News Leveson calls for new regulator with statutory underpin 'What is proposed here is independent regulation of the press organised by the press' By Rachel Bartlett • 5 min read
Credit: By rpongsaj on Flickr. Some rights reserved . News Reporters Without Borders launches site for censored content Press freedom group Reporters Without Borders has launched a website on which it says it will 'post content that has been censored or banned or has given rise to reprisals against its creator' By Rachel McAthy • 1 min read
Credit: Image by ilouque on Flickr. Some rights reserved . News Consultation on contempt due to new media 'challenges' The Law Commission is holding a consultation on contempt of court law in a bid to ensure it is 'fair, understandable, practicable and future-proof' By Rachel Bartlett • 2 min read
News Irish broadcaster RTE to give reporters iPhone kit bags The kit bags, containing microphones, lighting, lenses, adaptors and a tripod, will enable reporters to record and edit or livestream high-quality video and report for radio By Sarah Marshall • 2 min read
News App of the week for journalists: Splice, an easy video editor An easy-to-use, free video editing app for iPhone By Sarah Marshall • 1 min read
News User-generated video app Newsflare announces investment Newsflare, an iPhone app and platform that aims to connect those who take 'newsworthy videos' with news outlets, has secured its first external investment By Sarah Marshall • 1 min read
Credit: By Julo (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons News Think tank report calls for platform-neutral regulation Report by the Institute for Public Policy Research, ahead of Lord Justice Leveson's report, calls for press regulation to take into account the 'digitisation of media content' By Rachel McAthy • 2 min read
Credit: jsawkins on Flickr. Some rights reserved News ITN Productions launches citizen journalism channel The channel curates reports by citizen reporters and also hopes to act as a 'forum for debate for citizen journalists from over the world' By Rachel McAthy • 2 min read
News Guardian creates 'live music map' of reader gig reviews The Guardian's crowdmap displays reader gig reviews shared by Twitter and pictures posted to Instagram By Sarah Marshall • 1 min read
News Guardian rolls out responsive mobile site Following a 'successful' beta trial, the responsive site is now the default for mobiles and small tablets By Rachel McAthy • 2 min read
Credit: Image by Sean MacEntee on Flickr. Some rights reserved News Future: Digital revenue up 30% In preliminary results Future reports that digital revenues 'continued to show strong growth', boosted by Apple's Newsstand and 'the continuing growth in our audience' By Rachel McAthy • 2 min read
Credit: By Yutaka Tsutano on Flickr. Some rights reserved. News Leeds Trinity plans to issue iPhones to journalism postgrads The University College plans to issue iPhones to its cohort of postgraduate diploma broadcast journalism students on arrival in January By Rachel McAthy • 1 min read
