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Clapperton: “The beeb says in its report that he gave the interview on the understanding that it was for background and would not be broadcast. It seems that now he’s a murder suspect their undertaking is null and void. I’m not comfortable with this.”

“[Press Gazette] seem to have scaled down their web efforts, which for those of us out in t’sticks who don’t have easy access to a copy, is a bit of a pain.” Or you could, you know, subscribe. Royal Mail still comes out there, right?

Mark Potts has some sound advice for ensuring that comments at the foot of newspaper stories remain civilised.

Kevin Anderson has AOL’s Meg Pickard round for a chat about creating and managing communities. He adds a few observations about moderation in the much-admired comment system Arizona Daily Star.

“What does a member of a newspaper-hosted social networking site want? Attention? Discussion? A feeling of community? A sense of ownership?”

“BBC Innovation has started a trial this week about citizen journalism, combining GPS (with direction, velocity and elevation) with mobile phone capabilities”

“Web developers have enjoyed a surge in salaries over the past year as companies vie for their skills as a result of the boom in internet activity”

Unsolicited e-mail from a journalist cannot be considered spam, a Munich court has ruled. The magazine Focus Money had e-mailed questions to 9,000 tax advisors to create a ranking list.

“Digg continues to crack down on users who plant phony stories on behalf of marketers”