News Sir Michael Lyons to step down as BBC Trust chairman Lyons, who was appointed chair in May 2007, will leave the post at the end of his first four-year term in May next year By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
News Phone hacking: Brian Paddick and Chris Bryant launch legal action Former Scotland Yard officer and Labour MP have accused Met police of failing to conduct a proper investigation By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
News Justice Eady to be replaced as judge in charge of libel and privacy cases High Court judge who has presided over many high-profile libel and privacy cases is to be succeeded by Justice Tugendhat By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
News BBC unions set strike dates over pension dispute BECTU, NUJ and Unite serve broadcaster with strike notice for Tory party conference dates as talks continue with members By Rachel Bartlett • 3 min read
News Rupert Murdoch's bid for Sky should be blocked, Vince Cable told Claire Enders tells business secretary News Corp's purchase of 60.9 per cent of BSkyB it does not own would be "a reduction in media plurality to an unacceptably low level" By Rachel Bartlett • 2 min read
News New online video distribution platform launched Video News Agency hosts material from a range of companies for use by the communications industry, such as corporate announcements, documentary material and interview footage By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
News Journalism groups condemn UK visa refusal to award-winning journalist NUJ and International Federation of Journalists have called for the reversal of a visa rejection to allow entry to an award-winning reporter from Colombia By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
News Betaworks and NYTimes developing personalised news service The New York Times is working in collaboration with technology incubator Betaworks to produce a personalised news service, News.me By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
News National newspaper ABCs show continued decline Figures released by the Audit Bureau of Circulations show an improvement in quality Sunday newspaper circulations, but continued declines year-on-year By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
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
