News App of the week for journalists - iRig Recorder, for recording, trimming and sharing audio A fantastic iOS app for broadcast journalists, podcasters and anyone who records audio By Sarah Marshall • 1 min read
News Tool of the week for journalists - Rippla, for tracking the social 'ripples' of news stories A tool for tracking the sharing of news stories on social networks such as Facebook and Twitter By Sarah Marshall • 1 min read
News McCann diary reporter: 'I thought we had permission' Former News of the World junior reporter tells the Leveson inquiry he was told by the news editor that leaked Kate McCann diaries would not be published without her permission By Sarah Marshall • 2 min read
News App of the week for journalists - Voddio, for slideshows and video A free iPhone app for audio and video multitrack editing By Sarah Marshall • 1 min read
News Tool of the week for journalists - Facebook Search Search Facebook posts, photos, people, pages, groups and events without logging in By Sarah Marshall • 1 min read
Credit: jsawkins on Flickr. Some rights reserved News Ofcom names 20 cities for local TV licences The regulator has named the cities it will advertise licences for if proposed legislation on local TV is passed by Parliament By Sarah Marshall • 1 min read
News NoW legal head: Rogue reporter defence 'erroneous from outset' Tom Crone has told the Leveson inquiry he 'expressed a view to others' that phone hacking at the News of the World went beyond a single reporter By Sarah Marshall • 3 min read
News Daily Mail owner confirms 'no mud slinging' pact with Richard Desmond The proprietor of the Daily Mail also told the joint committee on privacy and injunctions he had concerns about the coverage of the parents of Madeleine McCann but denied ever raising them with editors By Sarah Marshall • 4 min read
News Neville Thurlbeck: NoW executives withheld information from MPs Former News of the World reporter tells MPs the newspaper's legal manager and editor failed to report phone-hacking when they appeared before the parliamentary committee in 2009 By Sarah Marshall • 4 min read
News James Murdoch: Brooks did 'not seek authorisation' for Clifford settlement A letter from James Murdoch, among documents published by the culture, media and sport committee, states he did not authorise a £400,000 payment to Max Clifford to settle a phone-hacking claim By Sarah Marshall • 2 min read
News App of the week for journalists - TinyVox, for recording and sharing audio notes TinyVox allows you to record interviews and memos, add written notes and share via email and social networks By Sarah Marshall • 1 min read
News Trinity Mirror merger sees creation of Media Scotland Editor steps down as Trinity Mirror creates 'Scotland's biggest publishing business' By Sarah Marshall • 2 min read
