Credit: Zselosz in Flickr. Some rights reserved News Hungary media law having 'chilling effect' on press freedom A mission of press freedom organisations to the country has warned that Hungary's controversial media law risks undermining both domestic and wider European press freedom By Joel Gunter • 2 min read
Credit: Tim Ireland/PA News Independent and Standard announce merger appointments Evening Standard editors will lead business coverage across Independent Print Ltd titles while Independent staff will head up sport By Joel Gunter • 1 min read
News Stephen Lawrence judge refers Spectator over possible contempt Jurors in murder trial instructed not to read current edition of magazine after Rod Liddle article referred to attorney general for contempt of court By Joel Gunter • 1 min read
News Coverage of Libyan conflict dominates Rory Peck Awards Films about Libya's eight-month revolution scoop news and features prizes at the annual freelance awards, while Libyan fixers are recognised by the Martin Adler Prize By Joel Gunter • 2 min read
News PCC a 'self-serving gentleman's club', NUJ chief tells Leveson Michelle Stanistreet tells inquiry that the Press Complaints Commission and current system of self regulation has 'failed abysmally' By Joel Gunter • 2 min read
Credit: Sean Dempsey/PA News NI: 'No guarantees' that hacking stopped after arrests Rhodri Davies QC tells Leveson inquiry that News International can't guarantee phone hacking didn't continue after arrest and imprisonment of Clive Goodman and Glenn Mulcaire By Joel Gunter • 3 min read
News Johnston Press: digital boost amid overall ad revenue decline Publisher sees 8% decline in print and advertising revenue over the second half of the year so far, offset slightly by continued growth of digital revenue By Joel Gunter • 2 min read
News Phone hacking: Tom Watson attacks BBC over coverage Labour MP, who sits on the parliamentary committee investigating phone hacking, accuses BBC political editor Nick Robinson of 'kissing Andy Coulson's arse' By Joel Gunter • 2 min read
News Patten: 'BBC phone-hacking coverage was not biased' Speaking ahead of the Leveson inquiry opening, BBC Trust chairman rebuts allegations of bias over phone hacking and says that the BBC is constrained by its political impartiality By Joel Gunter • 2 min read
News PCC survey suggests complainants happy with regulator Survey conducted by the regulator received 61 responses, with 74% saying complaint was handled satisfactorily, well, or very well By Joel Gunter • 2 min read
News Patten backs self-regulation ahead of Leveson inquiry Speaking ahead of the start of the Leveson inquiry today, BBC Trust chairman suggests form of Hippocratic Oath for journalists to enhance self-regulation By Joel Gunter • 2 min read
News Leveson: Mulcaire notes implicate Sun and Mirror Leveson inquiry reveals that names found among notes of private investigator Glenn Mulcaire include the Sun and the Daily Mirror and 28 different individuals from News International By Joel Gunter • 3 min read
