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src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080513172751im_/http://image.guim.co.uk/static/30369/merged/common/styles/wide/images/icon_rss.gif"/></a></h1> <h1>Blog</h1> <h2>Tuesday 13.05.08</h2> <div class="blogs-index-article"> <h3><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080513172751/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/organgrinder/2008/05/burma_tackle_the_disaster_not.html" title="Burma: tackle the disaster, not the media">Burma: tackle the disaster, not the media</a></h3> <div class="blogs-index-article-metaData"> <strong>MediaGuardian / Journalism</strong> 12:32pm </div> <div class="blogs-index-article-body"> <p>I realised we were in danger when our remarkably brave local contact told us the military government had put out a request to all hotels asking for a list of foreigners, writes <b>Dan Rivers</b>.</p> <p>We were told the regime had seen one of my reports and was furious I was in the country. They were specifically looking for me. </p> </div> <div class="blogs-index-article-comments"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080513172751/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/organgrinder/2008/05/burma_tackle_the_disaster_not.html">Read more</a> · <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080513172751/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/organgrinder/2008/05/burma_tackle_the_disaster_not.html#comments">Comments (5)</a> · <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080513172751/http://technorati.com/search/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/organgrinder/2008/05/burma_tackle_the_disaster_not.html"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080513172751im_/http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/site_imagery/technorati15x11.gif" width="15" height="11" alt="Technorati logo" class="technorati"/></a> </div> </div> <div class="blogs-index-separator"> </div> <div class="blogs-index-article"> <h3><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080513172751/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/organgrinder/2008/05/have_i_got_sexism_for_you.html" title="Have I got sexism for you?">Have I got sexism for you?</a></h3> <div class="blogs-index-article-metaData"> <strong>Jemima Kiss / Celebrity / Television</strong> 10:00am </div> <div class="blogs-index-article-body"> <p>Can anyone think of a decent reason why Mariella Frostrup hasn't been invited to take part on Have I Got News For You? any more than two lousy times?</p> <p>In a <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080513172751/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/celebritynews/1950041/Mariella-Frostrup-Have-I-Got-News-For-You-is-a-sexist-disgrace.html">few teaser lines from a Sky interview</a>, Frostrup said the programme is a "disgrace" because women are only invited on as tokens, and the show is ruled by its "testosterone-driven" team captains Ian Hislop and Paul Merton.<br/> </p> </div> <div class="blogs-index-article-comments"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080513172751/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/organgrinder/2008/05/have_i_got_sexism_for_you.html">Read more</a> · <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080513172751/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/organgrinder/2008/05/have_i_got_sexism_for_you.html#comments">Comments (30)</a> · <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080513172751/http://technorati.com/search/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/organgrinder/2008/05/have_i_got_sexism_for_you.html"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080513172751im_/http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/site_imagery/technorati15x11.gif" width="15" height="11" alt="Technorati logo" class="technorati"/></a> </div> </div> <div class="blogs-index-separator"> </div> <div class="blogs-index-article"> <h3><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080513172751/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/organgrinder/2008/05/the_sony_radio_awards_the_winn.html" title="The Sony radio awards - the winners, the losers... and George Lamb">The Sony radio awards - the winners, the losers... and George Lamb</a></h3> <div class="blogs-index-article-metaData"> <strong>John Plunkett / Radio</strong> 09:50am </div> <div class="blogs-index-article-body"> <p>BBC Radio 4 <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080513172751/http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/may/13/bbc.radio">took the big prize at last night's Sony Radio Academy Awards</a>, but it was also a good night for the BBC World Service as well as local commercial radio, which took four out of the five station of the year awards for the second year running.</p> </div> <div class="blogs-index-article-comments"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080513172751/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/organgrinder/2008/05/the_sony_radio_awards_the_winn.html">Read more</a> · <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080513172751/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/organgrinder/2008/05/the_sony_radio_awards_the_winn.html#comments">Comments (12)</a> · <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080513172751/http://technorati.com/search/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/organgrinder/2008/05/the_sony_radio_awards_the_winn.html"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080513172751im_/http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/site_imagery/technorati15x11.gif" width="15" height="11" alt="Technorati logo" class="technorati"/></a> </div> </div> <div class="blogs-index-separator"> </div> <div class="blogs-index-article"> <h3><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080513172751/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/organgrinder/2008/05/what_should_the_10m_tv_decepti.html" title="What should the 拢10m TV deception fine money be spent on?">What should the 拢10m TV deception fine money be spent on?