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Today's media stories from the papers

Top eight stories on MediaGuardian

John Cantlie


Isis releases new John Cantlie video

Mujahideen just mopping up now in Syrian city, says hostage in latest Islamic State film believed to be scripted by the group

Peter Capaldi's run is hilarious, says Iannucci
The Thick of It creator says actor in Doctor Who is 'exactly what the Doctor should be' but laughs at how he runs

Miriam Margolyes: people don't like Jews
Harry Potter star criticises Israel over 50-day Gaza conflict and claims English literature is full of 'greasy and treacherous Jews'

UK newspaper ad revenue returns to growth
Digital income a major factor behind second annual increase since 2007, with total figure predicted to rise 1% to £1.42bn in 2015

David Cameron under fire in Elle campaign

Campaigners hit out at PM over refusal to wear pro-feminist T-shirt, especially after Nick Clegg and Ed Miliband agreed

BSkyB's Jeremy Darroch is paid almost £5m
Executive's total remuneration slides more than than 70% on previous year, due to structure of long-term incentive plan

Amazon Fire TV Stick takes on Google's Chromecast
New gadget will connect to television HDMI ports to stream Netflix and Amazon video as well as play music and games

Endemol head to take same role at 'mega indie'
Tim Hincks will report to Sophie Turner Laing at joint venture that includes MasterChef maker Shine and American Idol parent Core Media

Top feature on MediaGuardian

Screen savers: the untold story of US TV's showrunners
Andrew Collins:
They are the new masters of TV, a bunch of jelly-bean-eating hotshots who have ushered in a golden age. But what do showrunners actually do?

Today's headlines

The Guardian

Judge defends media blackout surrounding death of baby girl. P13
Worrying trend for Twitter as fewer users than expected sign up. P22
Showrunners – ushering in a golden age of TV. G2. P16, 17

Daily Telegraph

Benedict Cumberbatch to star as comic book hero. P3
John Cantlie appears in Isis 'news report'. P4
Mandrake on media. P10
Jeremy Clarkson is an embarrassment to Britain, says Argentine envoy. P15
Analysis: Cheers for BSkyB with hopes Italian match could cap content costs. B7

Financial Times

Libraries plug IT skills gap in online jobs market. P4
Europe's stalled tech groups offer a new life after HP. P14
Lenders adjust digital vision for tech-no's. P21

The Times

John Cantlie appears in Isis 'news report'. P5
Court ordered media blackout over baby death. P9
Diary: media stories. P11
BSkyB chief paid £4.9m. P48

The Independent

John Cantlie appears in Isis 'news report'. P6
Ben Bradlee speech on duty of the press. P31, 32, 33
Obituary: Only Fools and Horses actor Roy Heather. P46
Twitter revenue doubles in third quarter. P50
Google ventures into Europe. P52

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MTV Europe Music Awards to recognise songs with a message. P3
Picture of the new Dad's Army cast. P15
Viz founder Simon Donald on his documentary about MS. P32
Chime to buy SJX Partners for £17m. P42

Wall Street Journal Europe

Russia tops China in hacking, experts say. P1, 19
Mac rises past iPad to become Apple's second-best seller. P15, 19
Samsung's primacy is tested. P18

Daily Mail

Nick Cleeg and Ed Miliband pose for Elle feminism campaign. P6
Court ordered media blackout over baby death. P12
Ephraim Hardcastle on media. P17
Rebekah Brooks gives client referral to hacking defence lawyer. P31
Pearson eyes £570m Economist stake sale. P67
Racing Post sub-editor presents trophy at race meeting. P73

Daily Express

Strictly Come Dancing stars turn to old-school glamour. P6
Hickey on media. P17

The Sun

Ally Ross on TV. P11
Geordie Shore's Vicky Pattison to quit the show. P27
Strictly Come Dancing opens up a 1.6 million lead over The X Factor. P28
New BBC2 show to follow South Yorkshire police. P28

Daily Mirror

Argentinean flag flies over Top Gear site. P5
MasterChef feature. P16, 17

Daily Star

Channel 4 boss says they'll carry on filming 'poverty porn'. P18
Celebrity Big Brother to be bigger than ever when it returns. P27
The Cybermen return to Doctor Who. P27

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