News Knight Foundation awards $5m to news projects in Information Challenge Knight Foundation rewards 21 US-based community information projects By Alexander de Vivie • 1 min read
News Alternative news sources part of UK democracy, says Lord Carter BBC should be cornerstone of competitive news provision, says minister By Laura Oliver • 1 min read
News Al Jazeera will release broadcast quality video for free use under Creative Commons Broadcast quality video will be released for free, starting with Gaza footage By Judith Townend • 1 min read
News Internet is 'only route for future journalism', says GlobalPost co-founder Innovation in online journalism has lagged, but new models are emerging, says Philip Balboni By Laura Oliver • 1 min read
News Washington newspaper rivals collaborate for online flood coverage Journalists used news link service Publish2 to share and republish competitors' stories By Judith Townend • 2 min read
News Knight Foundation grants $390,000 to expand non-profit news sites The Knight Foundation wants to 'fill the void' by investing in US communities By Judith Townend • 1 min read
News Golden Pen of Freedom awarded to Pakistan newspaper editor Najaam Sethi will receive the WAN prize in March By Alexander de Vivie • 1 min read
News Journalism.co.uk launches two new pages to track job cuts and international press freedom Use our two new pages to keep up to date on the media downturn and international issues By Judith Townend • 2 min read
News US local media in worse shape than UK, says Enders 'Too late' for US local media to be saved by changes to competition model, says leading analyst By Laura Oliver • 1 min read
News Environmental journalism prize to award $75,000 Grantham Prize rewards journalists writing about environmental issues By Alexander de Vivie • 1 min read
News New partnership between Press Association and MINDS International PA signs up to international information sharing 'platform' By Judith Townend • 1 min read
News NYTimes.com launches new widgets in beta Users can now try out new Times Widgets which allow customisation of 10,000 RSS feeds By Judith Townend • 1 min read