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By Press Gazette 24 May 15:44
News Corporation has announced that it will split into two distinct publicly-traded companies as of 28 June.
By William Turvill 24 May 9:09
The Guardian is to move web address later this year from guardian.co.uk to theguardian.com.
By Press Gazette 23 May 14:49
Twitter has reacted to a series of hacking attacks on high-profile media organisations by beefing up its security.
By William Turvill 23 May 10:01
A group of ten sixth form students this week took over the running of The Comet newspaper in Stevenage.
By Press Gazette 23 May 9:40
Former Coventry Telegraph health reporter Warren Manger has landed a job on the Sunday Mirror features desk after being a finalist at the British Journalism Awards.
By William Turvill 22 May 10:38
Five hyperlocal news websites have received £10,000 each as part of a new funding project.
By William Turvill 21 May 14:36
New police media guidelines place journalists in the "same bracket" as criminals, according to the Daily Mail.
By William Turvill 21 May 12:47
The Independent is advertising for an internship lasting for 11 weeks on its website.
By William Turvill 21 May 11:50
Journalism charity the Thomson Foundation has appointed media adviser Lord Chandos as its new chairman.
By Press Gazette 20 May 16:40
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By Press Gazette 20 May 14:38
The Evening Standard reports today that an un-named senior police officer may have sold information about senior goings-on at the Met Police to the News of the World in 2006.
By William Turvill 20 May 10:58
The BBC website is more likely to show up in a Google news results search than any other UK news site, according to new figures.
By Gavriel Hollander 20 May 9:43
John Prescott has launched an attack on the BBC for its “ridiculous” wages and the cost of its relocation to Salford. The former Deputy Prime Minister used his regular Sunday Mirror column to criticise the taxpayer-funded broadcast after the National Audit Office last week unveiled its relocation bill.
By William Turvill 17 May 14:30
The Financial Times has become the latest news organisation to be hacked by a group calling itself the Syrian Electronic Army.
By Press Gazette 17 May 10:27
Live video coverage of the Society of Editors Regional Press Awards.
By Press Gazette 16 May 14:11
The Times political reporter Anushka Asthana has moved to Sky News as political correspondent.
By Press Gazette 15 May 16:18
Two un-named Northern Ireland journalist have been issued with death threats by Loyalist paramilitaries, according to the NUJ.
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By Gavriel Hollander 15 May 12:12
The organisers of the World Press Photo awards have insisted that the winning picture was not faked.
By Press Gazette 14 May 16:20
The Times and Sky News lead the way with ten nominations each in this year’s Online Media Awards organised by The Drum.
By William Turvill 14 May 12:50
Immediate Media is to launch a new pre-school title for girls, Blossom, next month.

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