News #media140 Jay Rosen on a 'golden age' of press freedom Jay Rosen outlines his idea of connecting people through a "great horizontal" of interaction at media140 Barcelona By Rachel Bartlett • 2 min read
News #media140 – Al Jazeera's early start reporting revolutions When revolutions began in north Africa and countries across the Middle East, Al Jazeera's links with bloggers improved its news coverage By Rachel Bartlett • 2 min read
News Liverpool Echo and Western Morning News partner to hand out government grants Two regional newspapers are partnering to hand out government cash to local firms By Sarah Marshall • 2 min read
News News translation service Worldcrunch chalks up first distribution deal Distribution deal with Time magazine website will see foreign articles translated by Worldcrunch appear on the Time.com blogs By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
News Another departure at WAN-IFRA as senior figure leaves to head new venture Martha Stone, former director of the Shaping the Future of the Newspaper project at WAN-IFRA, will take charge of the World Newsmedia Network (WNMN) By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
News Guardian and BBC both nominated for six Webby Awards Guardian and BBC nominated in several categories including both up for best iPad app in 'tablets' category By Sarah Marshall • 2 min read
News Rebekah Brooks denies knowledge of specific payments to police News International chief executive tells MPs that she has no knowledge of actual payments By Rachel Bartlett • 2 min read
News Imprisoned Iranian journalist named laureate of UNESCO press freedom prize Golden Pen Award winner Ahmad Zeidabadi has been made laureate of the UNESCO Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize while serving a six-year prison sentence By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
News Phone hacking: News International admits liability News of the World publisher will apologise to a number of phone-hacking victims and establish a compensation fund By Rachel Bartlett • 2 min read
News Express & Star publisher to axe 95 jobs, NUJ reports Midlands News Association will reportedly begin consultation over 95 jobs at the Wolverhampton Express and Star and Shropshire Star By Sarah Marshall • 1 min read
News Freeland takes editorial control of Thomson Reuters digital news Chrystia Freeland to take editorial control of Thomson Reuters' consumer online, mobile and digital services By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
News Parliamentary committee raises concerns over BBC savings The Committee of Public Accounts says it is concerned with 'the ease' with which the broadcaster found more than £50 million in savings By Rachel Bartlett • 2 min read
