News Sunday Times Africa correspondent named Journalist of the Year at One World Media Awards Other winners include the BBC, which took home three prizes, and Channel 4's Dispatches programme By Laura Oliver • 1 min read
News RBI sells Utility Week magazine and related websites to Faversham House Group Move follows closure of RBI title Personnel Today last week at the cost of 12 jobs. Seven staff will be affected by the Utility Week sale By Laura Oliver • 1 min read
News Southampton Solent to offer new multimedia journalism course Based on a mixture of vocational and academic training, the course will make use of the universities extensive multimedia facilities By Laura Oliver • 1 min read
News 'Limited' advertising support forces closure of Crain's Manchester Business Publication billed as the UK's first 'local weekly business journal' in 2007 has printed last issue By Judith Townend • 1 min read
News 'Not a set of rigid rules but a framework of principles': Lord Lester discusses defamation bill Private members' bill will modernise the law for online libel and expand fair comment defence but not reverse burden of proof By Rachel Bartlett • 4 min read
News NUJ announces Regional Press Awards shortlist Founders of new scottish newspaper the Caledonian Mercury and crowdsourced investigative journalism site Help Me Investigate nominated for Multimedia Publisher of the Year By Laura Oliver • 1 min read
News Max Mosley continues fight for prior notification ruling over privacy stories Former F1 boss argues that newspapers should notify subjects before publishing details about their private lives By Judith Townend • 3 min read
News Student journalists across four continents recognised in global contest Winners from eight different countries awarded for a range of work including news, features, cartoons and photographs By Rachel Bartlett • 3 min read
News Salford Star to appeal local council's rejection of funding applications Star's March applications to council for half its printing costs were rejected on the grounds that the magazine was "overtly political" By Laura Oliver • 2 min read
News BBC strategic review is 'defensive' and 'self-harming' says NUJ in Trust submission Commercial non-PSB broadcasters have "simply abysmal record" of investment in original programming, argues union By Judith Townend • 3 min read
News Economist begins to roll out new online commentary feature Fifty-five economists sign up to new 'Economics By Invitation' blog By Judith Townend • 1 min read
News New Independent owner Alexander Lebedev to open Society of Editors' annual conference Organisers say November event will celebrate achievements in 'meeting the challenges of multimedia age' By Judith Townend • 1 min read
