News New freelance journalism degree to focus on enterprise and new media Birmingham City University course will run for first time from September By Laura Oliver • 1 min read
News BBC director-general on social media use: 'You can't take BBC cloak off at will' Mark Thompson on BBC journalists who Twitter and why Robert Peston's blog is a 'web report' By Judith Townend • 2 min read
News Paxman receives inaugural Charles Wheeler prize BBC director-general said neither Paxman nor the late Charles Wheeler possessed the 'embarassment gene' By Judith Townend • 2 min read
News City University's Adrian Monck to head World Economic Forum communications team Monck's new media experience will aid 'global conversation,'says Forum By Judith Townend • 1 min read
News Media140: BBC double-checks journalists' 'professional' tweets Corporation must assess use of Twitter in relation its specific audience, says technology editor By Laura Oliver • 1 min read
News Journalism in Crisis 09: Kelvin MacKenzie on Eady's 'one-man' privacy campaign Nick Davies and MacKenzie joined lawyers on a lively panel at the Journalism in Crisis event By Judith Townend • 2 min read
News Journalism in Crisis 09: 'Recognising one's subjectivity allows one to be fair' Ivor Gaber tells conference One can be fair and accurate while dismissing notion of 'one truth' says journalism professor By Judith Townend • 1 min read
News Journalism in Crisis 09: Media in crisis faces five recurrent problems, says professor Problems in modern-day journalism not necessarily remedied by the web, suggests James Curran By Judith Townend • 2 min read
News Journalism in Crisis 09: 'Fifth estate' models could aid investigative journalism in the UK, says Paul Lashmar A group of top UK investigative journalists are discussing the pros and cons of various approaches By Judith Townend • 3 min read
News Newsquest editorial director speaks out on BNP advertising Debate grows around publisher's decision to run advertising on some titles' websites By Laura Oliver • 2 min read
News Prior notification in UK media is not broken, says Jack Straw Justice Secretary says he is sceptical about making prior notification a legal requirement By Laura Oliver • 1 min read
News Defamation case costs too high, says Straw, but no time for 'piecemeal reform' Review of costs will cover whole of civil litigation not just defamation, say judges By Laura Oliver • 2 min read
