Credit: Alberto OG on Flickr. Some rights reserved News Times facing police investigation over alleged email hacking Met police confirms it is in contact with MP Tom Watson over his call last week for the force to investigate allegations of email hacking at the Times By Joel Gunter • 2 min read
News Lord Hunt: Publishers 'willing to accept' new regulation proposals PCC chair Lord Hunt outlines his proposals for a two-armed PCC, adding that news outlet representatives have indicated they are 'willing to agree to proceed in the way' he has suggested By Rachel Bartlett • 3 min read
News Up to 75 editorial job cuts planned at Mirror titles and People Up to 75 more jobs to go at Trinity Mirror as the publisher announces cuts across its national titles as part of an editorial restructure By Joel Gunter • 3 min read
Credit: Media CityUK, Footbridge and BBC Buildings ( David Dixon ) / CC BY-SA 2.0 News BBC 2012 community reporters project to be rolled out The BBC's community reporters project, part of the broadcaster's Find Your Place scheme, will launch in Salford in February and Glasgow in May after a successful run in London By Rachel Bartlett • 2 min read
News Tool of the week for journalists: Tableau Public, for data visualisations This week's tool is one for creating embeddable data visualisations By Sarah Marshall • 2 min read
Credit: Alberto OG on Flickr. Some rights reserved News Sun staff arrested and bailed in police payments investigation Officers from Operation Elveden have bailed four current and former Sun newspaper employees, as well as a serving police officer By Rachel Bartlett • 2 min read
News Newspapers taking fewer risks, says former NoW editor Former News of the World editor and now chairman of PHA Media Phil Hall says "things are being suppressed" due to a lack of resources and industry pressures By Rachel Bartlett • 3 min read
Credit: Rosaura Ochoa on Flickr. Some rights reserved. News 'Twitter censorship' raises concerns from press freedom group Head of new media at press freedom group Reporters Without Borders says Twitter's ability to 'withhold' content from users based on local restrictions could have 'real consequences' for journalists By Rachel Bartlett • 3 min read
News Google: Regulation must retain host and publisher distinction Representatives of Google appearing before the Leveson inquiry today offered feedback to Lord Justice Leveson on any relevant proposals he may be considering for future regulation of the press By Rachel Bartlett • 2 min read
Credit: Google Maps News Press freedom index: 'Media paid dearly' for coverage of uprisings Eritrea, Turkmenistan and North Korea stay at the bottom of the annual press freedom index, while Syria, Bahrain and Yemen receive their 'worst ever rankings' By Rachel Bartlett • 2 min read
News Ofcom: Digital media demands 'coherent approach' to regulation The chief executive of Ofcom tells the Oxford Media Convention that the regulator does not want to become a 'super regulator' but future regulation should adapt to the 'more fluid boundaries' of digital media By Sarah Marshall • 2 min read
News BBC Trust chair calls for 're-think' of local radio cuts Chairman of the BBC Trust calls for a 're-think' of several proposals under the BBC's Delivering Quality First strategy, including a 'scaling back' of planned cuts to local radio By Rachel Bartlett • 2 min read
