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Tuesday 16th January: Daily Mirror editor Alison Phillips quits
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‘Universally loved’ Mirror editor Alison Phillips will be leaving her role as editor of the Daily Mirror at the end of the month. The Guardian is reporting that she has accepted voluntary redundancy as Reach – owner of the Mirror, Express and scores of local newspapers – pushes through ‘the biggest annual loss of jobs in the UK newspaper industry for decades’.
In a statement, Phillips said: “I will always be beyond proud to be part of a team which showed each day that great journalism can be done with kindness, and be a voice for the decent, compassionate people of this country. I wish everyone there all the very best for a brilliant future.” However, without her, the future looks less than brilliant for the Mirror.
A source at the Mirror told the Guardian: “While there are some great journalists left at the Mirror, many fear that without Alison at the helm, it’s the end for the UK’s only left-leaning tabloid. Everyone is gutted for Alison, who has worked very hard for the brand and her staff amid some terrible calls from above.” Ex-Reach journalist Alison Gow wrote on Twitter, “Alison Phillips leaving the Mirror is like the ravens leaving the Tower”.
Amidst the media frenzy of the UK’s Post Office IT scandal, The Times tells the story of the long term coverage of the case by the ‘tiny trade title’ Computer Weekly. Over 15 years, the industry magazine’s chief reporter, Karl Flinders, has written 350 articles on the scandal.
Semafor’s Max Tani says Apple has ‘quietly tightened’ its reporting of how many people listen to podcasts. The podcasting platform had begun switching off automatic downloads for users who haven’t listened to five episodes of a show in the last two weeks. Sounds fair enough TBH.
What happens if an iconic print fashion magazine replaces models and photographers with AI to create its cover? Vogue Polska did just that, and both the creative process and the public reaction are detailed in this article from Vogue Polska staffer Sofiia Padalko.
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