The Year the Media Made the Headlines ; the Winners and Losers in a Year When Fleet Street's Finest Were Seldom Off Their Rivals' Front Pages

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A FORMER proprietor possibly facing a long stretch behind bars; a leading tabloid editor spending a night in the cells; a prestigious press awards ceremony descending into a night of loutish behaviour, booze and belligerence; one of the nation's most senior TV executives confessing to once biting a colleague; three national editors vacating their offices; a football-style transfer tussle over a leading columnist; and the slick still hitting the fan over an alleged City tipping scandal.

In the world of the media, that was the year that was - just another 12 months in the newsrooms, studios and ballrooms across the land.

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The Year the Media Made the Headlines ; the Winners and Losers in a Year When Fleet Street's Finest Were Seldom Off Their Rivals' Front Pages

But, as the corks pop and another year is ushered off into the annals of history, who or what will be regarded as having the best and the worst of it?

Here's my guide to who can leave 2005 on a high - and who leaves it with a sigh.

To begin, one contender has achieved the near-impossible - it has had both the best and the worst, and that is ITV News and the ITV News Channel.

This relatively new arrival on the block of 24-hou...

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