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Today's media stories from the papers

Top eight stories on MediaGuardian

Panorama

BBC current affairs 'failing to stand out'
Review by BBC Trust says current affairs output is falling behind rivals such as Channel 4 and tells BBC1 to take action

Sir Alan Moses appointed as Ipso chair
Judge, who presided over Soham murders trial, will start role as head of successor to Press Complaints Commission in May

Max Clifford faces jail for sex assaults
Publicist guilty of eight counts of indecent assault in first conviction under Operation Yewtree inquiry

Al-Jazeera seeks compensation from Egypt
Broadcaster demands £89.2m from government for subjecting it to 'unacceptable treatment' after ousting of Mohamed Morsi

Guardian wins three Webby awards
NSA Files: Decoded takes best practice award, with two prizes for online video in the news and drama categories

Good Morning Britain gets off to a promising start
Mark Lawson: The country finally woke up to ITV's much-heralded revamp of its breakfast show - in which Susanna Reid proved herself to be the genre's most natural presenter

Andy Coulson denies running slapdash operation
Former editor admits to being careless on occasion, but that this did not amount to being guilty of the charges he is facing

Britain's Got Talent pulls in 10 million
Simon Cowell's ITV show adds 800,000 viewers for third instalment, with a 46.1% share of the Saturday night audience

Top comment on MediaGuardian

Max Clifford's conviction proves celebrities are not above the law
Keir Starmer: Such cases are difficult, but time and the fame of alleged sex offenders cannot be allowed to limit justice for the victims

Today's headlines

The Guardian

Andy Coulson admits being a careless editor. P6
Max Clifford faces jail for sex assaults against four girls. P7
Max Clifford: shattered reputation of the kiss-and-tell king. P7
Billy Connolly reveals he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease and cancer on the same day. P17
Keir Starmer: Max Clifford conviction proves celebrities are not above the law. P32

Daily Telegraph

BBC bosses take course in avoiding 'unconscious bias' in recruitment. P1
Max Clifford told he faces jail for sex abuse. P5
Ed Miliband challenges David Cameron to TV election debate. P9
Billy Connolly reveals he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease and cancer on the same day. P13
Bear Grylls to front Channel 4 show aimes at finding Britain's lost masculinity. P13
Selina Scott: Good Morning Britain was more candyfloss than revolution. P22
Interview with Billy Anderson of TeamRock Radio. Business P8

Financial Times

Al-Jazeera sues Egyptian government over crackdown. P6
Pro-Russia rebels intimidate journalists in east. P8
Lex on US cable TV. P16
Microsoft develops brand for smartphone products. P16
China's Alibaba to offer video streaming and mobile search. P20

The Times

Max Clifford faces jail for sex assaults against four girls. P8
Max Clifford profile. P9
Andrew Billen: Good Morning Britain has too many presenters. P13
Obituary: TV producer Duncan Dallas. P49
Obituary: Hollywood reporter Bob Thomas. P51

The Independent

Max Clifford found guilty. P4-5
Ed Miliband accuses Tories of sabotaging TV debates. P9
Old Bailey told Andy Coulson knew he was lying to David Blunkett. P10
Grace Dent: The one story Max Clifford could not control. P18
Good Morning Britain review. P21
Fears grow that BBC news channel could become online-only service. P21
Is the sketch show dead - or resting? P39

i

Max Clifford faces jail for sex assaults. P7
Max Clifford profile. P7
BBC journalists fear News channel may go online-only. P22
Interview with the founders of the Vagenda blog. P30-31
The future of the TV sketch show. P37

Wall Street Journal Europe

Max Clifford found guilty of sex assaults. P5
Angry Birds maker Rovio's revenues flatten. P15,17
Alibaba to offer video streaming. P28

Daily Mail

Billy Connolly reveals he has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. P3
Jan Moir on Good Morning Britain. P7
Max Clifford faces jail for sex assaults. P10
Max Clifford stole my childhood, says victim. P11-12
Paul Bracchi: Max Clifford's most ruthless pR con was to hide the truth about himself. P12-12
BBC has unconscious bias against black applicants, admits news boss. P14
Comment: culture secretary Sajid Javid shows he understands press freedom. P16
Top civil servants 'rely on newspapers'. P21

Daily Express

Good Morning Britain launches. P3
Max Clifford faces jail for sex assaults. P7
Billy Connolly reveals he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease and cancer on the same day. P30
Dominic West interview. P31

The Sun

Max Clifford faces jail for sex assaults. P1,6-7
Simon Cowell is first star to sack Max Clifford for PR work. P8-9
Max Clifford's PR clients. P9
Ally Ross on Good Morning Britain. P11
Newsnight caught out by poppy gaffe. P13
Good Morning Britain disappoints viewers. P29
Geordie Shore coverage. P30-31

Daily Mirror

David Cameron 'blocks' TV leaders' debate. P2
Max Clifford faces jail for sex assaults. P6
Max Clifford profile. P7
Susanna Reid is star of Good Morning Britain launch. P9
Ian Hyland on Britain's Got Talent. P15
Ian Hyland on Good Morning Britain. P15
Top civil servants 'rely on newspapers'. P28
Iceland to bring back old advertising slogan. P29

Daily Star

Max Clifford found guilty. P1,4-5,6
Ed Miliband challenges David Cameron to a live TV debate. P2
Googlebox stars say Ant and Dec are a turn-off. P3
Good Morning Britain review. P11
Hollyoaks dominates British Soap Awards nominations. P15
Bear Grylls hits back at claims his new show is sexist. P31

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