M E D I A Cuts sweep through ITV regions: Journalists face redundancies as news programmes disappear. MP slams regional news cutbacks: Voters suffer as coverage is abandoned. Memories, miners and the media - 25 years on: A forthcoming book examines the coverage of one of the UK's most acrimonious industrial disputes. Lectures reveal acrimony between editors: An historical review of local politics unveils competition between newspaper publishers. BBC contributes to local economy: Accountants asses the Corporation's contribution to the Yorkshire and Humber region. Johnston Press assets hit by property crunch: The UK's economic downturn could delay the redevelopment of a prime site. Editions cut as printing is moved: The Yorkshire Evening Post meets the fate of other titles. Complaints body makes the most of an easy ride: The Press Complaints Commission visits Leeds. Remember your wider social responsibility, says MP: Standing Up for Journalism gets local endorsement. All the news that fits the print: A history of the National Union of Journalists feels incomplete. Cricket murder provides rum opportunities: News journalists make the most of a Caribbean calamity. Go now, Dame Edna, before it's too late: The Treatment was probably better on paper than on screen. Doing listeners and country a disservice: Plans to move BBC Radio 5 to Salford, near Manchester, are still on the BBC's agenda, with a poor outlook for both listeners and the country's political health. Bad marques for Clarkson's laddishness: Top Gear leaves a nasty taste. Cobblers to e-mail research: Do on-air appeals for stories tempt 'proper' journalists to overlook the real questions? Stating the obvious or tempting fate?: Quotes attributed to BBC director general Mark Thompson in The Observer prompt fears about his relationship with licence-fee payers. Out of touch with reality: Controversial politician George Galloway has entered the Big Brother house as a 'celebrity', putting aside his duties as an elected MP. Corporate priorities spark battle for 'real news' and a healthy future: Accelerating change and greedy shareholders add to pressures on already-stretched journalists. Sub-editors make most of civil ceremonies: The UK's first 'gay weddings' prove too great a temptation for headline writers. Northcliffe unleashes media tsunami: Training newspaper journalists to produce online video presents opportunities, but at what cost? L I V I N G Neck-and-neck; the silk road ends in Paris: Quality and value come together in the capital of France. Red noses or red faces? Non-profit businesses benefit from the mythology of the 'good cause'. Get the angle right and return to the upright: What is it about vertical stripes? Who protects the teachers? As the debate about teachers and sexual offences rages in the UK, who is considering protecting adults from predatory youngsters? As Perceived adds an unspoken perspective to the argument. Who's Abused?: Children have learned enough about today's compensation culture to exploit the co-incident paranoia about paedophilia, adding to already painful dilemmas for social workers, argues columnist Astrid Wilde.

R E V I E W Historic movie illuminates times past: A documentary made by renowned filmmaker Lindsay Anderson about a weekly Yorkshire newspaper reveals just how journalism has changed in 50 years. Bladderdash and pissle: Do you know how to greer? Do you produce a hoggart every Christmas? Are you a weecon or a weejay? Who is your parpar? Adam Christie decides to wordmake, rather than word hunt. Much Ado? No, much to commend: Updated Shakespeare provides laughs for insiders. C I N E M A Brought to you by ... : Garrison Keillor and Robert Altman bring the essential goodness of Prairie Home Companion to the silver screen. P O L I T I C S Democracy bits the dust:The fall of Liberal Democrat MP Mark Oaten sparks memories of the past and anger at today's press barons. Ambassador fails diplomacy test: A poor radio performance reinforces perceptions of White House shortcomings. Chewing over the lunches: Co-incidental interviews with Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams prompt suspicions of intrigue. B U S I N E S S Managers mess up meter reading: Ignorant utilities executives bring themselves and their industry into disrepute. Small print does no credit to card companies: Are a few words the difference between responsiblity and immorality? Payment surcharge ready to hit Branson: Virgin Media's 'penalties' discriminate against the financially careful. The hard lesson of hard copies: Why printing five letters could cost more than $50. Who's paying for those tempting low prices?: A TV commercial thanking those who keep costs down misses the point. Retailers succumb to uniform drabness: Are bank staff as professionally shabby as they look? Store wars or store bores: Bland low-rise developments are turning shopping into a depressing experience. T R A V E L Do you know where you're going to? A photograph decorating a suburban train in Yorkshire raises questions of credibility for a train company and the firm running local schools. Has the train left the station after the ignorance has been displayed? The Paris Metro: A user's guide: Do you know your Bobigny from your Place d'Italie? Marketing misses the mark: United Airlines' economy plus and on-board catering arrangements fail to impress. Baggage charges? No thank you: Experience in the US suggests that FlyBE's decision to demand more for checking-in luggage may not be as wise as it seems. F A M I L Y   M A T T E R S Today's baby is tomorrow's teenager: A 60-year-old new mother faces old age with a teenage son. Who asks children about older parents? The revelation that BBC News' world affairs editor John Simpson has become a father at 61 has again opened the debate about parenting when older. In a piece first written in 2000, Adam Christie puts forward an alternative point-of-view.

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