</a></h3> <div class="blogs-index-article-metaData"> <strong>Helienne Lindvall / Television</strong> 07:43am </div> <div class="blogs-index-article-body"> <p>After the public outrage over last year's revelations of <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080513172751/http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/may/08/itv">ITV participation TV deceptions</a>, it's surprising to find out that only <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080513172751/http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/may/09/itv.tvfakery1">拢10,074 worth of calls</a> had been reclaimed by viewers. Even though ITV had promised to <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080513172751/http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2007/oct/19/5">repay the 拢7.8m</a> they had collected from unsuspecting callers who had no chance of winning competitions or having their phone vote count.</p> <p>It seems people couldn't be bothered, possibly thinking it was too much work for a few quid, or maybe they found the procedure too confusing.<br/> </p> </div> <div class="blogs-index-article-comments"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080513172751/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/organgrinder/2008/05/what_should_the_10m_tv_decepti.html">Read more</a> · <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080513172751/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/organgrinder/2008/05/what_should_the_10m_tv_decepti.html#comments">Comments (18)</a> · <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080513172751/http://technorati.com/search/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/organgrinder/2008/05/what_should_the_10m_tv_decepti.html"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080513172751im_/http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/site_imagery/technorati15x11.gif" width="15" height="11" alt="Technorati logo" class="technorati"/></a> </div> </div> <h2>Monday 12.05.08</h2> <div class="blogs-index-article"> <h3><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080513172751/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/organgrinder/2008/05/the_bbc_as_it_is.html" title="Samir Shah: why the BBC needs radical reform">Samir Shah: why the BBC needs radical reform</a></h3> <div class="blogs-index-article-metaData"> <strong>Maggie Brown / The BBC</strong> 01:07pm </div> <div class="blogs-index-article-body"> <p>The BBC as it is presently run and organised may be unable to deliver its public service remit in reflecting different viewpoints, cultures and opinion, according to <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080513172751/http://www.bbc.co.uk/info/running/executive/eb_samir_shah.shtml">Samir Shah</a>, one of the corporation's non executive directors and an independent producer.</p> <p>Shah recommends more radical devolution, with the BBC broken down into a federation of regional and national operations, BBC2 relocated to Birmingham, and the organisation turned into a publisher broadcaster, like Channel 4.<br/> </p> </div> <div class="blogs-index-article-comments"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080513172751/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/organgrinder/2008/05/the_bbc_as_it_is.html">Read more</a> · <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080513172751/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/organgrinder/2008/05/the_bbc_as_it_is.html#comments">Comments (25)</a> · <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080513172751/http://technorati.com/search/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/organgrinder/2008/05/the_bbc_as_it_is.html"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080513172751im_/http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/site_imagery/technorati15x11.gif" width="15" height="11" alt="Technorati logo" class="technorati"/></a> </div> </div> <div class="blogs-index-separator"> </div> <div class="blogs-index-article"> <h3><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080513172751/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/organgrinder/2008/05/good_luck_in_your_new_job_firs_1.html" title="Good luck in your new job! First day for Fincham, Hunt and Gale">Good luck in your new job! First day for Fincham, Hunt and Gale</a></h3> <div class="blogs-index-article-metaData"> <strong>John Plunkett / Television</strong> 01:04pm </div> <div class="blogs-index-article-body"> <p>It's never easy starting a new job. An unfamiliar computer system to get to grips with, the names of your new colleagues to remember, and where exactly is the coffee machine? Or, in the case of Peter Fincham, Jay Hunt and Ben Gale, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080513172751/http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/may/12/television.bbc">who start new jobs today in charge of ITV1, BBC1 and Channel Five respectively</a>, that last question is more likely to be: who exactly do I ask to get me a coffee? </p> </div> <div class="blogs-index-article-comments"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080513172751/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/organgrinder/2008/05/good_luck_in_your_new_job_firs_1.html">Read more</a> · <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080513172751/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/organgrinder/2008/05/good_luck_in_your_new_job_firs_1.html#comments">Comments (11)</a> · <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080513172751/http://technorati.com/search/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/organgrinder/2008/05/good_luck_in_your_new_job_firs_1.html"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080513172751im_/http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/site_imagery/technorati15x11.gif" width="15" height="11" alt="Technorati logo" class="technorati"/></a> </div> </div> <h2>Sunday 11.05.08</h2> <div class="blogs-index-article"> <h3><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080513172751/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/organgrinder/2008/05/gladiators_the_return.html" title="Watch with...giant foam fingers ">Watch with...giant foam fingers </a></h3> <div class="blogs-index-article-metaData"> <strong>Heidi Stephens / Watch with...