Neil Arun didn’t want to miss a rare but risky opportunity to embed with an Iraqi police unit, hunting members of al Qaeda. But his employers -- responsible for Neil’s security -- weren’t happy. This film by Richard Pendry nvestigates how a frontline journalist balances risk and reward.
At the end of May 2009 the Kent on Sunday freesheet started charging 90p a copy. At the time I blogged how this was an curious experiment and one I thought unlikely to succeed. People seemed unwilling to pay. Worse still, newsagents were unwiling to stock them.
Six months later; guess what? They're giving them away again!
Yes folks, as of today the Kent on Sunday is free.
A journalist who works for the paper told me, "It was a disaster. You can't give something away and then suddenly start charging for it. No-one was buying them, it was too confusing".
Unfazed by the closure of the London paper and London Lite, a new freesheet has emerged on the streets of London. Called 