powerships.’ https://twitter.com/CIoJournalist/status/1621271841057685505
Celebration of photojournalism history: ‘Photograph 1918-19 shows American photographer Helen Johns Kirtland listening through tubes as two soldiers stand by smoking.’ Goes to show photographers use their ears as well as their eyes. https://twitter.com/CIoJournalist/status/1621272890329993218
Style Tips. AP 2018 advised: ‘When performing data anayslis and conveying conclusions, strive for accuracy and simplicity. Do not obfuscate with technical or overstate conclusions. A number alone does not signify much. It must be compared against something.’ https://twitter.com/CIoJournalist/status/1621273683082842113
Media Law Tips. IPSO backs http://theboltonnews.co.uk coverage of a court case and taking photograph of the defendant. See: https://ipso.co.uk/rulings-and-resolution…/ruling/… Defendant complained under Discrimination, Harassment & Privacy clauses. No breaches. Not upheld. https://twitter.com/CIoJournalist/status/1621276053795651587
North American Newspapers for Thursday 2nd February 2023
Guardian reports: ‘Jane Hill and Ben Brown among anchors axed as BBC merges news channels. Insiders say departure of popular BBC News presenters – with Martine Croxall also going – could prompt ageism row.’ See: https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/feb/02/stars-miss-out-as-bbc-names-anchors-for-merged-news-channel
Guardian reports: ‘ChatGPT reaches 100 million users two months after launch. Unprecedented take-up may make AI chatbot the fastest-growing consumer internet app ever, analysts say.’ See: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/feb/02/chatgpt-100-million-users-open-ai-fastest-growing-app
Guardian reports: ‘Netflix accidentally posts guidelines for cracking down on password sharing.’ See: https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/feb/02/netflix-accidentally-posts-guidelines-for-cracking-down-on-password-sharing
Guardian reports: ‘Indian journalist freed on bail after being jailed for two years without trial. Muslim reporter Siddique Kappan had been charged under draconian anti-terrorism laws.’ See: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/feb/02/indian-journalist-freed-bail-siddique-kappan-jailed-two-years-without-trial
Guardian reports: “‘It’s heartbreaking’: mother of Archie Battersbee says he was bullied online. Hollie Dance, who fought legal battle to stop her son’s life support being switched off, says he received threatening messages.” See: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/feb/02/mother-of-archie-battersbee-says-he-was-bullied-online
Guardian reports: “Beano accused of promoting junk food to children. Quizzes on comic’s website give ‘free advertising’ to well-known high fat, salt and sugar brands, say researchers.” See: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/feb/02/beano-accused-of-promoting-junk-food-to-children
Janet Walker writes Guardian Obituary on ‘Kate Wilson, who has died aged 73, was one of Channel 4’s first business affairs executives. She spent 40 years in the industry, eventually setting up her own successful consultancy.’ See: https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/feb/02/kate-wilson-obituary
Guardian reports: ‘Why rumours of BBC Radio 2’s demise might be overstated. Could losing half a million listeners to rivals, plus Vanessa Feltz and Ken Bruce leaving, signal trouble – or that the station is doing something right?.’ See: https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/feb/02/why-rumours-of-radio-2-demise-might-be-overstated-steve-wright-vanessa-feltz-ken-bruce
‘A former Canadian journalist has died after a random attack in Toronto a week ago.’ See: https://linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7026579313818791937?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop & https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/michael-finlay-death-danforth-1.6732775
‘Bulgarian investigative journalist and director of the Bellingcat investigative reporting group, Christo Grozev, is being forced to relocate from Austria after threats.’ See: https://linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7026582461530664960?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop & https://www.falter.at/zeitung/20230131/der-mann-der-putins-killer-jagt
‘Few will know that the new Editor in chief of The Wall Street Journal left Lewes in East Sussex to start her worldwide adventure.’ See: https://linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7026588715258925056?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop & https://www.fipp.com/news/being-bold-and-brave-lessons-in-leadership-from-emma-tucker-new-editor-of-the-wall-street-journal/#
An undercover investigation by The Times has shown that British gas debt collectors are forcing entry to fit in prepayment meters to some of the most vulnerable householders.’ See: https://linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7026856835802365952?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop & https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/british-gas-prepayment-meter-debt-energy-bills-investigation-wrgnzt6xs
‘A former Bloomberg reporter, Mathew Carr was fired because of his poor performance rather than because he was a whistleblower on the agency’s views on climate change.’ See: https://linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7026996599679512576?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop & https://www.law360.com/corporate-crime-uk/articles/1572004/bloomberg-reporter-loses-unfair-dismissal-claim-
‘US News anchor Yasmin Vossoughian was told her chest pains were due to acid reflux only to be rushed to hospital and diagnosed with pericarditis.’ See: https://linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7027000027948412928?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop & https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2023/02/01/msnbc-host-vossoughian-suffers-myocarditis-after-common-cold-anti-vaxxers-spread-unfounded-claims/?sh=5b1954ed5072
