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
News Associated Press to increase attribution to other news sites and sources Under the guidelines, AP members will be given more attribution as story sources and attribution for information not gathered or confirmed by AP will be given to the source By Laura Oliver • 2 min read
News AOP announces keynote speakers for Digital Publishing Summit Jay Altschuler, global communications planning director at Unilever, and Jacek Ukto, design director from Bonnier Business Press International, will head the roster of speakers for the event on 15 October By Emily Sneyd • 1 min read
News Andy Coulson involved in phone hacking at News of the World, claims new report New York Times investigation says David Cameron's chief communications officer "actively encouraged" a reporter to hack into the voice messages of celebrities By Rachel Bartlett • 5 min read
News Advertising Standards Authority extends remit to cover all online ads Revised code means marketing communications on advertisers' own websites and social media sites will be subject to the same regulation as TV and newspaper ads By Laura Oliver • 2 min read
News South African journalism schools sign statement protesting information bill Bill gives government power to classify documents such as government contracts or those produced by state-owned enterprises as secret and arrest an journalists who publishes them By Joel Gunter • 1 min read
News Google and Associated Press strike new deal on content licensing Under new agreement, 'duplicate articles' based on the newswire's copy will be removed from initial Google results By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
