The England and Wales Cricket Board has appointed The Press Association, the national news agency for the UK and Ireland, to provide the editorial management for its official website, which re-launches in spring 2004.
A dedicated team, based at PA's sport headquarters in Howden, East Yorkshire, will be responsible for generating and editing bespoke news, features and official data for the site in liaison with the ECB.

Newspapers wishing to increase their credibility and build relationships with readers ought to send short questionnaires to everyone who appears in a story, according to Jim Chisholm, director of the Shaping the Future of the Newspaper project for the World Association of Newspapers.
He believes the questionnaire should ask if the facts were correct, if their interpretation was fair, and whether there is any more to the story to be told - but he conceded many editors would resist attempts to introduce modern measurement techniques into their newsrooms.

Associated Newspapers has bought Jobsite, the multi-sector online job board in a £36m deal, as part of its continuing strategy to develop a powerful portfolio of digital media properties.
Andrew Hart, managing director of Associated New Media said: "Jobsite is a rare gem, an online company that has been profitable for nine years thanks to the quality and experience of the management team."

The first major survey of media attitudes towards refugees and asylum seekers in the UK was due to be launched today.
It is part of a survey which covers newspaper and TV coverage of ethnic minorities and immigrants across 15 EU-member states, co-ordinated in the UK by PressWise, the media ethics trust, and the Refugees, Asylum Seekers and the Media project. It is being backed by the Internal Federation of Journalists.

Journalist Mairead McGuinness has been selected as a candidate to contest the Ireland East seat to become a Member of the European Parliament.
She is the agriculture editor of the Irish Independent and a presenter on Irish television station RTE, and will stand for the Fine Gael party.

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