News ScraperWiki through to final stages of Knight News Challenge Data scraping tool is seeking $450,000 to aid development and expansion across the US By Rachel Bartlett • 2 min read
News Orwell Prize journalist and blogger longlists announced Longlists announced for annual awards which recognise the work of political authors, journalists and bloggers By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
News Vigil to be held in support of Cameroon journalist facing deportation Charles Atangana, who fled Cameroon more than six years ago, is due to appear at the Immigration and Asylum Court tomorrow for an appeal hearing on Thursday By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
News Freelance journalist killed in Iraq Sabah al-Bazee, who has contributed to Reuters and CNN during his time in Iraq, was killed by shrapnel in Tikrit By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
News Kenneth Clarke cracks down on 'no win, no fee' success charges New reform proposals will introduce cap on success fees and force lawyers to take them from damages By Sarah Marshall • 1 min read
News Ukrainian newspaper site removes UK block The Kyiv Post has removed a block on UK traffic to its website, put in place in protest against English libel law, following a new draft defamation bill By Rachel Bartlett • 2 min read
News Almost 200 jobs cut at DMGT in first two months of year Publisher of the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday reveals a total headcount cut of 520 for five month period By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
News Global Editors Network launches under former WEF leaders New network for editors launches with 22 board members from media outlets across the globe By Rachel Bartlett • 2 min read
News New York Times announces $1 trial for new subscription service New York Times readers eased into paywall with four-week introductory rate of $0.99 for all web, smartphone and tablet subscriptions By Sarah Marshall • 1 min read
News Former Egyptian newspaper editor wins Index on Censorship award Former al Dostour editor Ibrahim Eissa was reportedly sacked for his pursuit of greater press freedom standards By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
News RR Donnelley buys Journalism Online and its Press+ paid content system Deal will see Journalism Online founders Steve Brill and Gordon Crovitz stay on at the company they started in April 2009 By Joel Gunter • 2 min read
News Mexican news outlets sign crime coverage pact More than 50 signatories have agreed on a new code in an attempt to encourage responsible reporting of violence By Rachel Bartlett • 2 min read
