Media Brief
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|10:43 UK time, Tuesday, 8 June 2010
I'm the BBC's media correspondent and this is my brief selection of what's going on.
Apple's Steve Jobs claims the iPhone 4 is the "biggest leap since the original iPhone" reports the BBC. The Guardian says it will contain an e-book reader, threatening Amazon's Kindle.
More than 800 training places are to be created in UK heritage projects under a £17m National Lottery scheme the BBC reports.
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Does the film industry really contribute £1.9m to British tourism, as a report for the UK Film Council claims? The BBC's arts editor Will Gompertz expresses doubts.
The Guardian reports that the British Comedy Awards are moving to Channel 4 after 20 years at ITV.
The BBC's newspaper review says newspapers assess David Cameron's comment that public sector cuts would affect "our whole way of life".
Links in full
• BBC | Apple shows off redesigned iPhone
• Charles Arthur | Guardian | Apple WWDC liveblog: new iPhones and software
• BBC | £17m boost for heritage skills training
• Will Gompertz | BBC | Local Heroes: Is UK film saving the economy?
• Tara Conlan | Guardian | British Comedy awards moves to Channel 4
• BBC | Newspaper review
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