News BBC seeks 'inspirational leader' to prepare for future New director-general needs to understand new platforms and technologies, and experience as a journalist or programme-maker would be 'desirable' By Paul McNally • 1 min read
Credit: ICO News ICO denies seeking to publish Operation Motorman files Newspaper is 'wrong' to claim that information commissioner will apply to courts for permission to make data public, ICO says By Paul McNally • 1 min read
Credit: Mike Traboe on Flickr. Some rights reserved News UK news sites behind Latin America for reader engagement Visitors to sites in Brazil, Argentina and Mexico are the most likely to comment on stories, according to new research on social media habits in news By Paul McNally • 1 min read
Credit: Roger Jones on Geograph. Some rights reserved News Hacked Off: Motorman data leaks are 'inevitable' Campaigners renew call for documents showing transactions between newspapers and private investigator to be made public, after a further leak by political blog, which has been condemned by information commissioner By Paul McNally • 3 min read
News Cameron, Blair and Brown to appear at Leveson inquiry, reports say Former prime ministers Gordon Brown and Tony Blair will give evidence before David Cameron, whose appearance is reportedly scheduled for mid-June By Paul McNally • 2 min read
News Former Economist CEO Helen Alexander to chair UBM board Alexander spent 23 years at the Economist and also chairs B2B publisher Incisive Media By Paul McNally • 1 min read
News Times and Sunday Times cut annual losses to £11.6 million Revenue boost from cover price rises and reduction in editorial and marketing spending helps publisher reduce loss in 2010-11 By Paul McNally • 1 min read
Credit: PCC News 'Out of focus' photo did not breach man's privacy, PCC rules Misunderstanding between photographer and man about whether he would be identified did not amount to a breach of editors' code, commission says By Paul McNally • 1 min read
News Dutch newspapers plan joint 'kiosk' for digital content Three major publishers working together on service likened to Spotify, allowing per-article access to material from seven different titles By Paul McNally • 1 min read
News Irish broadcaster RTE seeks to 'rebuild trust' after libel episode Public broadcaster announces 'improved editorial controls', more training and a new standards board after significant out-of-court settlement to priest By Paul McNally • 2 min read
News RBI sells Totaljobs to 'focus on paid content and data services' £110 million acquisition by Axel Springer is part of 'a growth offensive in digital classifieds' by German publishing giant By Paul McNally • 1 min read
Credit: CNN News CNN, Al Jazeera and NPR win awards for Arab Spring coverage Prestigious annual Peabody awards recognise 'exemplary coverage' from Middle East and also honour BBC.com and Panorama documentary on Somalia By Paul McNally • 1 min read