Rumours are rife that News International, now run by James Murdoch, may be about to close down thelondonpaper, claims The Observer media diary (not online). According to the item, "there are signs" that Associated's rival freesheet, London Lite, "may be winning its rearguard action". One of those signs is that thelondonpaper "is no longer being handed out at several tube stations."
Over the page Peter Preston muses on the possibility of a merger between the two titles. But will Murdoch Junior dare to stifle his father's baby? For all our sakes (though not for the journalists who may lose their jobs, of course), let's hope so.
