Posts made in April, 2014

on Apr 29, 2014

By Angela Haggerty The Independent Press Standards Organisation (Ipso) has named Appeal Court judge Sir Alan Moses as the new press regulatory body’s first Chair. Moses, said to once have thrown a pile of newspapers across a courtroom in anger over press coverage when he presided over the Soham murders trial, will now join the selection panel which appointed him and set about choosing the 12-person Ipso panel ahead of its official launch in June. The press regulator, which will replace the criticised Press Complaints Commission (PCC), is backed by almost all of the national newspaper publishers and is opposed to the government’s Royal Charter Read full story › Source: The Drum...

on Apr 29, 2014

By Ishbel Macleod Three quarters (74 per cent) of respondents who recalled a native ad placement associated it with its parent brand, versus 59 per cent for pre-roll, research from Ebuzzing has found. It was also found that half (49 per cent) felt they had control over native ads. Conducted in conjunction with The Guardian and Nielsen, the survey saw 1,600 participants in the UK and the US invited to browse a webpage, without being prompted to engage with the ads, before being asked a series of questions about the brands advertising and the web page they had just experienced. Of those questioned, 70 Read full story › Source: The Drum...

on Apr 29, 2014

By Louise Ridley Droga5’s parody Super Bowl ad for Newcastle Brown Ale has taken the top accolade in Facebook’s Studio Awards, with no prizes going to UK shops. Read full story › Source: Campaign...

on Apr 29, 2014

By James Doleman “Special checks” meant nothing to me, former editor says “Office cat” knew about phone-hacking, prosecutor suggests “We didn’t have an office cat”, Coulson responds Defendant heard discussion of using “telephone traffic” in office The trial of Rebekah Brooks, Andy Coulson and four others at London’s central criminal court resumed this morning to hear further cross-examination of former News of the World editor Andy Coulson, who has pleaded not guilty to one charge of conspiring to illegally intercept communications and two of conspiracy to commit misconduct in a public office. The chief prosecution barrister, Andrew Edis QC, began the morning by asking the defendant about Read full story › Source: The Drum...

on Apr 29, 2014

By Ishbel Macleod Charities Macmillan Cancer Support and Save the Children have using hashtag #tubestrike to raise awareness of the fact that, while Londoners may be troubled by a tube strike for 48 hours, there are more serious issues taking place. Macmillan suggested that while some lines are closed at the moment, its hotline is still open. CLOSED lines: Some tube lines in London. OPEN line: The Macmillan Support Line • #tubestrike pic.twitter.com/9raIVsPMvu— Macmillan Cancer (@macmillancancer) April 29, 2014 Save the Children has now come up with a similar tweet, suggesting that while the tube strike will end on Thursday Read full story › Source: The Drum...