The Guardian is reporting that the BBC has spent a whopping £200, 000 covering the rescue of the Chilean miners in a reporting effort that involved as many as 40 members of staff.
So expensive has the story proved that BBC’s ability to report from the Cancun climate talks has been compromised. Although tweeters have been praising its wall to wall coverage. Read more »
Wikileaks is working with London-based journalism nonprofit the Bureau of Investigative Journalism to release a massive cache of classified US military field reports related to the Iraq War. Iain Overton, according to a post on Newsweek’s Declassified blog. Read more »
How long can Andy Coulson last now that it has been confirmed that he will be interviewed by the Metropolitan Police? The Met will talk to David Cameron’s director of communications as part of fresh inquiries into the phone hacking case surrounding the News of the World and News International. Read more »
As the government is called upon to launch a judicial inquiry into the phone hacking scandal at the News of the World you would think there was a news blackout with half of the national press ignoring the story. Read more »
Andy Coulson might not be long for Number 10 if the phone hacking allegations in The New York Times are true. The paper says he knew all about it.
Caroline Little, CEO of Guardian North America, departs after a culture clash: “It’s been challenging,” said Little. “This is a London-based company.”
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