News 'Democratic legitimation via the web is not enough', says Clay Shirky We shouldn't automatically legitimate special interest action groups online, says internet philosopher By Judith Townend • 3 min read
News New York Times correspondent invites students to Africa with him Nicholas Kristof has opened his annual competition By Judith Townend • 1 min read
News Washington Times hires YouTube journalism contest finalist Torrey Meeks to cover US-Mexico border issues after videojournalism success By Laura Oliver • 2 min read
News EveryBlock teams up with New York Times for political news Street-by-street news service to use data from the Times' site, Represent By Laura Oliver • 1 min read
News New FT mobile site sees better analytics tracking to aid consumers and producers Lead product manager, Stephen Pinches, outlines FT.com's mobile changes By Judith Townend • 2 min read
News Demotix and FT launch citizen journalism photo contest Competition aims to show impact of credit crunch from 'street level' By Laura Oliver • 1 min read
News Lords Communications Committee recommends live broadcast of lobby meetings Morning briefing at Downing St should be public on Number 10 website By Nigel Brown • 1 min read
News Ministers must approach parliament before media, says Lords committee Communications committee report suggests major policy announcements must be made to house first By Nigel Brown • 1 min read
News GlobalPost strikes distribution deals with New York Daily News and Star-Ledger Online-only news agency will supply online and print editions of American dailies By Nigel Brown • 1 min read
News OMC09: Independents needed to challenge UK media ownership model, says NUJ's Dear Traditional dominance of media groups moving online too, warns general secretary By Laura Oliver • 1 min read
News OMC09: New regulation model needed for online broadcasting, says Ofcom chief Adopting offline model online would be 'crazy,' says Ed Richards By Laura Oliver • 1 min read
News "There's a real sense that there's no need for these redundancies," says FT's NUJ rep FT staff will raise concerns in canteen meeting, says acting NUJ Father of Chapel By Judith Townend • 1 min read