</strong> 04:55pm </div> <div class="blogs-index-article-body"> <p>If hype came in a shot glass, Sky One would be slumped on the bar declaring undying love for random strangers by now. But just in case the endless ballyhoo has passed you by, the oiled-up musclefest that is <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080513172751/http://gladiators.sky.com/">Gladiators is BACK </a>on Sky One tonight, after eight long years in the telly wilderness. And to mark this spandex renaissance, I'll be liveblogging the opening show from 6pm. </p> <p>So for those of you who are party to the delights of Sky One, feel free to watch along with me and leave your thoughts, opinions and general musings in the comment box below. If you haven't - well, why not join in anyway, and I'll do my best to paint you a half-decent picture of all the excitement. And hey, if Gladiators really isn't your cup of tea I won't hold it against you, because I am nice like that.</p> <p>Click on read more if you want to read more, and don't forget to hit refresh for updates and new comments. <br/> </p> </div> <div class="blogs-index-article-comments"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080513172751/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/organgrinder/2008/05/gladiators_the_return.html">Read more</a> · <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080513172751/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/organgrinder/2008/05/gladiators_the_return.html#comments">Comments (29)</a> · <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080513172751/http://technorati.com/search/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/organgrinder/2008/05/gladiators_the_return.html"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080513172751im_/http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/site_imagery/technorati15x11.gif" width="15" height="11" alt="Technorati logo" class="technorati"/></a> </div> </div> <h2>Friday 09.05.08</h2> <div class="blogs-index-article"> <h3><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080513172751/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/organgrinder/2008/05/media_talk_for_may_9.html" title="Media Talk for May 9 ">Media Talk for May 9 </a></h3> <div class="blogs-index-article-metaData"> <strong>Matt Wells / Podcast</strong> 02:44pm </div> <div class="blogs-index-article-body"> <p><strong>Steve Hewlett</strong> and <strong>Stephen Brook</strong> are my guides through the media jungle, and we kick off with the story of ITV's 拢5.6m fine for fleecing viewers out of millions of pounds in the premium-rate phone scandal. Why was the fine not higher? And what of the extraordinary revelation that Ant and Dec were wrongly given the people's choice award at the 2005 British Comedy Awards, apparently because Robbie Williams only said he'd turn up if he was handing a gong to the pair?<br/> </p> </div> <div class="blogs-index-article-comments"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080513172751/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/organgrinder/2008/05/media_talk_for_may_9.html">Read more</a> · <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080513172751/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/organgrinder/2008/05/media_talk_for_may_9.html#comments">Comments (10)</a> · <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080513172751/http://technorati.com/search/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/organgrinder/2008/05/media_talk_for_may_9.html"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080513172751im_/http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/site_imagery/technorati15x11.gif" width="15" height="11" alt="Technorati logo" class="technorati"/></a> </div> </div> <div class="blogs-index-separator"> </div> <div class="blogs-index-article"> <h3><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080513172751/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/organgrinder/2008/05/viewersready_livebloggerready_1.html" title="Viewers....ready! Liveblogger....ready! ">Viewers....ready! Liveblogger....ready! </a></h3> <div class="blogs-index-article-metaData"> <strong>Heidi Stephens / Watch with...</strong> 12:27pm </div> <div class="blogs-index-article-body"> <p><em>"This Sunday, on Sky One, the first of 32 dauntless warriors will lay down their Post-Its, put some tight pants on and face the Gladiators in the ultimate battle. There is no second place. Actually there is, but they don't win anything. Ahem. Anyway. There will be PAIN, there will be POSING, and there will be grown men and women WRESTLING in LYCRA".</em> </p> <p>Yes, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080513172751/http://gladiators.sky.com/">Gladiators is BACK</a>, and fear not if you don't have Sky One, because I'll be here from 6pm-7pm on Sunday to liveblog every sweaty second. </p> <p>So the questions of the day are - can the Gladiators revival be as big as it was in its ITV heyday, even though it's moved to Sky One? Is it still great weekend family viewing, or are we all now immune to anything that doesn't include dancing celebs or Ant & Dec? And is it wrong that I loved it so much? No? Yes? Oh, don't be such a spoilsport.