James Murdoch at the MediaGuardian Edinburgh International Television Festival: "The only reliable, durable, and perpetual guarantor of independence is profit".
Express Newspapers NUJ chapel resolution: "This chapel condemns proprietor Richard Desmond's greed-driven plans to slash jobs across all the titles and endanger their future. This chapel demands Richard Desmond use his vast personal fortune to ride out the current recession rather than force his staff to make further sacrifices."
The Sun in a leader on social workers: "Social workers must sometimes wonder why they bother getting out of bed some days... it sure ain't for the money. They are vilified for horrific cases like Baby Peter - where criticism is justified. But for every case of child cruelty there are many more where timely intervention has brought hope without headlines."
Mike Olley on Birmingham Mail editor Steve Dyson's blog commenting on whether the paper should switch to a morning: "The question do you want the Bham Mail as a live paper or an overnight is a bit like asking do you want a stale cream cake or a fresh one. Another question that I suspect could be asked in a short while could be “would you buy a stale Mail or the Express and Star.” No brainer…"
Heather Brooke commenting on the staff of the Committe on Standards in Public Life on her Your Right To Know website:"Very nice people but sadly lacking the boldness to stand up to their lawyers. I’ve re-published my statement below along with the requested censoring so you can see exactly how little free speech we have in this country."
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