In Eau Claire, Tom Giffey, the editorial-page editor at the Leader-Telegram, described the profusion of cut-and-paste e-mails that his page has received during the campaign.

NEWYORKER: The Hardest Vote

One such martyr is Lasantha Wickrematunge, editor of the Sunday Leader in Colombo until his still unsolved murder on Jan. 8.

FORBES: Magazine Article

That party's leader, Paulo Portas, a former newspaper editor, is a good, populist speaker who likes nothing better than a spot of impromptu campaigning, turning up at some market to shake voters' hands.

ECONOMIST: A Survey of Portugal

Lord Prescott claimed he had written to Mr Cameron two years ago to argue that former News of the World editor Mr Coulson, the press adviser to Mr Cameron as leader of the opposition, was not fit to become Downing Street director of communications.

BBC: Prescott slammed for 'pettiness' over phone hacking

The meeting was chaired by the Cambs Times editor John Elworthy who said leading council members attended and were expected to brief Fenland leader Alan Melton.

BBC: Plan for Sainsbury's in Whittlesey

Former Liberal Democrat leader Paddy Ashdown told the Observer he had warned the government to get rid of ex-NoW editor Andy Coulson as its communications director.

BBC: Phone hacking probe: NoW goes into print for last time