News Danger of 'knowledge gap' in the Middle East, warns International Media Council chair William Morris joined bloggers to discuss the barriers to free communication By Lara King • 1 min read
News 'Authenticity and a sense of place': How SE1 built a community news site Building relationships on the ground and with local business have been key, says editor James Hatts By Laura Oliver • 2 min read
News Very little serious investigative journalism going on in UK, says Nick Fielding British investigative journalists discussing plans for a foundation-funded body By Judith Townend • 2 min read
News Use social media to verify user-generated content, says Reuters global community editor Mark Jones outlines how an 'online footprint' can help source-checking of UGC By Judith Townend • 1 min read
News Guido Fawkes on paid leaking: Telegraph right to pay for MPs' expenses info Unfair that whistleblowers are penalised for taking payment, says political blogger Paul Staines By Judith Townend • 2 min read
News Daylife teams up with Indian and Dubai titles for cricket coverage Technology will match papers' content with multimedia from external sites for in-depth coverage By Laura Oliver • 1 min read
News 'Saddened and frustrated' by ITV regional coverage, says former face of South Midlands Wesley Smith and Dennis Coath both condemned channel's retreat from local journalism at Coventry University event By John Mair • 3 min read
News Michael Grade can expect to be out of ITV 'by the summer of this year', says Ray Snoddy Veteran media observer says Grade should have made deal with Google over Susan Boyle YouTube videos By John Mair • 3 min read
News FIPP 09: Personalisation will play role in magazines' future, say experts More data on consumers from online activity could be fed into print editions, says FIPP panel By Laura Oliver • 1 min read
News New Northcliffe hyperlocal sites will combine 'social networking and news' New sites will be trialled from next month in under-reported areas, says AND's Seamus McCauley By Lara King • 2 min read
News Nick Davies awarded £10,000 prize for Flat Earth News The Guardian journalist and author's account of the UK media industry heralded in first Bristol Festival of Ideas book prize By Judith Townend • 2 min read
News FIPP 09: Google shared $5bn with advertising partners last year, says UK chief Search giant is working with publishers who should learn from e-commerce sector, says Matt Brittin By Laura Oliver • 1 min read
