Journalism Daily: Numbers for journalists, mydigitalnewspaper and a Newsquest redesign

Journalism.co.uk is trialling a new service via the Editors’ Blog: a daily round-up of all the content published on the Journalism.co.uk site.

We hope you’ll find it useful as a quick digest of what’s gone on during the day (similar to our e-newsletter) and to check that you haven’t missed a posting.

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Let us know what you think – all feedback much appreciated.

News and features:

• How to: get to grips with numbers as a journalist (part two)
• Newsquest relaunches websites for regional news network
• Pagesuite creates newspaper archive for e-editions
• Simon Mowbray leaves post as editorial director to go freelance

Tip of the day:

• Backing up Twitter

#FollowJourn:

• @rebeccamthomson/reporter

On the Editor’s Blog:

• PRCA launches petition against NLA’s backlink charging plans
• Archant announces 61.1% drop in profits

Editor’s Picks:

• Malcolm Coles: You can print from the FT, but don’t photocopy it
• Round-up: Charging for online – Murdoch and the FT
• MediaGuardian: In-depth interview with Enders Analysis’ Claire Enders
• Scottish Sun: Naming Baby P’s mum and step-dad

Tags: Journalism Daily, mydigitalnewspaper, Newsquest, numeracy

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Newsquest titles run BNP ad

This screengrab tells the story. Or visit Newsquest’s Bromsgrove Advertiser page directly. The newspaper is carrying a homepage banner advertising the BNP. The advert clicks through to the BNP website. At time of writing the same ad can be found on Newsquest’s Dudley News and Stourbridge News sites.

(via Jon Slattery’s blog)

Last year Archant title, the Hampstead & Highgate Express, defended its decision to carry BNP advertising.

Tags: BNP, bromsgrove advertiser, Newsquest

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Huffington Post: Gannett execs net nearly $2 million in bonuses

As Gannett’s US and UK staff at Newsquest prepare to take a week’s unpaid leave, executives at the parent company have been asked to justify bonuses of nearly $2 million in a statement to the Securities and Exchange Commission.

According to the HuffPo report, CEO Craig Dubow will receive $875,000, while four other executives will pocket $300,000, $270,000, $245,000, and $260,000.

Full story at this link…

Tags: Gannett, Newsquest, unpaid leave

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Readers begin making noises to keep Gazette in Colchester

The story, ‘Lights in the sky From Gazette,’ has attracted some non-related UFO / Chinese lantern comments: ’support’, of sorts, from readers for a call to keep the Gazette journalists in Colchester. But will it lead to a proper campaign…?

and this:

Tags: colchester gazette, newspaper, Newsquest, readers, uk journalism

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NUJ Release: Newsquest to axe editor and 13 editorial jobs at Colchester Gazette

Newsquest has told staff that it wants to axe the position of editor and up to 13 editorial jobs on the Colchester Gazette, and will move management and subbing of the paper to Basildon – 40 miles away.  Full release…

Tags: job losses, Newsquest, nuj

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MediaGuardian: Newsquest could face legal action over Glasgow redundancies

Herald Group's National Union of Journalists (NUJ) reps have hired employment lawyers following claims that staff could lose redundancy benefits if they do not either volunteer for redundancy or reapply for a position. Last month publishers Newquest told 250 journalists and production staff they must reapply for 30-40 fewer jobs or face redundancy in 90 days. Full story...

Tags: Herald, Herald Group, Herald&Times, Legal, National Union of Journalists, Newsquest, nuj, Scotland

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Local newspaper sees high traffic for online memorial

By creating an online version of the newspaper’s announcements page, the Limerick Leader has made its site the ‘focal point for entire community’s grieving,’ a press release from iAnnounce, the company which developed the page, said.

More than 17,600 people have now visited the Limerick Leader’s iAnnounce page for 28 year old Shane Geoghegan, who was shot dead in Kilteragh, Ireland, at the weekend.

Since the page was set up 36 hours ago, more than 8,500 ‘virtual candles’ have been lit and 2,000 messages of condolence written.

“The unexpected death of such a popular man as Shane has affected this very close community,” said Alex Stitt, the managing director of iAnnounce, in the release.

“It is a sign of the internet age that they have turned to online messaging to express their shock and sorrow at what has happened.”

iAnnounce is  used by various newspapers in the Johnston Press, Trinity Mirror and Newsquest newspaper groups, and was developed to make use social network tools for newspaper birth, deaths and marriages notices.

Tags: Alex Stitt, iAnnounce, Ireland, Johnston Press, Johnston Press plc, Kilteragh, Newsquest, Newsquest PLC, Republic of Ireland, Shane Geoghegan, social network tools, the Limerick Leader, Trinity Mirror, Trinity Mirror PLC

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