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10 July 2008
Future on the line for regionals
Regional papers are turning to the net for their future revenue streams, as they haemorrhage advertisers from their print editions amid growing economic uncertainty.

7 July 2008
Mobile journalists to share desks
Mobile journalists, or mojos, face losing their desks as newspapers look to take advantage of mobile technologies, such as laptops and WiFi, to cut down on office real estate.

3 July 2008
Regional star does four million impressions
The web offering of Britain's biggest-selling regional evening newspaper, the Express & Star, has reached a new milestone by breaking through the four million barrier for monthly page impressions.

30 June 2008
Journalists should take blogging seriously
Too few journalists treat blogging seriously and are failing to grasp the truth that the blogging revolution is threatening the established order of journalism, according to Guardian media commentator, Roy Greenslade.

26 June 2008
BBC wants Ł800,000 local video kitty
The BBC has unveiled plans for an £800,000 fund to source local video content from outside the organisation, as part of a £68 million investment in its local network.

23 June 2008
Mail posts first-class online figures
Mail Online has leapfrogged Telegraph.co.uk to become the most popular online national newspaper, according to the latest Audit Bureau of Circulation Electronic (ABCe) statistics.

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30 July 2007

UK news websites should show PCC logo

All UK newspaper websites should display the logo of a media regulator in a bid to ensure the integrity of standards online.

The director of the Press Complaints Commission (PCC) has made the call after observing the debate over trust in broadcasting – which has been sparked by the premium phone-in scandals.

Tim Toulmin said it would be a good idea if newspaper websites displayed the PCC logo as a sign that they adhere to its guidelines.

He said it is not enough to subscribe to a system of regulation, it is important to publicise that fact.

Mr Toulmin added that the PCC has said before that it will encourage more newspaper websites to make clear that they abide by the press Code of Practice, which includes rules on accuracy, privacy and news-gathering. Doing so is in the interests of everyone: the website in question, the Commission and most importantly the person who may wish to complain.

Advertising their own responsibility in this manner, he added, is one way for publications to capitalise on the benefits of self-regulation and reinforce to consumers why they can trust the service.

He also said there were economic benefits to the online newspaper industry because international readers would appreciate British efforts to indicate trustworthiness.