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Brum Post might go weekly to plug £6m loss – Press Gazette

The Birmingham Post – weekly or slimmed down daily " nothing has been decided.". The notice period of consultations on redundancy have started – around 60 jobs are rumoured to be being lost across local titles.

NUJ – Rumours of more shake-ups at the Post & Mail

The NUJ claim to have seen "internal company documents " about Trinity Mirror "turning the Mail into an overnight paper and moving production of the Post to a bi-weekly or weekly publication" they say it's "scheduled to be announced in September". Grim news if true.

Time for Birmingham to support the independent arts – Birmingham Post

Helga Henry , general manager of Fierce Earth, says that "creating a civic arts hub – a suitably bold and progressive move in these stormy economic times" could help Brum's art scene. I say – how about the Central Library building as a base?

Plans for Birmingham to get its own TV station – Birmingham Post

Remember Birmingham L!ve TV? Tony Butler’s football phone in on telly, with Tone looking uncomfortable sitting on his own in a studio by a coffee table? It wouldn’t be like that? Would it?

Birmingham is an Events City, how do the residents benefit? – Birmingham post

Torturous city as pub metaphor as I try to work out what makes me slightly uncomfortable about being "an award-winning events city".

Birmingham Mail – Editor's Chair Blog – Jobs go at Birmingham Mail and sister papers…

Steve Dyson (Mail Editor)'s blog post on the Post & Mail re-invention has so far collected 63 comments, which to his credit he's responding to. It's a very interesting debate, although a unusual place to have it, as many of the commentors are staff. Proof that you can't hide anything these days, and a very useful read if you're interested in what goes on behind the scenes at your local papers.

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