News Journalism groups condemn UK visa refusal to award-winning journalist NUJ and International Federation of Journalists have called for the reversal of a visa rejection to allow entry to an award-winning reporter from Colombia By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
News Press freedom group documents 'heaviest media death toll' since WWII Reporters Without Borders publishes report analysing the deaths, abductions and arrests of journalists in Iraq since conflict broke out in 2003 By Rachel Bartlett • 2 min read
News Sheffield journalism students picked to cover Commonwealth games A group of 28 students from undergraduate and postgraduate courses at Sheffield Hallam University will set off for India at the start of October By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
News Phone hacking: MPs back new inquiry in Commons debate Former Labour minister calls for Rupert Murdoch to be summoned by powerful cross-party standards and privileges committee By Rachel Bartlett • 2 min read
News #laidoff: Sacked journalists still passionate about industry, study suggests New research from Journalism.co.uk and the University of Central Lancashire follows up on some of the journalists made redundant in recent years By Laura Oliver • 2 min read
News Phone hacking: With Cameron absent, Clegg left to defend Coulson in PMQs grilling Prime minister absent from House of Commons, Clegg says it is up to the police to investigate any wrong doing at the News of the World By Rachel Bartlett • 2 min read
News Leading lawyer says UK privacy law is threat to editorial freedom Investigative journalism and free speech will suffer from the UK's "creeping privacy law", claims Ken MacDonald QC By Laura Oliver • 2 min read
News Johnston Press promotes Henry Faure Walker to digital director role Former general manager of Scotsman Publications takes up new role as digital and business development director immediately By Laura Oliver • 1 min read
News Facebook adds search tool for news stories 'liked' by friends New service which enables users to search for news articles which have been "liked" by friends online By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
News Met police to examine fresh News of the World phone hacking allegations Assistant commissioner John Yates defends 2006 investigation but says that the police will examine new allegations by former News of the World reporter Sean Hoare By Rachel Bartlett • 2 min read
News Industry watchdog calls for inquiry into News of the World phone hacking allegations Media Standards Trust 'wholeheartedly agrees' with calls for an official inquiry following revelations of New York Times investigation By Rachel Bartlett • 3 min read
News Spectator settles in hyperlink defamation case Agreement follows ruling last month that hyperlinked articles within the Spectator's blog post would be considered as context to help the court decide on the meaning of the article By Laura Oliver • 1 min read
