News South African editors' group launches campaign against information bill The Protection of Information Bill would allow government to classify government and state-owned enterprise contracts as secret and jail journalists who report on them By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
News Thomson Reuters to create hundreds of New York jobs in tax break deal Extension to the company's multi-million dollar tax break deal approved despite opposition by the Newspaper Guild of New York By Rachel Bartlett • 2 min read
News Demotix defends 'press pass' scheme after criticism from industry group UK Press Card Authority chair Mike Granatt claims the Demotix card may be misleading to authority By Rachel Bartlett • 2 min read
News Hyperlinked articles could decide meaning in Spectator defamation case, says judge Justice Tugendhat says the four hyperlinked articles should be used by the court to help it decide on the meaning of the allegedly defamatory article By Laura Oliver • 2 min read
News Pentagon demands WikiLeaks return Afghanistan files Whistle-blowing site instructed to remove archive from its site and desist from publishing any more files By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
News Unions ballot BBC staff over strike action NUJ distributed 10,000 leaflets this morning after broadcaster refused to withdraw 90-day consultation period over pension proposals By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
News UWIC launches new journalism-focused media course New University of Wales Institute, Cardiff BA Hons degree in English and Contemporary Media features practical journalism modules and an optional industry placement By Laura Oliver • 1 min read
News Mashable strikes second newspaper syndication deal Features and how-to guides from the social media news site will be available in USA Today's print, online, mobile and iPad editions By Laura Oliver • 1 min read
News Only half US journalism students finding work in first year, survey suggests Undergraduate journalism students polled suggested that the key to finding a job is to diversify as much as possible By Davet Hyland • 1 min read
News University of Salford to move 39 courses to new MediaCityUK campus The courses moving include a number of journalism degrees as well more specialist digital media training programmes By Laura Oliver • 1 min read
News Spectator offers online access and iPad app free with print subscription The publication has teamed up with Exact Editions and Dovetail to offer the service at no extra cost from this week's edition onwards By Davet Hyland • 1 min read
News Pakistan floods: mainstream media turns to citizen journalism Citizens Eye, a global outlet for citizen journalism in Pakistan, has seen a huge surge in activity from local people filing news updates from the ground By Rachel Bartlett • 3 min read
