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Sub-editors replaced by advertising designers

By Julie Starr | Published: April 10, 2008
While some newspapers are downsizing their sub-editing teams, and some are outsourcing, it seems others are now doing away with them all together. UK regional newspaper company Archant is replacing sub-editors with advertising designers, according to the Guardian. Archant's newspaper arm publishes four regional dailies and around 60 weeklies.
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Blogs ‘shouldn’t replace newspaper columns’

By Julie Starr | Published: January 27, 2008
Simon Jenkins, a former Times editor, told The Lords Communications Committee that blogs were like 'bar room chats' and couldn't be taken as seriously as newspaper columns, reports journalism.co.uk.
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UK online ad spend ‘to overtake TV in 2009′

By Julie Starr | Published: January 15, 2008
Analysts are forecasting online ad spend will surpass TV ad spend in the UK by 2009. The study, by Group M, the media planning and buying agency owned by advertising heavyweight WPP Group, projects a 31% increase in online spend this year versus a 1% rise in TV ad spend.
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