News Philippines: Senator questions exclusion of online journalists from new legal protection Senate Bill No. 455 currently proposes to upgrade the murder of broadcast and print media journalists while they are working, elevating the maximum punishment to life-long incarceration By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
News Jeremy Hunt unveils plans for new local TV services New national channel will provide local news and information via a number of regional services By Rachel Bartlett • 2 min read
News Knight International Journalism Award open for entries Annual contest recognises professional or citizen journalists whose reporting has made a significant difference to the lives of people in their country By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
News Guardian launches new subscription iPhone app New payment model will charge £2.99 for six months' access and £3.99 for 12 months By Joel Gunter • 2 min read
News CN Group titles face 29 redundancies as publisher struggles CN Group today announced a company-wide pay freeze and a consultation over a possible 29 job losses By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
News Jobs at risk as Newsquest reveals more centralised subbing plans The proposals – which could result in the loss of six jobs – are thought to affect staff at several titles across both counties By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
News World Press Photo launches new multimedia contest New contest will be divided into two categories, one for online or offline linear multimedia and the other for online interactive multimedia By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
News Sheffield journalism student wins Young Reporters Against Poverty award First-year student Katie Davies won in the Best Written Article category By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
News Erik Huggers to leave BBC for Intel Director of BBC future media and technology will leave the corporation at the end of February to join Intel as corporate vice-president By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
News Euronews announces global expansion plans Expansion will see euronews open up new permanent news desks in Paris, Kiev, Istanbul, Dubai, Washington and Beijing By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
News Funding competition launched for women media entrepreneurs The McCormick New Media Women Entrepreneurs programme calls for innovative ideas for new websites, mobile news services or other entrepreneurial initiatives which engage communities with news By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
News Reuters announces distribution deal with Chinese state television network Under new deal with China Central Television Reuters will distribute the station's content to more than 700 broadcasters across the US, Europe, Asia and Africa By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
