News Telegraph and ITV journalists join Media Trust industry mentors scheme The charity called for volunteers in August to expand it network of 2,201 with new recruits from the journalism and media sectors By Laura Oliver • 1 min read
News Shott report recommends £25m trial for dozen local TV stations Report commissioned by culture secretary Jeremy Hunt suggests local content could be delivered via digital TV in the short term and via internet TV services in the future By Laura Oliver • 3 min read
News Michael Moore joins list of media figures offering bail surety for Julian Assange Filmmaker is unable to attend Assange's bail hearing today but says he has wired money to the court in advance By Laura Oliver • 2 min read
News Sponsored content must be clearly marked, rules OFT in blog network case Office of Fair Trading suggests that commercial blogging network Handpicked Media may be operating in breach of consumer protection legislation By Laura Oliver • 2 min read
News UCLan journalism students join with Finnish counterparts for multimedia news project University of Central Lancashire and Tampere University of Technology produced two newspapers and a website for project broadly focused on government cuts in the UK By Laura Oliver • 1 min read
News Delayed Gratification: new magazine launches dedicated to 'slow journalism' Time Out international editor Marcus Webb will edit the quarterly title, which describes itself as 'an antidote to throwaway media' By Laura Oliver • 2 min read
News Monocle joins forces with Bloomberg to launch new TV series 'Monocle on Bloomberg', which will begin on 18 December and run for six weeks, will focus on the week's business, media, design and architecture By Laura Oliver • 1 min read
News Number of imprisoned journalists rises to highest level since 1996 New figures from the Committee to Protect Journalists suggest that 145 reporters, editors and photojournalists are in jail in 28 countries By Laura Oliver • 2 min read
News Digital advances and cost cutting threatening role of foreign correspondent, says report Western media's problems should be seen in context of 'significant media expansion' in Asia, says new study from the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism By Laura Oliver • 2 min read
News Freelance journalist Shiv Malik injured covering student protests Malik receives stitches after allegedly being hit in the head by a police baton while covering protests for the Guardian By Laura Oliver • 2 min read
News London journalism school launches nationwide business competition The myNewsBiz competition is open to students from any UK university and will award a £1000 grant to the best pitch for a sustainable business By Laura Oliver • 2 min read
News New York Times social media editor moves on to reporting role Jennifer Preston will be replaced by Aron Pilhofer as the social media editor role is folded into the interactive news department By Laura Oliver • 1 min read
