Press Gazette

29.02.08

Features:

• A fishy story The flesh-eating monster which landed Angler’s Mail a world- exclusive scoop.
• Freesheets targeted A journalist running for London Mayor declares war on the freesheets.
• Get set for debate Is a culture of “churnalism” destroying real journalism in the UK? To answer this question, and others raised by the book Flat Earth News, Press Gazette has assembled a panel of speakers including the author, Nick Davies; Peter Preston, one of his most outspoken critics; Andrew Gilligan from the Evening Standard, and chief executive of Hill and Knowlton, Sally Costerton. For more details of the event at the London College of Communications on 5 March, and how to book a free ticket, see pressgazette.co.uk. PLUSDavies hits back at The Observer –