For editors, the top concerns were people. In the survey, 35% said training journalists in new media skills would be their top priority if they were given resources to invest in editorial quality.

After the official launch on Monday of yet another service which measures popularity of blogs – it’s time to revisit this space, long ruled by Technorati.

Ipsos MORI Poll of trusted professions 1983 to 2007 – statistics show percentage of the population that would expect journalists to tell the truth, and the percentage that would expect them to lie.

The state of news media report from the US for 2008: “And some of the declining trust is associated with views of the institution rather than of a single news media company or journalist.”