News Press freedom group documents 'heaviest media death toll' since WWII Reporters Without Borders publishes report analysing the deaths, abductions and arrests of journalists in Iraq since conflict broke out in 2003 By Rachel Bartlett • 2 min read
News Sheffield journalism students picked to cover Commonwealth games A group of 28 students from undergraduate and postgraduate courses at Sheffield Hallam University will set off for India at the start of October By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
News Phone hacking: MPs back new inquiry in Commons debate Former Labour minister calls for Rupert Murdoch to be summoned by powerful cross-party standards and privileges committee By Rachel Bartlett • 2 min read
News War reporters to be joined by MoD communications head for Afghanistan media debate The debate will feature Frontline Club founder and war correspondent Vaughan Smith and Brigadier Mark van der Lande, head of operational communication for the Ministry of Defence By Laura Oliver • 1 min read
News British journalist freed in Pakistan Asad Qureshi, a British national of Pakistani origin, was abducted in the area of North Waziristan while carrying out research for a film By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
News #laidoff: Sacked journalists still passionate about industry, study suggests New research from Journalism.co.uk and the University of Central Lancashire follows up on some of the journalists made redundant in recent years By Laura Oliver • 2 min read
News Phone hacking: With Cameron absent, Clegg left to defend Coulson in PMQs grilling Prime minister absent from House of Commons, Clegg says it is up to the police to investigate any wrong doing at the News of the World By Rachel Bartlett • 2 min read
News Leading lawyer says UK privacy law is threat to editorial freedom Investigative journalism and free speech will suffer from the UK's "creeping privacy law", claims Ken MacDonald QC By Laura Oliver • 2 min read
News BBC World Service facing 'significant' cuts BBC says it will discuss any threats to its World Service with staff after Foreign Office indicates "significant cuts" are on the agenda By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
News Political fact-checking site signs up sixth US newspaper Using PolitiFact's Truth-O-Meter, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel will rate the accuracy of statements by elected officials, politicians and political parties By Laura Oliver • 1 min read
News BBC using Ushahidi's Crowdmap to plot tube strikes Broadcaster is plotting text reports, tweets and audio updates from listeners and viewers about their problems with transport during the strikes By Laura Oliver • 1 min read
News Human rights lawyer arrested in Iran Nasrin Sotoudeh, who has represented detained journalists, has been arrested on charges of anti-government propaganda By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
