News that The Guardian newspaper is planning to aggregate its presence on the web under a single entry point, theguardian.com domain, is an interesting milestone for a mainstream medium whose innovation in extending its presence and brand beyond its traditional printed newspaper origins in the UK makes it a stand-out among mainstream publishers. A web address change may not seem like that big a deal. But if you're a content publisher putting out the type of content online that attracts … [Read more...] about Guardian to launch new platform to streamline access to web content
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PCC seeks to regulate press Twitter feeds
The Guardian's report on plans by the Press Complaints Commission (PCC), the UK's mainstream print-media regulator, to include tweets made by journalists in its regulatory remit shouldn't be a surprise to any observer of the contemporary and rapidly-evolving media landscape. As the Guardian reports, the PCC thinks some tweets by journalists would be considered as part of a newspaper's editorial content and, therefore, subject to existing regulation covering such content. It wants media … [Read more...] about PCC seeks to regulate press Twitter feeds