News App of the week for journalists: Viddy, like Instagram for video An iOS app to share 15 second videos via Twitter, Facebook and other social media By Sarah Marshall • 1 min read
Credit: Paul Faith/PA Wire News Press speculation 'hindered' Madeleine McCann inquiry Former chief constable of Leicestershire police said a 'greater understanding of the complexity and consequences of speculation' should be learnt from the McCann case By Rachel Bartlett • 2 min read
News Lost journalists documentary hits $50k goal on Kickstarter A documentary that will follow photojournalist Tim Page in his continued search for the stories of journalists who went missing in Cambodia in the 1970s has crowdfunded $50K By Rachel Bartlett • 3 min read
News NUJ asks Richard Desmond to rethink '70 editoral job cuts' The Daily Express, Sunday Express, Daily Star and Daily Star Sunday will see sections axed and a number of desks merged, union reports By Sarah Marshall • 2 min read
News Andy Trotter repeats call for arrested to remain unnamed Chair of the Media Advisory Group for the Association of Chief Police Officers also tells Leveson inquiry proposal that record of meetings be published online is being considered By Rachel Bartlett • 2 min read
Credit: Alberto OG on Flickr. Some rights reserved News Operation Weeting: Ex-NoW US editor faces 'no further action', reports say Police confirm that a man arrested on 18 August last year has been 'released from bail with no further action' By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
News Mirror in breach for naming Stephen Lawrence killer's son Newspaper had used Facebook to identify 11-year-old boy, raising 'significant safety concerns' By Paul McNally • 2 min read
Credit: By Coffee Lover on Flickr. Some rights reserved. News Helen Boaden: BBC network news to cut 140 roles by April 2013 Director of BBC News Helen Boaden tells staff where cuts will be made, which includes the loss of three Newsnight reporters and 17 news service jobs in Radio 1 and 1Xtra By Rachel Bartlett • 2 min read
Credit: alancleaver_2000 on Flickr. Some rights reserved. News Joint committee report: No new privacy law needed The committee also calls for a new regulator with 'teeth', but warned if this fails then parliament should consider 'statutory oversight' By Rachel Bartlett • 4 min read
Credit: Johnny Green/PA News 'Mischievous' media distracted Milly Dowler investigators Surrey Police assistant chief constable says resources had to be diverted to keep up with the unprecedented level of press interest in 2002 case By Paul McNally • 2 min read
Credit: Dominic Lipinski/PA News Police deny Joanna Yeates murder case off-record briefings Somerset and Avon chief constable says the claim by Mirror editor that police briefed journalists about Christopher Jefferies was 'absolutely outrageous' By Paul McNally • 1 min read
News Police chief backs claim paper held secret interview with murder suspect Suffolk chief constable says he has found information to support claim made by retired criminal investigator last week - but does not name Sunday Mirror By Paul McNally • 2 min read
