News Thomson Reuters wins two nominations for online documentary awards Multimedia stories covering the Lehman Brothers collapse and 2004 Tsunami will compete with seven other journalism projects from France and Italy By Laura Oliver • 1 min read
News Trinity Mirror forges hyperlocal partnerships with new community news sites Newspaper group launches 'Birmingham Mail Communities' with local bloggers and independent websites By Laura Oliver • 2 min read
News Social networks rivalling newspaper sites for breaking news, survey suggests Social networking sites are rivalling leading national newspaper websites as a source of breaking news and information for UK users By Laura Oliver • 1 min read
News YouTube questions online freedom of expression with call to bloggers Video site asks bloggers and activists to submit their ideas for overcoming online barriers to free expression By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
News Cameroon journalist facing deportation granted bail Charles Atangana will now have six weeks to prepare an application to seek a judicial review of his case By Rachel Bartlett • 2 min read
News Beaverbrook Foundation launches journalism scholarships fund Lord Beaverbrook's foundation has created an annual £250,000 fund for young journalists training in the UK By Laura Oliver • 2 min read
News US local news startup BringMeTheNews attracts million-dollar investment Site founded by former investigative journalist Rick Kupchella gets backing from media firm and PR agency By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
News Newspaper sites among early adopters of new Twitter button Twitter says 30 sites have implemented the new button and 16 of these launch sites, including Sky News blogs, Huffington Post, USA Today and several regional US newspapers By Laura Oliver • 1 min read
News Campaigners to protest at Cameroon journalist's bail hearing today Charles Atangana faces deportation to his home country where, according to the NUJ, he was beaten and detained for reporting corruption By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
News Sudanese government declares constitutional right to censor press Government has lifted prior censorship rules but press freedom groups concerned over its claim to a constitutional right to total censorship if national unity is threatened by newspapers By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
News BBC Arabic radio suspended by Sudanese government BBC World Service informed that BBC Arabic had been discontinued as of 9 August in Khartoum, Port Sudan, Wad Madani and Al-Ubayad By Laura Oliver • 1 min read
News Journalism the third most untrustworthy profession, according to poll A poll of 3,000 UK adults put journalists behind only politicians and bankers on trusted professions By Laura Oliver • 1 min read
