News Orwell Prize: Journalist and blogger shortlists unveiled A total of six journalists and seven bloggers have been shortlisted for the annual prizes for political writing By Rachel McAthy • 2 min read
Credit: Image from Parliament TV News Jeremy Hunt: 'The idea I was backing BSkyB bid is laughable' In a statement to the House of Commons, culture secretary Jeremy Hunt dismissed accusations 'there was a back channel through which News Corporation was able to influence decisions' in relation to its bid for BSkyB By Rachel McAthy • 3 min read
News Jeremy Hunt asks to bring forward Leveson appearance over BSkyB claims Culture secretary issues statement saying he conducted process with 'scrupulous fairness' By Paul McNally • 2 min read
News App of the week for journalists: AnalyticsPro A must-have app for journalists who have an iOS device and regularly check Google Analytics By Sarah Marshall • 1 min read
News Google Currents: Five UK publishers hit 100K in two weeks NME has 115,000 subscribers to the new Google Currents news reader app for iOS and Android while the Guardian has 163,000 subscribers. By Sarah Marshall • 2 min read
Credit: Peter Byrne/PA News Murdoch: 'regret' over slow response to phone hacking Murdoch says 'abuses' by some newspaper journalists went further than hacking and he feels 'a strong sense of responsibility for everything we do' By Paul McNally • 3 min read
News MPs discuss local newspapers in wake of Johnston Press cuts Louise Mensch MP says local newspapers perform "an irreplaceable function in our democracy" in parliamentary debate By Tom Rouse • 2 min read
News Johnston Press writes off £164m from value of newspapers Chief executive Ashley Highfield says company aims 'to put digital at the heart of our business' but says newspapers will remain the key source of revenue for many years to come By Paul McNally • 2 min read
News Jeremy Hunt's special advisor resigns: BSkyB bid activities 'went too far' Adam Smith, special advisor to culture secretary Jeremy Hunt, who the Leveson inquiry heard was often the point of contact for News Corp during the BSkyB bid, said his activities 'at times went to far' By Rachel McAthy • 2 min read
Credit: David Jones/PA News Sky News apologises for 'briefly revealing' rape victim name Sky News confirms name of rape victim was accidentally revealed 'despite heavy redaction', but that real-time viewers 'would not have noticed' By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
News Reed forecasts another year of profit and revenue growth Growth in data services, online subscriptions and exhibitions offsetting the decline in print advertising revenue, group says By Paul McNally • 1 min read
News Press+ positioning itself to target Google One Pass customers Press+, which has seen a dramatic increase in websites using its technology to charge readers for metered access, seizes the opportunity of the closure of Google One Pass By Sarah Marshall • 2 min read
