Trinity Mirror, Telegraph, cut jobs to improve the quality of journalism

I cannot believe how much material local newspapers are providing for this blog.

In the interests of countering the BBC's plans for local news services with really good content of its own, Trinity Mirror is cutting lots of jobs at local papers.

And the nationals don't want to be left out either, with the Telegraph leading the way.

Not the BBC's Great Big Foot - again

More examples of the newspaper industry looking after the interests of its readers and employees, none of which have anything to do with the BBC's "great big foot" (pace David Cameron, leader of her majesty's opposition):

Jobs go at the Northern Echo
A pair of Dipity timelines
And a nice round up from Hold The Front Page

Sadly, the BBC Trust caves in yet again ...
Ofcom is glad ...
The Newspaper Society is glad
But Paid Content thinks giving the idea up is a bad idea