News Decline in regional press ad-spend slows sigificantly Regional news groups experienced an overall annual drop of 5.2 per cent in the first quarter of 2010, compared with 14.1 per cent in the previous year By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
News Press Photographer's Year announces 2010 competition winners Portraits of Colonel Gaddafi and mourners at a Wootten Bassett funeral procession among winning images By Iris Robin • 1 min read
News New international multimedia journalism MA to train students to work abroad New course sees Bolton and Beijing universities collaborate to offer training in multimedia techniques, working with fixers and how to get stories while staying safe By Laura Oliver • 1 min read
News Unions warn of strikes as BBC pay and pensions talks collapse Broadcaster's proposals include closing their final salary scheme to newcomers and capping the growth of pensionable salaries of existing members to one per cent By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
News Civil liberties group demand police apology over treatment of teenage photographer The director of Big Brother Watch says the group will support photographer Jules Mattsson if he decides to take legal action By Rachel Bartlett • 2 min read
News Three US newspapers to introduce paywalls this week Gannett titles the Tallahassee Democrat in Florida, the Spectrum in Utah, and South Carolina's Greenville News will introduce a range of subscription packages from 1 July By Laura Oliver • 1 min read
News Two men arrested for murder of Rwandan journalist; concerns over government involvement remain Rwanda National Police claim killing was revenge attack linked to 1994 genocide; newspaper editor and press freedom organisation RSF accuse security forces By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
News Restricting council publications will not rescue local newspapers, says industry group chair LG Communications chairman David Holdstock challenges local government secretary's criticism of council newspapers, saying they "fill information gap" in poor local journalism By Laura Oliver • 1 min read
News Journalists covering G20 protests claim police dealt severe beatings during arrest Freelance journalists Jesse Rosenfeld and Amy Miller, both affiliated with summit's 'Alternative Media Centre', accuse police of misconduct By Iris Robin • 2 min read
News Local government secretary to get tough on council-funded newspapers Move will involve changes to the statutory code to 'stop unfair competition, ensure a tougher value for money test, and prevent municipal literature passing itself off as independent journalism' By Rachel Bartlett • 2 min read
News Online Publishers Association Europe welcomes first Turkish member Turkuvaz Media Group publishes Turkish daily newspaper Sabah and sports newspaper Fotomac By Laura Oliver • 1 min read
News Reporters Without Borders launches first online 'anti-censorship shelter' Anonymous network's encryption software will provide journalists and bloggers with a secure way to publish online By Iris Robin • 1 min read
