News Demand Media among fastest growing UK online companies, traffic survey suggests Figures from the UK Online Measurement company (UKOM) suggest a 111 per cent growth in visits to Demand Media's sites from July 2009 to July 2010 By Laura Oliver • 1 min read
News Russian news agency launches awards to encourage user-generated content Readers can send material to the "You're a Reporter" site via SMS, email or an upload tool on the website and will now receive points for the quality of content, which can be swapped for prizes By Laura Oliver • 1 min read
News Spectator settles in hyperlink defamation case Agreement follows ruling last month that hyperlinked articles within the Spectator's blog post would be considered as context to help the court decide on the meaning of the article By Laura Oliver • 1 min read
News Associated Press to increase attribution to other news sites and sources Under the guidelines, AP members will be given more attribution as story sources and attribution for information not gathered or confirmed by AP will be given to the source By Laura Oliver • 2 min read
News AOP announces keynote speakers for Digital Publishing Summit Jay Altschuler, global communications planning director at Unilever, and Jacek Ukto, design director from Bonnier Business Press International, will head the roster of speakers for the event on 15 October By Emily Sneyd • 1 min read
News Andy Coulson involved in phone hacking at News of the World, claims new report New York Times investigation says David Cameron's chief communications officer "actively encouraged" a reporter to hack into the voice messages of celebrities By Rachel Bartlett • 5 min read
News Breakdown of BBC stike ballot shows strong support for industrial action One individual ballot saw 100 per cent of BECTU union members at BBC Worldwide vote in favour of full strike action By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
News ITN strikes video content deal with Metro Metro.co.uk will receive UK and world news, sports, showbiz and fashion video clips By Emily Sneyd • 1 min read
News Advertising Standards Authority extends remit to cover all online ads Revised code means marketing communications on advertisers' own websites and social media sites will be subject to the same regulation as TV and newspaper ads By Laura Oliver • 2 min read
News NUJ criticises reported closure of Irish local newspapers According to a statement released by the journalists' union on its website, the Athlone Voice, Longford News and Roscommon Champion could be closed with immediate effect By Rachel Bartlett • 2 min read
News South African journalism schools sign statement protesting information bill Bill gives government power to classify documents such as government contracts or those produced by state-owned enterprises as secret and arrest an journalists who publishes them By Joel Gunter • 1 min read
News BBC staff vote to strike over pensions More than 90 per cent of members across three unions vote in favour of strike action over proposed changes to broadcaster's pension scheme By Rachel Bartlett • 2 min read
