News Orwell Prize receives record number of submissions for 2011 According the award's organisers, 87 journalists and 206 bloggers have been entered for the prestigious prize, along with 212 books By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
News Sheffield Star journalists seek job guarantees to prevent strikes Members of the National Union of Journalists voted in favour of strike action last week and today decided to act on the ballot unless management guarantees no compulsory redundancies By Rachel McAthy • 1 min read
News Hyperlocal site reports record traffic after by-election coverage Saddleworth News had more than 30,000 unique visits this month after offering interviews with political leaders David Cameron, Nick Clegg and Ed Miliband By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
News PCC forms working group to examine action on phone hacking New Press Complaints Commission committee will look at the commission's previous actions, consider new information and make recommendations By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
News Al-Jazeera calls for help from bloggers and citizens after being shut down Qatar-based network has asked for citizen contributions and made its own news available for republishing after reportedly being closed by the Egyptian government By Rachel Bartlett • 2 min read
News Livestation launches news channel on Dailymotion Livestation offers live streams of news provided by partners such as Al Jazeera, BBC, Bloomberg and France 24 By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
News BBC Online's external commissioning needs to change, reports Trust BBC Trust said that while the BBC currently complies with an obligation to commission at least 25 per cent of online services, it needs to be more transparent By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
News CEO of Norwegian media brand defends U-turn over merger Torry Pedersen spoke out against a the planned print and online merger in 2008 but now supports the move, saying that the environment has changed By Rachel Bartlett • 2 min read
News Campaigners call for UK support against changes to EC transparency rules Campaigners say they expect a vote on the European Commission proposals in the next few months and have called on more UK journalists to sign an open letter calling on MEPs to vote against the move By Rachel Bartlett • 2 min read
News Foreign Affairs Committee announces inquiry into World Service cuts The committee will take oral evidence from representatives of World Service staff, management, and the government By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
News Met police 'not afraid of transparency' over phone hacking, says acting commissioner Appearing before the Metropolitan Police Authority, Tim Godwin confirmed that a 'full and live' investgation was underway and said the Met was 'not afraid of being held accountable' By Rachel Bartlett • 2 min read
News December ABCes: Mail Online sets new monthly browsers record amid falls elsewhere Website of the Daily Mail had 53.9 unique monthly browsers in December against a backdrop of declines for other UK national newspapers By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
