'Redknapp and Capello, Syria and Homs.. and Leveson'
for the week ending Sunday 12 February
- Harry Redknapp, his acquittal and England management rumours lead the news
- Luis Suarez, Leveson Inquiry and Abu Qatada covered lots
- Romanian PM resignation, Russian protests and Turkmenistan elections covered little
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Covered Lots
- Harry Redknapp walks free from court, acquitted of cheating the public revenue, and into speculation about managing the England football team, 464 articles - succeeding Fabio Capello, 462 articles
- The death toll rises as Syrian government forces bombard the city of Homs, 233 articles
- The Leveson Inquiry continues, hearing from witnesses including Mail editor Paul Dacre and recalled editors James Harding and Dominic Mohan, 190 articles
- Luis Suarez avoids shaking Patrice Evra's hand, reigniting racism row, before apologising, 187 articles
- An immigration commission rules that radical cleric Abu Qatada can be released on bail, 143 articles
Covered Little
- Emil Boc resigns as Prime Minister of Romania following protests against austerity measures, 17 articles
- Mikhail Gorbachev criticises Vladimir Putin following protests and ahead of March presidential election, 6 articles
- Elections in Turkmenistan, with opposition candidates all praising the incumbent, 2 articles
- Brazilian journalist Mario Randolfo Marques Lopes and his girlfriend are kidnapped and killed, 1 article
Political ups and downs (top ten by number of articles)
- David Cameron: 588 articles (-7% on last week)
- Andy Burnham: 201 articles (+1446% on last week)
- Ed Miliband: 167 articles (+44% on last week)
- George Osborne: 163 articles (-14% on last week)
- Andrew Lansley: 143 articles (+134% on last week)
- Nick Clegg: 135 articles (-26% on last week
- William Hague: 117 articles (+3% on last week)
- Tony Blair: 100 articles (-4% on last week)
- Boris Johnson: 88 articles (-21% on last week)
- Theresa May: 87 articles (+26% on last week)
Celebrity vs Serious
- A busy week for Adele, who wins six Grammy Awards after controversial remarks by Karl Lagerfeld, 79 articles vs. the arrest of five Sun journalists and three others by Operation Elveden police, investigating bribery and corruption, 45 articles
- At the BAFTAs, Meryl Streep wins best actress for her portrayal of Margaret Thatcher, 61 articles vs.protest in Greece over austerity bill vote, 58 articles
- Jean Dujardin, meanwhile, takes the best actor award for his performance in 'The Artist', 29 articles vs. the ConservativeHome website comes out against proposed health reforms, 32 articles
Eurozone leaders (top ten by number of articles)
- Lucas Papademos (Greece): 105 articles (+125% on last week)
- Angela Merkel (Germany): 70 articles (-14% on last week)
- Nicolas Sarkozy (France): 70 articles (-35% on last week)
- Mario Monti (Italy): 16 articles (-20% on last week)
- Mariano Rajoy (Spain): 7 articles (-53% on last week)
- Enda Kenny (Ireland): 7 articles (-22% on last week)
- Mark Rutte (The Netherlands): 5 articles (+150% on last week)
Who wrote a lot about... Fabio Capello
- Matt Lawton - 9 articles (MailOnline)
- Oliver Kay - 9 articles (The Times)
- Sam Wallace - 7 articles (The Independent)
Long form journalism
- 4,446 words: 'Suleiman Kerimov, the secret oligarch' by Catherine Belton, Financial Times, 10 February 2012
- 4,140 words: 'Seeing red' by Mark Franchetti, The Sunday Times, 12th February 2012
- 3,888 words: 'A class apart' by Charles Murray, The Sunday Times, 12th February 2012
Journalists who have updated their profile
Paul Prentice is a freelance journalist for The Guardian and Third Sector. He also writes for the blog So So Gay, and started off his journalistic career with Associated Press Television News. He has a degree in politics and international relations and left City University with an MA in political journalism. Follow him on twitter: @paulprentice
Kohinoor Sahota is the current editor and publisher of The Book Magazine. She also works as a freelance journalist for Time Out London, The Times and The Guardian. Follow her on twitter: @thebook
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