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THE GUARDIAN

Paparazzo-turned-newspaper executive Jason Fraser has unexpectedly quit the Express after only four months. P6
Movie fans in the US are suing major studios for soliciting favourable reviews from critics after excessive studio hospitality. P12
"Mr Vodafone", Chris Gent, is under fire from institutional investors concerned he wields too much power. P19
AT&T has rejected an offer from Comcast for its broadband assets. P19
US online grocer Webvan has fired its remaining 2,000 employees and filed for bankruptcy protection. P20
Pace Micro Technology has urged the government to take firm action on the switch-off date for the analogue TV signal. P20
The Channel 3 news consortium including BSkyB and Chrysalis that is bidding for the ITN contract is conducting a charm offensive. P20

THE INDEPENDENT

One of the most expensive contracts in newspaper history was severed yesterday when Jason Fraser left the Express. P7
The TV rights for Harry Potter are being touted for £50m in the US. P9
US online grocer Webvan has made its last delivery. P13

MEDIA
What price did Tony Blair pay when he wooed Rupert Murdoch before the 1997 election? P8
How new FT editor Andrew Gowers might shape the paper. P8
Teenage girls have never had so many magazines, but is it just exploitation? P9
How Barbara Charone, Madonna's "mumsy" PR minder, protects the material girl. P9

THE FINANCIAL TIMES

BT has reported the first fall in mobile phone customers during the 16-year history of the industry. P25
Online grocer Webvan, once a symbol of the internet's unlimited potential, has filed for bankruptcy protection. P25
NTL and Telewest took another step closer together yesterday by launching a joint marketing initiative. P28
Capital Radio is considering selling stations to give it more flexibility. P28

CREATIVE BUSINESS
It's party season for the new establishment as politicians mingle with broadcasters. P2
Capital Radio is struggling to turn back the negative tide. P4
TBWA defectors Clemmow Hornby Inge tell of how they want to escape "management bullshit". P7
Advertising opportunities at internet cafes. P8
How the US Public Broadcasting Service survives. P10
The complex business of movie product placements. P12

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL EUROPE

More offers are expected to surface for AT&T's broadband assets. P1
Webvan has ceased operations in all markets. P4

DAILY TELEGRAPH

New York's best-known PR agent, Lizzie Grubman, has been charged with driving into 16 people. P13
Webvan hits the end of the road. P30
Orange is poised to take over as Britain's number one mobile phone operator. P31

THE TIMES

A young publicist in New York is facing a PR disaster after being charged with knocking over 16 people. P3
Loana mania is taking over France after the blonde from Nice won France's version of Big Brother, Loft Story. P11
TV rights to the Harry Potter film are being touted around for £50m. P13
Pace turns to foreign markets for digital growth. P23
Webvan has become one of the biggest dot.com failures. P23

DAILY MAIL

Rowan Atkinson has written off an £80,000 car. P23
Pace Micro expects UK demand for TV set-top boxes to slow this year. P65

DAILY EXPRESS

Racer Rowan Atkinson does a Mr Bean. P7
Two new blondes are set to make adolescent pulses race in Emmerdale. P15

THE MIRROR

Big Brother bighead thinks he's won the gameshow. P7
Ali G has been burgled by raiders who stole his favourite shellsuits. P7
TV chiefs have been offered the rights to the new Harry Potter film for £50m. P9

THE SUN

Lesbian Zoe Lyons got the boot from Survivor last night and blasted other contestants for being boring. P3
Big Brother Paul has been caught looking in the mirror 30 times. P3
EastEnders' Patsy Palmer has had a baby girl two weeks early. P3

THE STAR

Racer Rowan Atkinson has survived his third car crash. P3
Big Brother contestants are all going mad. P11
Chris Evans is to plough his multimillion pound fortune into rekindling Bille's pop career. P16

AND FINALLY...

There's a term for it already: "Sapphic chic" and now that the papers are all writing about it (blame Geri), lipstick lesbianism is bound to become a summer 2001 mass market phenomenon. Brace yourselves. Express P23

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