News UK libel campaign groups publish new guide for bloggers The guide, entitled'So you've had a threatening letter. What can you do?', contains definitions of defamation, what to do in response to the threat of libel action and what defences might be available By Laura Oliver • 2 min read
News Former Time magazine bureau chief co-founds news translation service Worldcrunch.com, currently in alpha testing mode, aims to offer translated news from non-English media By Rachel Bartlett • 2 min read
News Yahoo and AOL UK join petition to modernise UK libel law Open letter to David Cameron, also signed by Mumsnet and the Internet Service Providers Association, warns that current law is curbing free speech online By Laura Oliver • 2 min read
News Johnston Press staff in Ireland vote to strike over Atex system NUJ members at the Limerick Leader, Leinster Leader, Leinster Express, Offaly Express and Clonmel Nationalist voted 'overwhelmingly' for one day strike, says union By Rachel McAthy • 2 min read
News RISJ appoints Professor Robert Picard to new role of research director Leading media specialist to become institute's first director of research By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
News Eighteen journalists facing sack at Newsquest Bradford titles, claims NUJ Emergency meeting held by staff after merger plans threaten jobs, according to union By Rachel Bartlett • 2 min read
News Media Standards Trust launches new 'unofficial' PCC database The new site, which uses data from the official PCC site, is designed to make it easier to search press complaints history By Laura Oliver • 2 min read
News Singapore court jails UK journalist for criticism of justice system Alan Shadrake sentenced to six weeks in prison and fined 20,000 Singapore dollars after 'qualified apology' dismissed as ploy By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
News #soe10: New Society of Editors president calls for Ofcom to be scrapped Robin Esser claims there is no longer a case for official regulation of television and says the industry should regulate itself By Rachel Bartlett • 2 min read
News Climate summit coverage chose drama over science, claims new report Reuters Institute research suggests less than 10 per cent of articles discussed the science behind climate change, covering 'dramatic minutiae of negotiations' instead By Laura Oliver • 2 min read
News #soe10: Lebedev says he will continue to invest in 'defence against tyranny' Independent owner vows to keep his distance from editorial decision making, saying he has made sure to have 'very limited influence' over his newspapers By Rachel Bartlett • 2 min read
News #soe10: Time to move on from phone-hacking scandal, says Society of Editors president Donald Martin claims the issue is becoming 'increasingly corrosive' and 'deflecting attention from more serious and urgent concerns' By Rachel Bartlett • 2 min read
