Roger Alton, features editor of the Guardian, has been appointed
editor of the Observer. He has worked for the Guardian for 24 years and
takes up his new role immediately. Will Hutton, editor of the Observer
for the past two- and-a-half years, becomes editor-in-chief of the
Sunday newspaper and will...
31 Jul 1998
| by ALASDAIR REID
Beware anyone using that old cliche about the merits of favouring
evolution over revolution. The thing about evolution is that it takes
millions of years and even with very, very slow time-lapse photography
you d be hard pushed to see anything happening. Last week, the
Government published a Green Paper...
31 Jul 1998
| by ALASDAIR REID
Mirror Group has promoted Simon Robinson, managing director of
Mirror Group Newspapers, Ireland, to the post of deputy managing
director of the Mirror Group s national newspaper division. He will
oversee the development of the Sunday People.
Lowe Howard-Spink has beaten Bates Dorland to the pounds 10 million
Financial Services Authority task. Lowes campaign will target people
who were mis-sold their personal pensions, urging them to claim
compensation by responding to letters sent to them by their pension
companies and direct mailshots...
24 Jul 1998
| by MAGGIE BROWN
LONDON: More than 2,700 people have telephoned the public
information hotline set up by life sciences company Monsanto since it
launched a PR campaign on genetically modified food on 6 June, Anne
Foster, Monsanto s director of public and government affairs, UK, told
the International Public Relations...
24 Jul 1998
| by ROBERT GRAY
The Guardian s new media department has hired five journalists to
launch its Unlimited series of web sites later this year. Mike Bracken
was previously deputy editor of Internet magazine; Brian Logan wrote
features for the Guardian; Emma Brookes was a feature writer at the
Scotsman; Sascha Segan was...
23 Jul 1998
| by BINNUR BEYAZTAS
Boots The Chemist is to launch the UK s first digital TV shopping
channel run by a major retailer.
23 Jul 1998
| by BINNUR BEYAZTAS
Living, the cable channel for women, is asking visitors to its new
interactive web site to contribute to an x-rated interactive erotic
novel. The site, at www.livingtv.co.uk, also features all the latest
gossip on the Jerry Springer show, allows users to post confessional
postcards to friends on the...
23 Jul 1998
| by BINNUR BEYAZTAS
EMAP Consumer Online has launched Classic Cars World Online, a web
site for classic car enthusiasts around the world. The site features
news and information on the classic car market, a buyer s guide,
classified advertising, maintenance and restoration features and an
events diary.
23 Jul 1998
| by BINNUR BEYAZTAS
Yell, the internet service owned by Yellow Pages, has announced two
new partnerships with Aloud.com s online ticket agency and IMVS, the
interactive music and video shop. By visiting Aloud.com, users will be
able to buy concert or theatre tickets online. The IMVS site allows
users to search for CDs,...
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