<br/> </p> </div> <div class="blogs-index-article-comments"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080513172751/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/organgrinder/2008/05/viewersready_livebloggerready_1.html">Read more</a> · <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080513172751/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/organgrinder/2008/05/viewersready_livebloggerready_1.html#comments">Comments (19)</a> · <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080513172751/http://technorati.com/search/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/organgrinder/2008/05/viewersready_livebloggerready_1.html"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080513172751im_/http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/site_imagery/technorati15x11.gif" width="15" height="11" alt="Technorati logo" class="technorati"/></a> </div> </div> <div class="blogs-index-separator"> </div> <div class="blogs-index-article"> <h3><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080513172751/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/organgrinder/2008/05/the_textbook_definition_of_goo.html" title="ITV plays a PR blinder over phone scandal fine">ITV plays a PR blinder over phone scandal fine</a></h3> <div class="blogs-index-article-metaData"> <strong>Mark Borkowski / Stuntwatch</strong> 10:12am </div> <div class="blogs-index-article-body"> <p>The textbook definition of good public relations is the managing of internal and external communication to create and maintain a positive image. </p> <p>So it is no surprise that the able and excellent corporate PR team at ITV used every trick in the book yesterday to downplay news of the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080513172751/http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/may/08/itv">record 拢5.675m Ofcom fine</a> for its phone in scandal. And the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080513172751/http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/may/08/tvfakery.itv">sacrificial cow was the British Comedy Awards</a>. <br/> </p> </div> <div class="blogs-index-article-comments"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080513172751/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/organgrinder/2008/05/the_textbook_definition_of_goo.html">Read more</a> · <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080513172751/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/organgrinder/2008/05/the_textbook_definition_of_goo.html#comments">Comments (37)</a> · <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080513172751/http://technorati.com/search/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/organgrinder/2008/05/the_textbook_definition_of_goo.html"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080513172751im_/http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/site_imagery/technorati15x11.gif" width="15" height="11" alt="Technorati logo" class="technorati"/></a> </div> </div> <h2>Thursday 08.05.08</h2> <div class="blogs-index-article"> <h3><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080513172751/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/organgrinder/2008/05/ppa_magazine_awards.html" title="PPA magazine awards: recognising enterprise and fresh voices">PPA magazine awards: recognising enterprise and fresh voices</a></h3> <div class="blogs-index-article-metaData"> <strong>Maggie Brown / Magazine</strong> 04:46pm </div> <div class="blogs-index-article-body"> <p>I'm a veteran of more grisly awards ceremonies than I choose to remember, so it is a relief to report, hand on heart, that last night's <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080513172751/http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/may/08/pressandpublishing1">Periodical Publishers Association shindig</a> was a remarkably enjoyable and cheerful event.</p> <p>Best of all the PPA <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080513172751/http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/may/08/pressandpublishing2">rewarded a number of fresh voices</a> and enterprising magazines adapting to the web across this massive and diverse sector.<br/> </p> </div> <div class="blogs-index-article-comments"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080513172751/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/organgrinder/2008/05/ppa_magazine_awards.html">Read more</a> · <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080513172751/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/organgrinder/2008/05/ppa_magazine_awards.html#comments">Comment</a> · <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080513172751/http://technorati.com/search/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/organgrinder/2008/05/ppa_magazine_awards.html"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080513172751im_/http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/site_imagery/technorati15x11.gif" width="15" height="11" alt="Technorati logo" class="technorati"/></a> </div> </div> <div class="blogs-index-separator"> </div> <div class="blogs-index-article"> <h3><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080513172751/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/organgrinder/2008/05/itv_what_a_bunch_of_stinkers.html" title="ITV: what a bunch of stinkers">ITV: what a bunch of stinkers</a></h3> <div class="blogs-index-article-metaData"> <strong>Stephen Brook / ITV</strong> 01:03pm </div> <div class="blogs-index-article-body"> <p>Today, as ITV copped <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080513172751/http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/may/08/itv">a record fine</a> from the regulator over its phone in scandals, it also revealed a fresh outrage.