News CRA chair: Logging police-press contact risks 'freezing effect' Crime Reporters Association chair John Twomey says officers would cut off their links with the press if Filkin report recommendations were taken up By Paul McNally • 2 min read
Credit: Dominic Lipinski/PA News Mark Thompson to step down as BBC director general in autumn Director general of the BBC Mark Thompson tells staff he plans to step down from the role in autumn after eight years By Rachel Bartlett • 2 min read
News ITV News launches new site in beta ITV News has launched the new design, which includes a 'rolling news timeline' to show latest breaking news By Rachel Bartlett • 2 min read
Credit: lirneasia on Flickr. Some rights reserved News Mobile devices bolster 'lure of traditional news brands' Annual State of the Media report by the Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism finds more than a quarter of Americans surveyed receive news via mobile devices By Rachel Bartlett • 3 min read
News Evans: Thatcher's Murdoch meeting 'highly improper' Former Sunday Times editor Sir Harold Evans says he is not surprised that the truth has finally come out about the circumstances behind Rupert Murdoch's 1981 bid for Times Newspapers By Paul McNally • 1 min read
News Guardian, Channel 4 lead One World Media awards shortlist The awards, now in their 24th year, recognise excellence in reporting foreign affairs and the developing world By Paul McNally • 3 min read
News New York Times social media editor Liz Heron to join WSJ Heron, who gave keynote speech at news:rewired, will become the Wall Street Journal's director of social media and engagement By Paul McNally • 1 min read
News Fresh hope that British journalists in Libya will be freed 'very soon' Video shows Press TV reporter and cameraman in good health, as militia hand them over to the Libyan national government By Paul McNally • 1 min read
Credit: Chris Radburn/PA News Broadcasters win judicial review over Dale Farm footage Broadcasters including ITN and Sky News, along with the National Union of Journalists, have been granted permission to seek a judicial review of a production order from Essex police By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
News BJP says iPad launch 'exceeded our wildest expectations' British Journal of Photography says Apple Newsstand launch has 'paid off', with readership 12 times higher than the niche print edition By Paul McNally • 1 min read
News UK newspaper ethics 'crisis' inspires new theatre performance National Theatre of Scotland performance is based on more than 50 interviews with journalists, and will be updated as the phone hacking and Leveson stories develop By Paul McNally • 1 min read
Credit: Image from Googe Maps News Slovenia paywall sees €26,000 revenue in first month Piano Media, who set up their first national paywall in Slovakia last year, have reported the results of the first month in operation of Slovenia's national paywall By Rachel Bartlett • 2 min read
