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Press Gazette Closes

From the Press Gazette's website

Friday, 24 November 2006
Press Gazette's editorial team would like to thank all of its readers over the past 41 years, and all of those who have given us support in the recent difficult weeks.
The magazine's staff was informed tonight by managing director Simon Read that they were being made redundant with immediate effect.

The publisher of the Spectator Kimberley Quinn is to leave the magazine after ten years service.She was of cause linked with an affair with the former Home Secretary David Blunkett.

"During Kimberly's time at the Spectator, the magazine has moved to new levels, becoming by far the most successful political weekly in the country," said Andrew Neil, the chief executive of the Spectator, said in a statement to staff.
"She will be missed but we wish every success in her future endeavours."

Rise of people Journalism


BBC News 24 is to launch what it has billed as the UK's first news programme based entirely on user generated content.
Your News, which begins a pilot run on Saturday, will broadcast stories, features and videos that have proved most popular with viewers on television and the internet.
The News 24 controller, Kevin Bakhurst, said the new programme would use some of the huge amount of content submitted to the BBC on a daily basis by the public.
"Your News will make use of the huge range of material being sent into the BBC by the public, some of which has already provided real newsgathering value," he said.
"Your News will reflect the stories catching our audience's eye and talking to them directly about the issues they feel really matter."

Why should Google make the money

An article by Peter Cole in today's Independent claims

"Google stands accused of accumulating advertising, and thus revenue, by hoovering up other people's product and delivering it under their own brand. It is known in the trade as aggregating."

"The argument, however, is not about ethics but money"

We are now in an era of falling advertising revenues and, in most cases, falling newspaper circulations. Convergence is the talk of the times, with newspaper owners and editors investing in new media alongside their traditional print products. The argument against that, accepted by many for a decade, was that you couldn't make significant money out of online journalism. Even those like The Guardian who have long invested in their website and developed an international brand on the back of it, have not seen the advertising revenues rolling in

"Alan Rusbridger, editor of The Guardian, said: "What's happening at the moment is that they [Google] are hoovering up stupendous amounts of money on the back of our content."