Media UK: Press news

Celebrities cannot turn publicity tap on and off, Mail editor tells inquiry - from Daily Mail

Thu, 9 Feb 2012 22:59:08 +0000

The editor of the Daily Mail, Paul Dacre (pictured), said film stars such as Hugh Grant, celebrity chefs and singers are ‘famous because they choose to be’.

It's a stick-up! Artist uses parcel tape to create popstar portraits that shine in the sunlight - from Daily Mail

Thu, 9 Feb 2012 21:07:36 +0000

Max Zorn fashions his amazing cinematic art using just packing tape and a scalpel, then hangs it over streetlamps across the world so the light brings it to life.

Daily Mail editor Paul Dacre refuses to retract Hugh Grant accusation - from Media Guardian

Thu, 9 Feb 2012 21:01:30 +0000

Leveson inquiry sees editor reject call to withdraw claim actor lied as Max Clifford says phone hacking a 'cancer' by a minority

Abu Qatada's weight and the showbizification of terror - from Media Guardian

Thu, 9 Feb 2012 20:00:14 +0000

The latest tabloid attempt to paint 'preacher of hate' Abu Qatada as a bloater certainly puts his lesser sins in perspective

Will Amanda Holden be the Simon Cowell's achilles heel? - from Media Guardian

Thu, 9 Feb 2012 20:00:12 +0000

The Britain's Got Talent audience's demands that Amanda Holden returns as a judge may spell doom for the Karaoke Sauron

Ian Edmondson contradicts Colin Myler over McCann diary - from Media Guardian

Thu, 9 Feb 2012 19:40:34 +0000

Leveson inquiry hears former news editor give different version of lead up to publication of document in News of the World

Paul Dacre gives evidence at the Leveson inquiry - video - from Media Guardian

Thu, 9 Feb 2012 19:32:01 +0000

News of the World sources back up Guido Fawkes claims about photographs - from Media Guardian

Thu, 9 Feb 2012 19:07:36 +0000

Politics blog said paper paid £20,000 for pictures of William Hague's special adviser in gay bar, but never used them

Bradley Manning to face formal trial on February 23 - from Media Guardian

Thu, 9 Feb 2012 18:20:00 +0000

Date set for WikiLeaks suspect's arraignment hearing amid continued questions over length of time he has been in custody

News of the World journalists reveal a newsroom culture of bullying and stress - from Media Guardian

Thu, 9 Feb 2012 18:10:58 +0000

Leveson inquiry hears anonymous allegations of hacking and bribery in testimony quoted by NUJ's Michelle Stanistreet

Ian Edmonson gives evidence at the Leveson inquiry - video - from Media Guardian

Thu, 9 Feb 2012 17:29:36 +0000

Paul Dacre's press card system is ridiculous, says NUJ boss - from Media Guardian

Thu, 9 Feb 2012 16:58:37 +0000

Michelle Stanistreet tells Leveson inquiry that 'kitemark' scheme would absolve editors and would never work

They're changing tunes at Buckingham Palace - from Media Guardian

Thu, 9 Feb 2012 16:34:52 +0000

They may be a hardened bunch but the media press pack was on their best behaviour at the launch of the Diamond Jubilee concert

The logic of an FT takeover - from Media Guardian

Thu, 9 Feb 2012 16:02:42 +0000

It makes sense: the two titans of business information, Thomson Reuters and Bloomberg, competing for a great news brand

Senior Tanzanian journalist arrested - from Media Guardian

Thu, 9 Feb 2012 15:45:22 +0000

The director of the Tanzania Media Women's Association (Tamwa), Ananilea Nkya, was arrested early today in Dar es Salaam.