Private Eye
Summary
Private Eye is a fortnightly British satirical and current affairs magazine, currently edited by Ian Hislop. Since its first publication in 1961, Private Eye has been a prominent critic of public figures deemed incompetent, inefficient or corrupt, and has become a self-styled "thorn in the side" of the British establishment, though it also receives much criticism and ire, both for its style and for its willingness to print defamatory and controversial stories. This was reflected in its once prominent libel lawsuits, for which it became notorious. As the UK's best-selling current affairs magazine, such is its long-term popularity and significance that many recurring in-jokes in Private Eye have entered popular culture from its pages.The forerunner of Private Eye was a school magazine edited by Richard Ingrams, Willie Rushton, Christopher Booker and Paul Foot at Shrewsbury School in the mid-1950s (The Salopian).
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MAGAZINE ABCs: Private Eye leads robust peformance in current affairs
News and current affairs magazines were among the most stable performers on the newsstands in the first half of 2012, led by the weekly The Economist and fortnightly Private Eye.
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Private Eye's sales up nearly 10% year on year
Satirical fortnightly boosted by 50th anniversary and phone-hacking coverage, as The Oldie and The Week also make gains.
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Will they who pay the piper call the tune? Flaws and positives in the owners’ plan for a new press regulator
If there was any question left that the British media establishment has failed to grasp the enormity of the issues raised by the hacking scandal this should have been dispelled by Presbof’s comprehensive plan for a new regulator. There are some massive changes proposed in the new document which, if Presbof is allowed to proceed [.
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How social media became so crucial to the left in British politics
This years Netroots UK conference was held in the TUC’s rather swanky Congress House at the weekend, and was a platform for various left wing digital activists to hear speakers, receive training, and exchange e-campaigning tips.
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Rebekah and a police horse is a gift for cartoonists
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Nick Davies wins Paul Foot award for hacking exposé
Guardian reporter Nick Davies received the Paul Foot award for investigative journalism for a series of stories that helped expose the depth of phone hacking conducted by the News of the World.
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Sun on Sunday signs Nancy Dell’Olio and Toby Young
Lots of talk speculation flying around about what we will find in The Sun this Sunday. A few more tidbits have been released by the paper itself including that it has signed none other than Nancy Dell’Olio, former girl friend of Sven-Goran Eriksson, who will apparently “reveal what chic designs to wear”.
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Sun on Sunday reveals more signings as the Eye takes cyncial view of Murdoch's new venture
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Paul Foot journalism award shortlist announced
Nominees include Basildon Echo reporter Jon Austin for string of exclusives on eviction of Travellers from Dale Farm.
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