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onsdag, augusti 01, 2012


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Today's media stories from the papers


Top stories on MediaGuardian.co.uk

News CorporationNews Corporation directors could face charges for neglect of duties
Lawyers for Rupert Murdoch's company have protested against criminal charges amid fears over broadcasting contracts
Rupert Murdoch's tablet The Daily lays off nearly a third of its staff
Weeks after editor-in-chief Jesse Angelo denied troubles, News Corp's iPad publication cuts opinion and sports staff
Jeremy Paxman religious comments were offensive, rules BBC Trust
Editorial standards committee says comments made in discussion with Richard Dawkins had no clear editorial purpose

Today's featured media jobs

Cancer Research UK - Press Officer (Health)
London/permanent/full time
Guardian News & Media - Brand Partnerships Director, Guardian Commercial London/permanent/full time
Cala Records Ltd - Marketing & Publishing Manager & PA to Director
London/permanent/full time
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Today's headlines

The Guardian
Dr Dre uses ambush marketing at Olympics. P2
ITV airs Mrs Biggs's version of Great Train Robbery. P10
News Corp directors could face charges for neglect of duties. P14
UBS to sue US exchange over Facebook debacle. P19
John Kampfner: Twitter is the great leveller, let's not fret over its trolls. P26
The Independent
Boris Johnson to take Rupert Murdoch to the Olympics. P11
Guy Adams: Twitter backs down - but why did I get banned? P12
Hard-hitting ads are frightening kids, says report. P17
Police arrest another Sun journalist. P20
Curse of Facebook leaves UBS counting cost of float. P47
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Boris Johnson to take Rupert Murdoch to the Olympics. P4
Twitter clams up in face of NBC complaint farce. P17
Hard-hitting ads are frightening kids, says report. P19
Daily Telegraph
NBC faces more criticism for Olympics coverage. P2
British journalist has Twitter account reinstated. P2
BBC's Olympics coverage described as too negative by junior government minister. P2
UBS to sue Nasdaq over Facebook IPO. P21
The Times
Leader: Abuse on social networks not always a matter for the police. P2
Financial Times
Russian blogger charged with embezzlement. P7
UBS sues over Facebook IPO. P17
Spotify doubles number of paying users. P18
Thomson Reuters feels crosswinds. P18
Facebook hits another low as shares down 42.9% since May. P32
Wall Street Journal Europe
YouTube cranks up channel spending. P15
Blue-chip advertisers giving new YouTube video channels early success. P15
Olympic hurdle: whether to use or ignore social media. P17
Facebook IPO costs UBS $350m. P18
Daily Mail
Team GB top Twitter table. P8
Boris Johnson to take Rupert Murdoch to the Olympics. P12
BBC viewers complain over channel-switching during Olympics. P13
Melanie Phillips: Twitter tyranny. P14
Jeremy Paxman censured by BBC Trust. P19
Downton Abbey planning a fourth series. P20
Market report: ITV suffering Olympic woe. P62
Daily Express
James Bond back in action in new film, Skyfall. P9
The Sun
James Bond flees digger in new film, Skyfall. P27
Daily Mirror
James Bond flees digger in new film, Skyfall. P15
Jeremy Paxman censured by BBC Trust. P25
Daily Star
Big Brother coverage. P23
And finally ...
Today marks Britain's best chance yet of winning gold in the London Olympic Games – and our tabloids are urging Team GB to victory in their best redtop way. Both the Daily Mirror and the Sun splash on cut-out-and-keep sideburns of Tour De France winner Bradley Wiggins, as he faces the ominous task of ending Britain's gold medal drought in today's time trials. Never to miss the opportunity for a good pun, the Sun goes with: "Going for Wiggold" while the Daily Mirror headlines: "Here Wiggo!" The Sun, P1; Daily Mirror, P1.

Also on MediaGuardian.co.uk today

Boris invites Murdoch to Olympic event
London mayor Boris Johnson invites tycoon and wife Wendi Deng poolside to watch Rebecca Adlington defend 800-metre swimming gold
Sky to cover Rangers' Third Division games
Sky Sports will show five Rangers matches in the Third Division as part of a new deal to broadcast live Scottish football for at least another five years
Twitter abuse for Tom Daley also faced by other Olympic athletes
Several Team GB athletes at London 2012 games, including weightlifter Zoe Smith, have been targeted on social network
Journalist resigns for fabricating Bob Dylan quotes
Publisher recalls books after writer admits to 'improper' use of material
Daily Mail publisher loses bid to appeal against privacy damages
Associated Newspapers loses attempt to overturn order to pay £15,000 to child whose alleged father is 'philandering' politician
Olympics on the radio evokes atmosphere that television can't match
5 Live presenters are thriving in their Olympic roles, despite one listener calling the extensive coverage an 'orgy of self-interest'
Sunday Express apologises to school for Islamic fanatics claim
The Sunday Express agrees to pay damages to the London school King Fahad Academy over the false claim it was teaching extreme Islam
Vietnamese blogger's mother sets herself on fire as daughter faces trial
Mother of Ta Phong Tan, a former police officer who writes about social justice, dies of her injuries in hospital in Ho Chi Minh City
Lords say UK's planned broadband network will not be fast enough
Communications committee report says government's internet strategy is flawed and BT is designing a network that will stifle competition

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