News South African press council to review its constitution after criticism Council ombudsman accused of being "inadequate" by the South Africa Communist Party for having media representatives on the panel oversee their own industry By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
News Mark Wood named chief executive of Future UK Former Reuters plc board member and chief executive of ITN replaces Robert Price, who announced his departure in May By Laura Oliver • 1 min read
News Press freedom group condemns ban on reporting of fatal explosion in China International Federation of Journalists claim the Central Propaganda Department has banned all coverage of an explosion in western China that killed seven last week By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
News Harassed Russian journalist wins courage award Ilya Barabanov, deputy editor of weekly newspaper Novoye Vremya, has been awarded the Peter Mackler award for courageous and ethical journalism By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
News Postgraduate degrees pay off for journalism students, survey shows At Sheffield University, undergraduate employment was rated at 65 per cent, compared with a postgraduate figure of 90 per cent By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
News German newspaper publishes first augmented reality edition Readers with iPhones and Android handsets will be able to view the Augmented reality features on certain articles and the magazine's front cover by downloading an app By Laura Oliver • 1 min read
News Archant offers new degree course with two guaranteed jobs Regional publisher has joined forces with City College Norwich to offer the new journalism degree, starting next month By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
News Jon Gripton leaves Sky News to head up BBC Jersey Jon Gripton, who has worked at Sky for the past 10 years, will replace Denzil Dudley as managing editor at the BBC division By Laura Oliver • 1 min read
News Second African Investigative Journalism Awards launched The deadline for entries is 30 September and winners will be announced at the African Investigative Journalism Conference 2010 in November By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
News Print more popular with consumers than social networking, suggests Ofcom survey TV is the most popular daily media activity with 82 per cent of people watching on an average day. Print media read by 46 per cent of adults on a daily basis By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
News NUJ accuses Newsquest of 'railroading' through pension cuts In a letter to the company, NUJ general secretary Jeremy Dear says the legal minimum of 60 days for consultation over the cuts is likely to be "inadequate" By Rachel Bartlett • 2 min read
News Public interest journalism should be focus of privacy law reform, say campaigners Index on Censorship's Mike Harris says he welcomes the government's attention to privacy law but the focus needs to be the impact on public interest journalism over celebrity "title-tattle" By Rachel Bartlett • 2 min read
