News Three US newspapers to introduce paywalls this week Gannett titles the Tallahassee Democrat in Florida, the Spectrum in Utah, and South Carolina's Greenville News will introduce a range of subscription packages from 1 July By Laura Oliver • 1 min read
News Restricting council publications will not rescue local newspapers, says industry group chair LG Communications chairman David Holdstock challenges local government secretary's criticism of council newspapers, saying they "fill information gap" in poor local journalism By Laura Oliver • 1 min read
News Online Publishers Association Europe welcomes first Turkish member Turkuvaz Media Group publishes Turkish daily newspaper Sabah and sports newspaper Fotomac By Laura Oliver • 1 min read
News Red magazine offers 'grown-up' work experience placement for women Scheme, which pays £1,000, aimed at women looking for a change of career By Laura Oliver • 1 min read
News BBC journalist in Somalia refused entry to UK to collect award from parliament World Service journalist Mohamed Olad Hassan has application turned down after failure to declare second Ethiopian passport with different details, says UK border control spokesperson By Laura Oliver • 2 min read
News Sunday Times Africa correspondent named Journalist of the Year at One World Media Awards Other winners include the BBC, which took home three prizes, and Channel 4's Dispatches programme By Laura Oliver • 1 min read
News RBI sells Utility Week magazine and related websites to Faversham House Group Move follows closure of RBI title Personnel Today last week at the cost of 12 jobs. Seven staff will be affected by the Utility Week sale By Laura Oliver • 1 min read
News Southampton Solent to offer new multimedia journalism course Based on a mixture of vocational and academic training, the course will make use of the universities extensive multimedia facilities By Laura Oliver • 1 min read
News NUJ announces Regional Press Awards shortlist Founders of new scottish newspaper the Caledonian Mercury and crowdsourced investigative journalism site Help Me Investigate nominated for Multimedia Publisher of the Year By Laura Oliver • 1 min read
News Salford Star to appeal local council's rejection of funding applications Star's March applications to council for half its printing costs were rejected on the grounds that the magazine was "overtly political" By Laura Oliver • 2 min read
News Thai government agrees to inquiry into journalists' deaths but keeps quiet over CCTV footage Deputy chief of mission at Thailand's Washington-based embassy tells Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) that former attorney-general Professor Dr Kanit na Nakorn will chair an independent inquiry By Laura Oliver • 2 min read
News French pro-am news website Rue89 will turn profitable in 2011, says founder Newly launched monthly print edition will not jeopardise site's revenue projections according to Pierre Haski By Laura Oliver • 1 min read
