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The Assassination Of Margaret Thatcher

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Hilary Mantel attacks critics over BBC's Margaret Thatcher story broadcast
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From Mary Berry to Xbox Studios, the big winners and losers of 2014

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Today's headlines

The Guardian

Hilary Mantel attacks critics over BBC's Margaret Thatcher story broadcast. P1, 3
Dublin battle brewing as Microsoft resists US demands to access emails. P2
IT glitch slashes Amazon prices. P3
Guardian readers pledge £20,000 in eight-hour telethon. P10
Turkish journalists among 23 arrested in 'coup against democracy'. P14
Feature: Forget visual gratification. From the Reith lectures to Radiotopia to Serial, behold the resurgence of sound. P25
From Mary Berry to Xbox Studios, the big winners and losers of 2014. P31
Digital giants get bigger at the expense of the small blog sites. P31
Media Monkey looks ahead to 2015. P31
Obituary: Actor Tom Adams. P33

Daily Telegraph

Lewis Hamilton wins BBC Sports Personality of the Year. P1, 3
Anger at BBC story of 'Thatcher murder'. P2
Designer's Christmas event gets 'fake' reviews. P2
IT glitch slashes Amazon prices. P7, B8
Strictly Come Dancing coverage. P9
BBC Oxbridge liberals 'afraid to appear racist'. P9
The night an actor broke into Downton. P13
Newspaper editor arrested in police raids on Turkish media. P15
BT to name £10bn mobile takeover target. B1
BBC Sports Personality of the Year coverage. S16, 17
Sky Sports coverage of Varsity Rugby Match. S28

Financial Times

Newspaper editor arrested in police raids on Turkish media. P8
Efforts to adapt lead to path of digital disruption. P12
Publicis chief to sidestep 'Ubering' threat. P19
BlackBerry under spotlight as it grapples with turnround. P26

The Times

IT glitch slashes Amazon prices. P3
Diary: Media news. P13
Anger at BBC story of 'Thatcher murder'. P21
Newspaper editor arrested in police raids on Turkish media. P31
Comment: BT mobile deal is big, but is it clever? P37
BT to name £10bn mobile takeover target. P39
Obituary: Actor Tom Adams. P50
BBC Sports Personality of the Year coverage. P58

The Independent

Radio 1's new chart host must placate Swifities and Azaleans. P4
Newspaper editor arrested in police raids on Turkish media. P25
Hacks/Hackers is the place that smart media employers are going to find young creative talent. P34
Alan Yentob and his high-class 'toadies'. P35
British cream tops US media. P35
BT to name £10bn mobile takeover target. P50
BBC Sports Personality of the Year coverage. S19

i

The X Factor coverage. P3
New Top 30 host to charm 'fan armies'. P17
Norman Tebbit says BBC 'sick' to use Thatcher death story. P22
A savvy society of journalists and tech experts. P37
On marketing and branding: would you Adam and Eve this success? P37
Nigella Lawson's tale of BBC boss is one to dine out on. P37
Yet another Brit joins the US media set. P37
BBC Sports Personality of the Year coverage. P43

Wall Street Journal Europe

At Universal, big data sets the beat. P1, 22
Sony's TV unit mends, but is it enough? P17, 21
Google shuts Russia engineering office. P19
Censorship of video games in China. P21
Uber gains ally in China as Baidu invests. P21

Daily Mail

X Factor coverage. P3
BBC is too frightened to talk about migrants, says John Humphrys. P17
Anger at BBC story of 'Thatcher murder'. P19
IT glitch slashes Amazon prices. P21
BT to name £10bn mobile takeover target. P53
BBC Sports Personality of the Year coverage. P58, 59
BBC loses Football League highlights rights to Channel 5. P63
Sky Sports reporter happy about match being broadcast on BT. P63

Daily Express

The X Factor coverage. P3
Strictly Come Dancing coverage. P3
Anger at 'sick' BBC over story about killing Thatcher. P7
Martin Freeman hosts Saturday Night Live. P19

The Sun

The X Factor coverage. P1, 4, 5
Strictly Come Dancing coverage. P9, 31
Coronation Street's viewing figures dive. P11
BBC Sports Personality of the Year coverage. P13
Bill Cosby back by wife. P27
Keith Chegwin signs up for Celebrity Big Brother. P29
Geordie Shore star records Christmas Day Message for MTV. P30

Daily Mirror

X Factor coverage. P1, 4, 5
IT glitch slashes Amazon prices. P9
Sir Michael Parkinson criticises modern chat show formats. P13
Strictly Come Dancing coverage. P13
Anger at BBC story of 'Thatcher murder'. P14
Facebook 'refused to ban' autism hate page. P22

Daily Star

The X Factor coverage. P4, P5
BBC Sports Personality of the Year coverage. P4
Only Fools and Horses actor John Challis longs to play Doctor Who. P15
Hollyoaks first gay wedding. P31

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