I bought a copy of the first edition of the Sun on Sunday to see what the fuss is all about. A multiple first - it's also the first time I've ever bought The Sun. It looks and feels like the Monday-Saturday paper - one of their goals, I would imagine, not to look different. As for the content, well, ditto I guess. Overall impression on me? Yawn :) If I want the Sun on Sunday content in future, I'll just look at the website - unless it becomes paywalled. There's nothing I find compelling, … [Read more...] about I bought a copy of the first edition of the Sun on Sunday
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How to hack a phone like News of The World journalists did
Via Reuters: World renowned computer hacker, Kevin Mitnick, shows you step-by-step how the News of the World journalists hacked into private voicemails. Shockingly easy to do with some open source software as Mitnick explains. If you access your mobile phone voicemail without a password, is that a risk worth taking? (Background: News International phone hacking scandal) Related post: Can they handle the truth? … [Read more...] about How to hack a phone like News of The World journalists did
Seeing PR sense behind latest News International events
The announcement this morning that News International CEO Rebekah Brooks had resigned provoked near-universal applause on Twitter, from what I could see in my content stream. It was also reported in mainstream media around the world, illustrating quite clearly how significant this is beyond the UK. This and related events today look like the result of some wise counsel that must include public relations advice by PR firm Edelman which was appointed by News Corporation on July 13 to provide … [Read more...] about Seeing PR sense behind latest News International events
Making some drama from the NOTW crisis
Last week, the focus was on the News of The World and phone hacking, culminating in the newspaper's final edition on Sunday July 10. This week, attention has shifted dramatically as events have moved up level by level to embrace the ultimate owner of the British newspaper, News Corporation, in a genuine crisis that could engulf Rupert Murdoch's media conglomerate in a demolition of reputation and trust that threatens the very structure of the organization. The most significant development this … [Read more...] about Making some drama from the NOTW crisis
A tipping point sets a milestone for mainstream media evolution
I've been reading through the News of The World today. It's the first time I've ever bought this newspaper - and the last time, too, as this was its last edition.The closure that concludes 168 years of newspaper publishing is a sorry end to a popular tabloid that consistently served up the type of fare that captured the attention of 7.5 million Britons every Sunday.At its peak in recent years, it claimed to enjoy the world's biggest readership for an English-language newspaper, a view supported … [Read more...] about A tipping point sets a milestone for mainstream media evolution
On the death of a mainstream medium
It's an astonishing end to a newspaper that published its first edition in 1843 and grew to become the biggest-circulation English-language weekly newspaper in the world, with a readership averaging close to 7.5 million in 2010. That newspaper is the News of The World (NoTW). After 168 years of publishing, this Sunday, July 10, is the day when the last edition will be printed and then the paper will be closed. Part of Rupert Murdoch's News International since 1969 (which owns, among other … [Read more...] about On the death of a mainstream medium