News MPs call for reversal of World Service funding cuts Motion tabled by Richard Ottaway MP to review proposed cuts to broadcaster's budget receives cross-party support at House of Commons debate By Joel Gunter • 2 min read
News Al Jazeera journalist tells of 'terrifying experience' in Syrian detention Freed journalist Dorothy Parvaz said she heard 'severe beatings' after being detained upon her arrival in Syria in April, before being deported to Iran By Rachel Bartlett • 2 min read
News BBC opened itself to 'ridicule' over executive's commute from US Hiring of US-based manager to handle Salford move said in a select committee report today to have opened broadcaster to 'self-inflicted and predictable ridicule' By Rachel Bartlett • 3 min read
News Libyan government releases British journalist after six weeks Nigel Chandler was detained last month near the eastern town of Brega along with Americans Clare Gillis and James Foley, Spanish photographer Manu Brabo, and UK-based photographer Anton Hammerl By Joel Gunter • 1 min read
News NUJ raises concerns over proposed digital copyright exchange Union's comments follow a review of the current system and a consideration of reforms led by former Independent editor Ian Hargreaves By Rachel Bartlett • 3 min read
News Nieman Journalism Lab launches 'future of news encyclopaedia' Encyclo aims to catalogue the 'most important players and innovators are in the evolution of journalism' By Joel Gunter • 1 min read
News Journalists increasingly using social media as news source, finds study Annual Digital Journalism Study suggests a significant increase in the number of journalists turning to Twitter and Facebook for newsgathering and verification By Joel Gunter • 2 min read
News Al Jazeera confirms release of detained journalist Dorothy Parvaz Qatar-based broadcaster confirms Parvaz landed in Doha today on a flight from Iran, 19 days after she was detained in Syria By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
News Hague rejects committee's call to ringfence World Service from cuts Foreign affairs committee said that the Service's income should be ringfenced against spending cuts to secure its 'value to the nation' By Rachel Bartlett • 2 min read
News PCC review shows 'marked increase' in complaints against commission Commission's annual report shows the number of complaints about decisions up from 35 in 2009 to 63 in 2010 By Rachel Bartlett • 2 min read
News Government consults media industry in communications law review Review is is the first stage in a consultation process that could lead to a new communications bill By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
News Buscombe: PCC 'more active than judges' in protecting privacy Press Complaint Commission chair Baroness Buscombe stresses body's pre-publication work, claiming that a lot happens 'below the surface' By Rachel Bartlett • 2 min read
