Two great conspiratorial minds analyse the Lebedev purchase of the Evening Standard, or Standard. First Peter Preston:
It matters hugely to Lebedev whether he has to compete against the Lite and Murdoch’s thelondonpaper. (The signs are that he will.) It matters hugely to Associated to know whether a Lebedev Standard would turn itself into a morning paper, competing directly with the Mail and Metro. Continue reading
These are some of the things that have caught my attention lately. It’s a more eclectic mix than just the news business, but then so’s life: