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12.53pm Media
Weeknotes 9892: Battling distraction and 'digital maximalism'
How do you balance digital demands with real life? By Jemima Kiss
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12.47pm TV ratings
Take That help pull in nearly 11m to Children In Need
Terry Wogan, Tess Daly and Take That help fund-raising marathon beat opposition, but it falls short of last year's ratings. By John Plunkett -
12.39pm Facebook
Life inside Facebook: how head of developers organises 500 people
Exclusive: Mike Schroepfer tells the Guardian how he manages the tiny teams, and why if you haven't changed the site in your first week, something's wrong
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12.08pm China
Chinese tainted baby milk activist won't appeal against sentence
Zhao Lianhai, jailed for inciting social disorder, has dismissed lawyers and abandoned hunger strike -
11.53am TV ratings
I'm a Celebrity: Gillian McKeith drama draws 10m
Nutritionist's collapse and Nigel Havers's exit help ITV reality show demolish 9pm competition. By Jason Deans -
11.29am Media
Mirror team revamp as Hanna joins Morgan
Richard Wallace appoints new Daily Mirror deputy editor to replace Conor Hanna, who is bound for CNN in the States
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11.07am Media
Benrik Pitch: Royal Wedding Tiaracam
Cartoon
'Tiaracam' fitted into Kate Middleton's headwear would provide viewers with intimate perspective on the ceremony
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10.58am Media
Phone-hacking and the royal engagement
Did Cameron get the royal wedding news late because of the Andy Coulson effect?
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10.52am BBC
Goodies Goodies glum glum
Media Monkey: Bill Oddie claims BBC executives have grudge against hit 1970s comedy series -
10.49am BBC
Top Gear wises up for BBC Christmas
Show to follow in the footsteps of the Three Wise Men by travelling to Bethlehem, while The Royle Family will also return. By John Plunkett -
10.43am Health
Branding goes up in smoke
Poll
Poll: In a bid to stop young people from lighting up, tobacco companies could be forced to sell cigarettes in plain packaging, hereby making their product less attractive. Will it help?
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10.12am Media
Football boss aims to shoot the BBC messenger before the message hits the screen
Fifa attacks the Sunday Times as England's World Cup bid chief accuses Panorama of being unpatriotic
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10.00am Language
Let's declare war on these tired military metaphors
Jamie Fahey: Bombarding readers with the language of the battleground is hyperbolic, fatuous and insensitive
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9.31am BBC
BBC lures Sarah Beeny for Village SOS
Star of Channel 4's Property Ladder to front series on rural communities, while Caroline Quentin will front property show. By Tara Conlan
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9.00am Children's TV
The voice of Camberwick Green to get Bafta award for services to children's TV
Lucy Mangan talks to Brian Cant, who has been given a lifetime award for his work on shows such as Play School and Trumpton
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8.59am Media
Today's media stories from the papers
Monday's Media Briefing
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8.49am Media
Can hyperlocal news start-ups work? The Lichfield Blog shows the way ahead
A journalist and a web developer work together to show the value of entrepreneurial journalism
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8.47am Media
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8.42am Media
Jon Snow on the Murdochs: they have too much influence
Channel 4 presenter criticises Rupert Murdoch and paywalls - and argues that newspapers have a 25-year life span
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8.34am Media
Attack on Albanian journalist
Beating of reporter reveals 'distressing' press freedom situation in Albania
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7.37am Advertising
Trevor Beattie: degrees of opportunity
Mark Sweney: Veteran adman's invitation to non-graduates to apply for jobs raises questions about the future of media recruitment -
7.10am Radio 2
Radio 2 lines up Kenny Everett show for Christmas schedule
Programme to feature archive clips of DJ's jingles, 'fiddly bits' and comedy characters, and will be backed by documentary. By John Plunkett -
7.00am BBC
Army bullying: a lot of friction over fiction
Mark Lawson: The military chiefs' over-the-top reaction to the BBC broadcast of a Jimmy McGovern play opens up a can of worms -
7.00am Media
E-petitions website shelved
The infamous site launched by the previous government is under review, according to Whitehall. By James Robinson -
7.00am BBC
Media Monkey's Diary
Read Monkey's diary from the Monday section -
7.00am Digital media
The Beatles join the long and winding road to digital
Dan Sabbagh: The music industry shows us that the transition away from analogue is with us for the next decade at least -
7.00am BBC Trust
The new chair of the BBC Trust urgently needs to find a new consensus
Corporation faces serious strategic issues that must be addressed. By Steve Hewlett -
7.00am Social media
Can 'double screening' help TV producers?
More viewers are chatting online while viewing TV – but reading their feedback on Facebook and Twitter can hinder as well as help the shows' makers. Stephen Armstrong reports -
7.00am Newspapers & magazines
Royal engagement highlights change in relationship with the press
Few royal reporters, no scoop and less formality over William and Kate coverage. By Stephen Brook -
7.00am Newspapers & magazines
My media: Louise Doughty
The novelist, playwright and critic reveals she loves newspapers, classical and jazz – but can't stand celebrity magazines. Interview by John Dugdale -
7.00am BBC
BBC's Alison Kirkham plans a menu of restoration, live TV and cookery
Sarah Beeny signed by BBC's new commissioning editor for a series on villages. By Tara Conlan -
7.00am Marketing & PR
William and Kate's engagement shows the royal PR machine is well-drilled
Mark Borkowski: Buckingham Palace will be overjoyed with the positive headlines garnered by the announcement of the couple's wedding
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7.00am Advertising
Durex goes coy in latest TV ad campaign
Company shifts focus to sexual enhancement products. By Meg Carter -
7.00am Media
Response
A Window into the future | Mail's winning formula | Time for a new message | Same old story -
6.59am Digital media
Analysing data is the future for journalists, says Tim Berners-Lee
Inventor of the world wide web says reporters should be hunting for stories in datasets. By Charles Arthur -
6.49am Net neutrality
Vaizey insists he favours net neutrality – and agrees with Berners-Lee
Minister insists his speech has been misinterpreted - but web inventor shies away from claim that the two are entirely in line over ISP behaviour
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6.30am Technology
The Technology newsbucket: Facebook's block, Google's payout, iPhone sneakiness and more
Plus how Question Time got so big on Twitter, Nokia's N8 problems, Nokia's Ovi highlight and more
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1.14am Faith schools
BBC's Panorama claims Islamic schools teach antisemitism and homophobia
Thousands of British schoolchildren are being taught Saudi national curriculum, according to programme -
12.05am The Guardian
Open door
Chris Elliott: The readers' editor on… the muddle that led to an unnecessary naming (twice) -
12.01am Mental health
TV dramas give misleading view of mental illness, claims report
Survey of British peak time programmes shows 45% of characters with mental illness have violent story lines