</p> <p>The broadcaster admitted that Catherine Tate should have won the people's choice award at the 2005 British Comedy Awards - based on your phone votes - but *somehow* the gong went to <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080513172751/http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/may/08/tvfakery.itv">Ant & Dec</a>.<br/> </p> </div> <div class="blogs-index-article-comments"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080513172751/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/organgrinder/2008/05/itv_what_a_bunch_of_stinkers.html">Read more</a> · <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080513172751/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/organgrinder/2008/05/itv_what_a_bunch_of_stinkers.html#comments">Comments (71)</a> · <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080513172751/http://technorati.com/search/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/organgrinder/2008/05/itv_what_a_bunch_of_stinkers.html"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080513172751im_/http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/site_imagery/technorati15x11.gif" width="15" height="11" alt="Technorati logo" class="technorati"/></a> </div> </div> <h2>Wednesday 07.05.08</h2> <div class="blogs-index-article"> <h3><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080513172751/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/organgrinder/2008/05/the_apprentice_series_four_epi_6.html" title="The Apprentice: Series four, episode seven">The Apprentice: Series four, episode seven</a></h3> <div class="blogs-index-article-metaData"> <strong>Anna Pickard / Reality TV / Watch with...</strong> 08:19pm </div> <div class="blogs-index-article-body"> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080513172751/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/organgrinder/2008/04/the_apprentice_series_four_epi_5.html">Last week</a>, some brilliant young business minds were put in a room and set to task coming up with some of the best ideas the country may ever see. Somewhere. But we don't know who they are. Meanwhile, some donks on television tried to come up with greetings cards, and made a complete toilet of it.</p> <p>This week, it's The Apprentice Abroad, just like those terrible episodes of Eastenders where they all go on holiday, but with more suits and bartering, and less death and sex. Unless we get lucky. I'll be here from <b>9pm</b> following the episode on <b>BBC1</b> and then moving over to <b>BBC2</b> for <b>Yer Fiyud!</b>, though as always, without quite knowing why. Any observations, denigrations, inspirations or general snark, deposit them all in the comment box below. Click read more to read more, hit refresh for updates and new comments.</p> </div> <div class="blogs-index-article-comments"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080513172751/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/organgrinder/2008/05/the_apprentice_series_four_epi_6.html">Read more</a> · <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080513172751/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/organgrinder/2008/05/the_apprentice_series_four_epi_6.html#comments">Comments (561)</a> · <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080513172751/http://technorati.com/search/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/organgrinder/2008/05/the_apprentice_series_four_epi_6.html"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080513172751im_/http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/site_imagery/technorati15x11.gif" width="15" height="11" alt="Technorati logo" class="technorati"/></a> </div> </div> <div class="blogs-index-separator"> </div> <div class="blogs-index-article"> <h3><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080513172751/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/organgrinder/2008/05/magazines2008_is_anyone_launch.html" title="Magazines2008: Is anyone launching?">Magazines2008: Is anyone launching?</a></h3> <div class="blogs-index-article-metaData"> <strong>Stephen Brook / Conference</strong> 05:14pm </div> <div class="blogs-index-article-body"> <p>The final session of the PPA conference was the view from the top session with the chief executives of major magazine groups.</p> </div> <div class="blogs-index-article-comments"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080513172751/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/organgrinder/2008/05/magazines2008_is_anyone_launch.html">Read more</a> · <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080513172751/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/organgrinder/2008/05/magazines2008_is_anyone_launch.html#comments">Comment</a> · <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080513172751/http://technorati.com/search/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/organgrinder/2008/05/magazines2008_is_anyone_launch.html"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080513172751im_/http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/site_imagery/technorati15x11.gif" width="15" height="11" alt="Technorati logo" class="technorati"/></a> </div> </div> <div class="blogs-index-separator"> </div> <div class="blogs-index-article"> <h3><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080513172751/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/organgrinder/2008/05/magazines2008_cover_magazine_p.html" title="Magazines2008: Cover magazine poison">Magazines2008: Cover magazine poison</a></h3> <div class="blogs-index-article-metaData"> <strong>Stephen Brook / Conference</strong> 03:02pm </div> <div class="blogs-index-article-body"> <p>Brad Pitt on the cover of Total Film. 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