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News International

All hail Rupert Murdoch. Without his money, there would be no good Times
As Rupert Murdoch turns 79 and the Times relaunches, it's worth remembering how much he has done to support print journalism
source: The Observer

Tally ho: Interview: Jeremy Hunt, Shadow Sec. of State for Culture & Media
Has Rupert Murdoch's empire been lobbying for a relaxation of broadcasting regulations on political neutrality, in return for the support of his newspapers? "I've never been asked by anyone in News International whether we have any plans to relax the impartiality requirements".
source: The Independent

Starcom and Leo Burnett make The Sunday Times 'best to work for' list
Publicis Groupe-owned Leo Burnett and Starcom are the only advertising and media agencies on this year's Sunday Times Top 100 'Best Companies to Work for' list.
source: Brand Republic

Newspaper Industry

Stephen Glover: Cash for content: is the Guardian as pure as it claims to be?
The Guardian has been chiding other newspapers for not taking seriously its "revelations" about the News of the World and telephone hacking. So it is with great fascination that I have been considering a leaked Guardian email that has fallen into my hands.
source: The Independent

Paddy Power offering odds on next Independent editor
Roger Alton 4/5
Ian Hislop 40/1
Piers Morgan 80/1

Los Angeles Times runs front page ad for $700,000
The Walt Disney Company paid roughly $700,000 to the Los Angeles Times for a front page ad for its upcoming "Alice in Wonderland" movie, a source at the newspaper confirmed to The Wrap.


News Corp

Dow Jones appoints new Communications Office
Dow Jones & Company announced the appointment of Bethany B. Sherman as chief communications officer. The company said Sherman will be responsible for all aspects of communications strategy for the global news and business

Abu Dhabi hopes high for media forum
The inaugural Abu Dhabi Media Summit [9-10 March] has drawn some of the industry's biggest US names, ranging from Rupert Murdoch, chairman of News Corp, to Eric Schmidt, the Google chief executive with whom Mr Murdoch has clashed about online content.
source: FT

Sky

Sky and Ofcom: the pay TV review will turn into a battle
Will Ofcom's fight with Sky lead to lower prices for sports and film fans or yet another Murdoch victory?
source: MediaGuardian

PCC

PCC needs to look beyond 'quango kings and queens'
This is the view of former PCC commission member and secretary of the D-Notice committee Nick Wilkinson who is among those to respond to a review of the governance of the PCC instituted by the watchdog’s chairman, Peta Buscombe.