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Today's media stories from the papers

Top eight stories on MediaGuardian

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Ipso to pursue Brooks Newmark inquiry
Investigation of the Sunday Mirror will be the first time watchdog has continued action in the absence of a complainant

MediaCom's Karen Blackett: 'Industry needs to do all it can to get talent'
Chief executive on breaking away from the old boys' network - and beating Idris Elba in the Black Powerlist

Battle of the broadcasters as TV prepares for the leaders' debates
Political parties may have yet to agree but BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Sky are ready for the showdown

BBC drama The Missing goes to the heart of parents' worst nightmare
Actor James Nesbitt says his role as a father grieving after his child disappears enabled him to face his own anxieties

BBC confirms Ceri Thomas as Panorama editor
Former editor of Today takes over the current affairs show as it prepares to scale back its investigations

Sun journalists prepared to break law in pursuit of a good story, trial hears
Jury told six staff employed 'calculated and deliberate' policy of paying public officials at Broadmoor, Sandhurst and elsewhere

John Simpson signs 'indefinite' BBC deal
World affairs editor, 70, made headlines when he reportedly said the corporation was grotesquely managed

Telegraph's Jason Seiken takes non-editorial role
Chris Evans confirmed as head of all content

Top comment on MediaGuardian

Why Cameron can't be allowed to scupper televised election debates
Steve Hewlett: PM has most to lose if broadcasters' format for party leaders general election shows go ahead

Today's headlines

The Guardian

Watchdog to pursue inquiry into sex sting against MP Brooks Newmark. P4
Internet trolls face up to two years in jail. P11
The Guardian readers' editor on why colour has taken on a new significance in the recent redesign. P30
MediaCom's Karen Blackett: 'Industry needs to do all it can to get talent'. P32
Battle of the broadcasters as TV prepares for the leaders' debates. P33
Why David Cameron can't be allowed to scupper televised election debates. P33
The non-disclosure agreement: arch enemy of the arts critic. G2 P2
The journalist victims of Isis who don't make the headlines. G2 P3

Daily Telegraph

Nigella Lawson 'mystified' viewers think her shows are full of innuendo. P3
Tougher laws will not deter Twitter trolls, says Mary Beard. P5
Strictly Come Dancing coverage. P8
Jimmy Savile's great-niece 'lied for payout'. P12
Interview: Sean O'Connor, editor of BBC Radio 4's The Archers. P23
Neil Pearson on how he resurrected lost episodes of Hancock's Half Hour. P27

Financial Times

Nigeria harnesses social media to fight spread of ebola. P6
Interview: Jeremy Zimmer, chief executive of United Talent Agency. P12
HBO and CBS take on upstart online rivals. P16

The Times

Police use loophole to hack phones and email. P1,2
Jimmy Savile's great-niece accused of faking compensation claim. P14
Internet trolls face up to two years in jail as online libel cases rise. P17
Working class actors 'have to pretend to be posh to get TV jobs'. P23
Robert Peston interview. Times2 P7

The Independent

Libel cases prompted by social media posts rise 300% in a year. P9
Profile of travel media company Ink. P36-37
Today editor says ebola coverage should not dominate media stories about Africa. P37
CBBC penguin documentary. P37

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Anti-trolling law 'could be threat to free speech'. P9
Ignorance causes huge rise in social media libel cases. P18
Profile of travel media company Ink. P41
Red Bull pays out in US over ad claim 'it gives you wings'. P41

Wall Street Journal Europe

Yahoo to detail turnaround plan. P15,20

Daily Mail

Internet trolls face up to two years in jail. P4
Dominic Lawson: David Cameron's 'crackdown' on trolls shows he thinks we're all stupid. P14
Nigella Lawson 'mystified' viewers think her shows are full of innuendo. P19
Tearful farewell to Lyda Bellingham on ITV's Loose Women. P25

Daily Express

Lynda Bellingham's final farewell on TV. P1, P9
Strictly Come Dancing coverage. P3
Jonathan Ross says he's too old to flirt. P18

The Sun

The X Factor coverage. P11
The Apprentice coverage. P27
Strictly Come Dancing coverage. P28-29

Daily Mirror

Internet trolls face up to two years in jail . P2
The X Factor coverage. P3
Strictly Come Dancing coverage. P7
Police investigate reports of fake Jimmy Savile compensation claims. P11
BBC's Danny Cohen hits back over claims Children in Need is sitting on pile of cash. P21

Daily Star

The X Factor coverage. P9
Coronation Street dropped child abduction storyline after Madeleine McCann's disappearance. P11
Jimmy Savile's great-niece accused of faking compensation claim. P23
Coronation Street coverage. P24-25

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