News Spectator settles in hyperlink defamation case Agreement follows ruling last month that hyperlinked articles within the Spectator's blog post would be considered as context to help the court decide on the meaning of the article By Laura Oliver • 1 min read
News Associated Press to increase attribution to other news sites and sources Under the guidelines, AP members will be given more attribution as story sources and attribution for information not gathered or confirmed by AP will be given to the source By Laura Oliver • 2 min read
News Advertising Standards Authority extends remit to cover all online ads Revised code means marketing communications on advertisers' own websites and social media sites will be subject to the same regulation as TV and newspaper ads By Laura Oliver • 2 min read
News Investment group sells Czech hyperlocal news project European financial and investment group PPF Group has sold off its pioneering "hyperlocal" news project the Nase Adresa initiative, which launched in spring 2009 By Laura Oliver • 2 min read
News Journalist accused of forging interviews can finally make libel victory public Michael Leidig, chairman of the National Association of Press Agencies, prevented from making his case result public by an Austrian court By Laura Oliver • 2 min read
News Curriculum takes shape for journalism and programming online course Six-week "Open Journalism on the Open Web" initiative is backed by the Hacks/Hackers group, Media Consortium, Mozilla Foundation, and Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University By Laura Oliver • 1 min read
News Breaking news agency BNO withdraws iPhone app, expands wire services Decision to close the app is part of the organisation's "transformation into a paid-for service", says founder By Laura Oliver • 1 min read
News STV names Herald man David Milne as executive editor of local network Milne will oversee launch of new hyperlocal sites by broadcaster starting with North Lanarkshire By Laura Oliver • 1 min read
News National coordinator appointed to improve science journalism training The Royal Statistical Society (RSS) has tasked former Physics World section editor Martin Griffiths with identifying priorities for new training By Laura Oliver • 2 min read
News Johnston Press strikes deal with user-generated review site Qype Publisher will use Qype software to power new listings on its network of local websites By Laura Oliver • 1 min read
News The Printed Blog returns with new subscription model Start-up that turned blog content into printed newspapers has been brought back to life by its founder as a new magazine By Laura Oliver • 2 min read
News STV to launch hyperlocal pilot site in September Scottish broadcaster has a number of hyperlocal sites planned for the second half of 2010 and into 2011 By Laura Oliver • 1 min read
