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
News BBC news site will double external linking by 2013, says Erik Huggers Link plans part of broadcaster's Putting Quality First strategy, and have been initially endorsed by the BBC Trust By Laura Oliver • 2 min read
News US libel tourism bill signed into law Speech Act aims to protect US writers and journalists from defamation cases brought in jurisdictions with weaker freedom of expression laws By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
News 'Local news hubs' needed to fulfil community media demand, study suggests Media Trust study says local authority-supported hubs should bring together professional journalists and volunteers to provide local news By Laura Oliver • 3 min read
News AP editor wins 'compassion and leadership' award AP West Enterprise editor Jim Trotter will collect a $1,000 prize next month after being nominated by colleagues for the award By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
News New Skillset survey seeks employee perspective on training Individual journalists and freelancers can have their say on UK publishing industry training needs By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
