News AP announces plans for independent digital rights clearinghouse Agency given the go-ahead by board to create separate entity to manage licensing of digital content By Rachel Bartlett • 2 min read
News BJTC appoints Marie Kinsey as new chair Kinsey, who is director of postgraduate journalism at Sheffield University, succeeds Tom Beesley By Laura Oliver • 1 min read
News Burma bars foreign journalists ahead of upcoming elections Electoral commission says its not necessary to grant visas to journalists because foreign media companies already have local reporters working within the country By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
News INSI and Cardiff University to launch database of journalist deaths International News Safety Institute tells Journalism.co.uk that the new database will be searchable and contain safety advice By Laura Oliver • 1 min read
News NPR launches new initiative to study impact of government US public broadcaster benefits from $1.8m donation from Open Society Foundation to get pilot scheme off the ground By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
News #AOPsummit: Guardian digital ad revenue up 50 per cent in six months, says MD Tim Brooks said the company will be focusing on the mobile and app arena as well as other digital platforms By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
News #AOPsummit: News websites are being killed by templates, designer warns publishers Jacek Utko, design director at Bonnier Business Press International claims that online templates are stripping out the design creativity of print By Rachel Bartlett • 2 min read
News Society of Editors outlines replacement for British Press Awards The Press Awards will have 25 categories including Digital Innovation of the Year, Young Journalist of the Year and News Reporter of the Year By Laura Oliver • 1 min read
News Ian Hargreaves appointed chair in digital economy at Cardiff School of Journalism Former Independent editor will work across Cardiff's School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies and Cardiff Business School By Laura Oliver • 1 min read
News News of the World working to protect content following paywall launch Speaking on a live web-chat on the day of the launch, Rachel Richardson, digital editor, said the paper was working on measures to stop other sites from breaching copyright By Rachel Bartlett • 2 min read
News Metropolitan Police asks Guardian for new phone-hacking evidence Request prompts response from editor Alan Rusbridger criticising the Met's handling of witnesses and calling the request for Guardian evidence 'a last resort' By Laura Oliver • 2 min read
News Sheffield photojournalism course to continue with former student at helm Course was in danger of closing but will continue after sufficient demand and the appointment of Robert Rathbone as lecturer By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