The 3rd Baron Hemingford, who died in January was better known as the journalist Nicholas Herbert.’ See: https://linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7027002567096193024?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop & https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2023/02/02/nick-herbert-obituary-lord-hemingford-hereditary-peers-journalist/
‘After 28 months in prison Kerela journalist Saddique Kappan has walked out after getting bail.’ See: https://linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7026894894270967808?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop & https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/2/2/siddique-kappan-india-journalist-walks-out-of-jail-after-2-years
French Newspapers for Thursday 2nd February 2023
Hold The Front Page reports: ‘Regional press editors have been urged to give their reporters the freedom to make use of new relaxed restrictions around covering family courts.’ See: https://www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk/2023/news/editors-urged-to-help-local-reporters-take-advantage-of-family-court-pilot/
Hold The Front Page reports: ‘Journalists working for a regional publisher are set to begin secondments in the USA as part of the group’s transatlantic expansion.’ See: https://www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk/2023/news/stateside-secondments-begin-as-journalist-reveals-american-move/
Hold The Front Page reports: ‘A news industry chief has dismissed claims that some parts of the country have become “news deserts” as a “myth” following the release of new research on local news readership.’ See: https://www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk/2023/news/industry-chief-says-new-data-shows-news-desert-claims-are-a-myth/
Hold The Front Page reports: ‘An editor who ran a weekly newspaper for almost a quarter of a century has died aged 89. Tributes have been paid to Alan Bensted.’ See: https://www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk/2023/news/editor-who-ran-weekly-for-24-years-dies-aged-89/
Hold The Front Page reports: ‘Regional news title has vowed its reporters will visit 365 different neighbourhoods across the city it serves in 2023. MyLondon has made the pledge in a bid to ensure that “every corner of the city is well-represented.”’ See: https://www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk/2023/news/news-sites-reporters-to-visit-365-different-neighbourhoods-in-2023/
Hold The Front Page reports: ‘A reader has been spared jail over a bomb threat that caused an editor to fear answering his phone.’ See: https://www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk/2023/news/reader-spared-jail-over-bomb-threat-that-left-editor-in-distress/
Press Gazette reports: ‘News avoidance? We’re not seeing it, say Sky News bosses after bumper 2022 .’ See: https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/broadcast/sky-news-2022-growth-ukraine-data-politics-podcasts/
Press Gazette reports: ‘BBC names five chief presenters for combined TV news channel but big names lose out.’ See: https://pressgazette.co.uk/the-wire/media-jobs-uk-news/bbc-names-five-chief-presenters-for-combined-tv-news-channel/
Press Gazette interview feature: “‘I love Britain’: New York Times’ outgoing Europe editor on anti-UK bias claims, Ukraine and London newsroom growth.” See: https://pressgazette.co.uk/news-leaders/new-york-times-britain-jim-yardley/
Press Gazette reports: ‘How Google has downgraded importance of news websites in search results.’ See: https://pressgazette.co.uk/media-audience-and-business-data/news-publishers-lose-google-search-visibility-2022/
Press Gazette reports: ‘RAJARs: Talkradio and Times Radio end 2022 with double-digit listener growth.’ See: https://pressgazette.co.uk/media-audience-and-business-data/media_metrics/rajars-q4-2022-talkradio-times-radio-gb-news-radio/
New York Times reports (behind paywall) : ‘Alphabet’s Profit Falls 34% Amid Ads Slowdown. Google’s parent company reported its fourth consecutive drop in quarterly profit, weeks after culling 6 percent of its work force to cut costs.’ See: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/02/technology/alphabet-earnings.html
FT reports (behind paywall) ‘Reality check for Spotify and the podcast boom. Big investments in the audio format turn into a drag on the company’s returns.’ See: https://www.ft.com/content/d16058e7-03a3-4a34-bea5-590313196dd1
FT reports (behind paywall): ‘Instagram founders launch Artifact to rival Twitter and tackle misinformation. Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger are self-funding the AI-driven news app that can promote content to challenge user views.’ See: https://www.ft.com/content/85553e43-5623-4c30-ab57-2232e250ec0c
FT Editorial 29th January 2023 (behind paywall): ‘Another threat to UK media freedom. A loosely worded bill conflates journalists and whistleblowers with spies.’ See: https://www.ft.com/content/73e39ffd-b146-4fea-9500-358dcae5dd52
Arab News reports: ‘Meta accused of playing double game on data scraping.’ See: https://www.arabnews.com/node/2243816/media
Arab News reports: ‘The Kingdom vs Captagon: Arab News investigates war on drug in latest Deep Dive.’ See: https://www.arabnews.com/node/2243486/media
Mark Lavie writes for Jerusalem Post: ‘The end of Israeli journalism… or not – opinion. This isn’t over. Both sides have plenty of ammunition left. For those watching from outside, this is the time to take a step back.’ See: https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-729976
Jerusalem Post Editorial 24/1/23 ‘Will Likud restrict freedom of the press in Israel?- Journalists cannot do their jobs properly without recording interviews, particularly of people they suspect of wrongdoing. Boaz Bismuth should know better.’ See: https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-729389
Jerusalem Post reports: ‘Ian Black, respected Jewish journalist and Middle East expert, dies at 69 British Jewish journalist Ian Black, who spent most of his career at The Guardian which he joined in 1980, also did a stint at The Jerusalem Post.’ See: https://www.jpost.com/j-spot/article-729349
