The Guardian
British "Vogue" has hired its first male editor. According to "The Guardian," Ghanian-born Edward Enninful was stopped on the tube and asked whether he would consider being a model. His rise through fashion has now been sealed with the appointment of editor In-chief at the famous magazine.
BBC
Citizen's Advice is warning consumers that broadband suppliers are routinely punishing loyal customers. The BBC quotes research from the organisation that shows many consumers are unaware their bill will often leap more than GBP100 per year when an introductory offer ends. BT is cited as the worst offender and Virgin Media is named as the only supplier with no increase.
The Drum
United Airlines has done it again. After banning a girl from boarding a flight who was wearing leggings, the company has lit up social media, courtesy of videos of a passenger being forcibly removed from an overbooked flight. "The Drum" quotes experts who believe the airline hasn't learned its previous lesson that everyone now is a social media publisher.
The Times
Mondelez is looking for a successor to Chair Cadbury's. The "Times" reports that headhunters are scouting to replace the incumbent, Irene Rosenfeld. She is infamous in the UK for promising not to close a Cadbury factory, but then doing just that days after the takeover deal was signed. She enraged MPs by refusing to appear before them to account for her actions.
Campaign
Given the controversy surrounding video transparency at the moment, it may come as little surprise that Campaign reports Twitter has signed third-party video metrics deals with Moat and Ad Science. The metrics will be offered to advertisers so they can compare viewability rates which, Twitter claims, hit 99% on its service.
Sky News
Retail sales slipped by 1% year-on-year this March. According to Sky News, this is the first time the high street sales have fallen three months in a row since the financial crisis. Averaged out across the first three months of the year, sales are down 0.7% -- the worst quarterly figures since March 2011.
Press Gazette
The Press Gazette admits there is no simple solution, but today is launching a campaign to "Stop Facebook and Google ruining journalism." The site claims that if their duopoly were held by two newspapers, the government would crack down on them -- and yet the tech giants are allowed to be massive media players who soak up the majority of digital advertising unchecked.
The Guardian
The more time children spend on social networks, the more unhappy they become with their lives, "The Guardian" reports. Researchers from the University of Sheffield have found that the more children chat on social networks, the less happy they feel about school, how they look and their family life.
The Telegraph
Apple is going on a hiring spree in London. "The Telegraph" reports the move is part of a plan to hire talent to improve its graphics chip design capability, following from a decision to cease working with UK chip designer, Imagination.
BBC
Google has launched a fact-checking service, "The Telegraph" reports. Results will be returned to users with stories that have been fact-checked highlighted in a box, with a rating for the likelihood that the story is true.