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Lord Coe declines to comment on Olympic press lock-out

7 October 2011

London 2012 boss Sebastian Coe today declined to comment after Press Gazette pressed him on the issue of regional press journalists being denied access to next year's games.

Satchwell: Expensive regulation could mean state control

7 October 2011

Director of the Society of Editors Bob Satchwell asked who will fund the “great edifice of regulation” being called for in the wake of the hacking scandal when he delivered the Olsen Lecture at St Bride's, Fleet Street, last night.

Newsquest profits up 15 per cent in 2010

7 October 2011

The National Union of Journalists today claimed newspaper publisher Newsquest froze pay, slashed 800 UK jobs and closed its pension scheme last year despite achieving a 15 per cent profit hike to £82.5m.

Indy editor: Beating Guardian sale 'serious achievement'

7 October 2011

Independent editor Chris Blackhurst has emphasised the “serious achievement” of overtaking the circulation of The Guardian in an interview with Press Gazette to mark the title’s 25th birthday today.

BBC cuts: up to 650 jobs in journalism could go

7 October 2011

BBC News director Helen Boaden has outlined how the department plans to reduce its budget by 16 per cent within the next five years – cuts that could lead to the loss of more than 650 jobs in news.

Kelly Hoppen in £60,000 NoW hacking settlement

7 October 2011

Interior designer Kelly Hoppen today accepted a £60,000 in settlement over her High Court action over the News of the World phone hacking scandal.

Alex Crawford wins James Cameron award

7 October 2011
Editor goes undercover to bust killer in Thai Met sting

7 October 2011
Trinity denies People reporter's phone-hack claims

7 October 2011
7m watch Mirror Pride of Britain awards

7 October 2011
Leveson Inquiry: Trevor Kavanagh leads tabloid fightback

6 October 2011
Leveson told of tabloid 'omerta' on 'life-wrecking stories'

6 October 2011
Former editor slams 'greed' of journalism's freebie culture

6 October 2011
Leveson Inquiry: 'Commercial pressure not to blame'

6 October 2011

Picture special: 25 years of ground-breaking Independent front pages

7 October 2011

As The Independent celebrates its 25th birthday Press Gazette salutes its record of newspaper design innovation with this look back over 25 front pages.