BBC Trust rejects corporation’s £68m local online video plans
The BBC's controversial proposals to launch a £68m network of local news websites with video content have been refused by the BBC Trust. By Mark Sweney
BBC Trust expected to knock back online local video plans
Controversial BBC plans to launch a £68m network of local news websites are expected to be rejected in their current form by the BBC Trust. By Tara Conlan
The online FT should be pink with embarrassment over its redesign
Andrew Brown: The new Financial Times website looks as if it has been aimed at people who don't want to read
Can newspapers make money from the funnies? King features is about to find out
For newspapers, comics have an intangible value—a small group of readers are devoted to their favorite strips. But in general, newspapers haven't been able to turn that devotion into revenue. Hearst-owned King Features, one of the largest syndicators of newspaper comic strips, thinks it can change that with the launch of an ad-driven portal called Comics Kingdom
Life magazine photo collection goes online
From Marilyn Monroe to Barack Obama, 10 million images are to be made available on Google. By Ewen MacAskill in Washington
FT.com: From too much to too little
Jack Schofield looks at the Financial Times' website overhaul and is not completely overwhelmed
Real and virtual chase for Second Life divorce couple
Reporters won the trust in cyberspace of the pair, who were reluctant to talk to the actual press. By Steven Morris
Fresh attacks on BBC local web plans
The Mail Online editorial director has described the BBC as a 'boa constrictor' that has no business competing with regional papers. By Jemima Kiss
Local papers are vital – and must be saved
Alan Rusbridger proposes a solution to the threats faced by local newspapers
Andrew Gilligan, “kennite” and sockpuppeting
Evening Standard columnist Andrew Gilligan has been accused by a blogger of internet "sockpuppeting".
Sienna Miller sues paparazzi for harassment
Hollywood actor Sienna Miller has launched legal proceedings against Big Pictures photography agency and founder Darryn Lyons. By Afua Hirsch
Could hyperlocal BBC websites kill off the regional newspapers’ golden goose?
The dispute between the BBC and the regional newspaper industry, which I referred to yesterday, has taken another turn. It appears that the Tories are going to oppose the BBC's plan to launch hyperlocal news websites
NUJ chief Jeremy Dear ‘bemused’ by papers’ attacks on BBC online plans
NUJ general secretary Jeremy Dear has said he is 'slightly bemused' by the objections of regional newspapers to BBC plans to expand its local online news services. By Ben Dowell
Trinity Mirror’s Sly Bailey wades into row over BBC local video plans
Trinity Mirror chief executive Sly Bailey has branded the BBC Trust's public value test for the corporation's video website plans a sham. By Oliver Luft
Junk food ads shifting from television to wider media
Cartoon characters such as Tony the Tiger are disappearing from TV advertisements but appearing more frequently in press, radio and the internet, according to a report. By Mark Sweney