News Tool of the week for journalists: Muck Rack Muck Rack is a site that aggregates Twitter and social media feeds for thousands of professional journalists By Marcela Kunova • 1 min read
Credit: David Jones/PA News Sky News authorised hacking of emails on two occasions Broadcaster issues statement confirming it authorised a journalist to access emails 'of individuals suspected of criminal activity' By Rachel Bartlett • 2 min read
Credit: Lewis Whyld/PA News Assange slams PCC in evidence to Leveson inquiry Wikileaks founder Julian Assange claims PCC showed a 'reluctance to act and to adhere to its own guidelines' while he 'suffered extensive libels' By James Chapple • 2 min read
Credit: CNN News CNN, Al Jazeera and NPR win awards for Arab Spring coverage Prestigious annual Peabody awards recognise 'exemplary coverage' from Middle East and also honour BBC.com and Panorama documentary on Somalia By Paul McNally • 1 min read
News QC defends scope of original phone-hacking prosecution Leading counsel in prosecution of Glenn Mulcaire and Clive Goodman says he saw no evidence implicating other journalists By Paul McNally • 3 min read
Credit: by Lewis Whyld/PA Archive/Press Association Images News Leveson inquiry: DPP faced 'pushback' to proposed email probe Director of Public Prosecutions says there was 'a degree of pushback' from former assistant commissioner of the Met John Yates over initial suggestions for an investigation into the For Neville email By Rachel Bartlett • 3 min read
Credit: By Geof Sheppard , CC-BY-SA-3.0 or CC-BY-2.5, via Wikimedia Commons News Police refer 'Gypsy' headline case to CPS The Weston Mercury billboard headline prompted complaints to police who have now gone to the CPS for 'initial advice' By James Chapple • 2 min read
News Committee rejects government's 'secret' court evidence plan Ken Clarke's proposal to hold more inquests and court cases behind closed doors is a 'radical departure from long-standing traditions of open justice', says human rights committee in parliament By Paul McNally • 1 min read
Credit: AP News AP agrees deal with livestreaming video platform Bambuser Deal means Bambuser users' videos can appear on AP for global distribution, with attribution By James Chapple • 3 min read
News Not on the Wires multimedia site to close Not on the Wires storytelling site announces it is to shut after two years By Sarah Marshall • 2 min read
News Lucy Panton: Police 'champagne' email was just NotW 'banter' Paper's former crime editor says there was no 'champagne' used to get insider information from police chief about terror plot By Paul McNally • 2 min read
News Trinity Mirror investors to vote on director pay changes NUJ calls on shareholders to block the pay changes, and urges chief executive Sly Bailey to give up her bonus By Paul McNally • 2 min read
