News Press freedom group urges quick release of Sudan journalists According to reports Sudan's president Omar Hassan al-Bashir pledged to release all detained journalists at the weekend, but following just a single release Reporters Without Borders has called for more action By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
Credit: BAC Photography News Hunger-strike journalist wins leave to remain in UK James Fallah-Williams, who was facing deportation from the UK back to Sierra Leone, has won three years discretionary leave to remain according to the NUJ By Rachel Bartlett • 2 min read
Credit: BBC News CPJ repeats concerns for Libyan journalists still missing The Committee to Protect Journalists has highlighted ongoing concerns for at least six journalists who have been missing since March, in light of recent attacks on the press By Rachel Bartlett • 2 min read
News Newspaper's hospital interview breached code, says PCC The Press Complaints Commission upheld a complaint against the Essex Chronicle that 'appropriate permission' had not been sought by a reporter to carry out an interview in a stroke unit By Rachel Bartlett • 2 min read
News Online defamation cases doubled in past year, research claims Legal information provider Sweet and Maxwell claims rise in court cases related to allegations of online defamation 'points to growth of social media' By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
News July ABCs: Mail Online breaks 70m mark again after dip The Daily Mail website saw the number of monthly unique browsers rise back over the 70 million mark in July, according to the Audit Bureau of Circulation By Rachel Bartlett • 2 min read
Credit: Peter Arkell News Johnston Press chief handed 3,000-name strike petition John Fry said by the NUJ to be 'shaken and visibly uncomfortable' as he accepts petition from South Yorkshire strikers and union representatives By Joel Gunter • 2 min read
News Libya: Kidnapped Italian journalists 'freed in raid' Four newspaper journalists kidnapped this morning by suspected Gaddafi loyalists have reportedly been freed during a raid on a building in Tripoli By Joel Gunter • 1 min read
Credit: B.R.Q. on Flickr. Some rights reserved News Four Italian journalists kidnapped in Libya Newspaper reporters kidnapped at road block outside Tripoli are thought to be being held by Gaddafi loyalists in the capital By Joel Gunter • 1 min read
News Johnston Press sees near 50% pre-tax profit drop Company also reports decrease in total revenues of 7.5 per cent year-on-year, as chief executive John Fry says the company remains "cautious" about advertising outlook for the remaining year By Rachel Bartlett • 2 min read
News Demotix secures investment from media partner Corbis Citizen newswire announces undisclosed investment from distribution partner Corbis Images, to help grow its network of photographers and develop technological support By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
Credit: Journalism.co.uk News Newsquest North West journalists to ballot for strike Staff to hold one-week strike ballot over plans to cut seven jobs across Newsquest offices in Sale, Warrington and Northwich By Joel Gunter • 2 min read
