Ed Miliband’s Russell Brand interview is no joke for the Sun, Mail and Star

http://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/apr/29/ed-miliband-russell-brand-interview-sun-mail

death by clickbait

http://standpointmag.co.uk/screen-april-15-nick-cohen-death-by-clickbait-daily-mail-online

Police investigate construction firm after complaints from passer-by over wolf-whistling

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/11565310/Police-investigate-construction-firm-after-complaints-from-passer-by-over-wolf-whistling.html

A building firm was investigated by police after a young woman complained about “lecherous” men wolf-whistling at her in the street.

Poppy Smart, 23, said she was upset and humiliated by the builders’ behaviour and the “disrespectful comments” she endured every morning for a month as she walked past a construction site on her way to work.

How the Conservatives orchestrated the letter from business leaders - and got it wrong

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/apr/27/how-the-conservatives-orchestrate-letters-from-business-leaders

Political parties used to make strenuous efforts to pretend that they had little or no involvement when business leaders or any other group capable of reaching out to swing voters endorsed a party.

The Media Column: Murdoch may not be happy but unlike 1992, it won’t be ‘The Sun wot won it’

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/the-media-column-murdoch-may-not-be-happy-but-unlike-1992-it-wont-be-the-sun-wot-won-it-10205631.html

the sun trying to influence the political view

YouTube reveals plans for monthly subscription to remove its ads

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/apr/09/youtube-monthly-subscription-remove-ads

YouTube is planning to launch a subscription version of its online video service, for which viewers will pay to remove its advertising.

The Google subsidiary announced its plans in an email to channel owners, while also informing them that if they do not sign up to participate, they will have to set all their videos to “private”.

The news follows the beta launch of YouTube Music Key, a Spotify-style streaming music service that will eventually sell subscriptions, as well as children’s app YouTube Kids.

Online all the time – average British household owns 7.4 internet devices

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/apr/09/online-all-the-time-average-british-household-owns-74-internet-devices?CMP=twt_gu

Smartphones are the most common internet-enabled device, at 1.7 per household, followed by laptops (1.3) and tablets (1.2), a YouGov poll of more than 2,000 consumers found.

Seven out of 10 households now own at least one tablet, while 19% have two and 11% own three or more.

The YouGov survey found that the average web-connected Briton is willing to pay maximum monthly fees of £1.53 for their email service, £1.33 to use search engines, £1.10 for video content, 92p for news websites, 88p for social media, 55p for online games and 52p for price comparison sites.