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Trinity Mirror eyes mobile phone service revamp

Trinity Mirror is reviewing its entire regional newspaper portfolio with a view to offering mobile phone-compatible websites to readers.
Head of interactive, Rick Gleave, said: “We have got a lot of rich content being produced across the UK. We can personalise that content and make it relevant to consumers.”


Veteran journalist John Pilger has visited Kingston University to deliver a lecture on how students can express themselves through direct political action, despite the media’s focus on apathy.
Journalism, Power and Propaganda discussed whether students have lost the spark of activism and commitment that fired Pilger’s generation.


Politicians are supporting the Eastern Daily Press Shop Here campaign, which wants to help retain local shops and post offices, particularly in rural areas.
Eleven MPs have signed an Early Day Motion, a parliamentary petition, in support of the push, and they are calling on the Government to make sure that future policy development supports the campaign’s objectives.


Devon’s coastwatchers are thanking the Express and Echo after an appeal in the Exeter-based paper asked for more volunteers to help mariners stay safe.
The national coastwatch team has grown since the newspaper’s campaign, which wanted more people to assist coastguards by keeping an eye on unusual weather conditions, look out for vessels in distress or assist in lifesaving.


The Hull and East Riding Mail is continuing its fight to ensure devastation from this summer’s floods is not repeated.
After an Independent Review Body’s report into the floods was published, the Mail is to re-evaluate its input and publish its own conclusions on what should happen next.