Credit: Andrew Milligan/PA News Ofcom rejects Tommy Sheridan complaint against BBC Broadcasting regulator finds sufficient public interest in BBC documentary about former MSP to justify using leaked footage of police interviews By Joel Gunter • 2 min read
Credit: Nigel Chadwick . Some rights reserved News Bill must address online defamation, says joint committee In a report published today, the joint parliamentary committee called on the government to introduce legislation to cover online defamation and tackle the new 'Wild West' online By Rachel Bartlett • 4 min read
News In full: Final joint committee report on draft defamation bill Read the full report from a joint House of Commons and House of Lords committee into the government's draft libel reform proposals By Journalism.co.uk • 1 min read
News Full text: Lord chief justice's speech on press regulation Read the full text of Lord Judge's speech to the Human Rights Law Conference, in which he defended Lord Leveson and his inquiry and backed continued self-regulation of the press By Journalism.co.uk • 12 min read
News WEF calls for pressure on Eritrea to release journalists Erik Bjerager renews calls for the release of all journalists detained in Eritrea, as he presents the 2011 Golden Pen of Press Freedom to the brother of Dawit Isaak By Rachel Bartlett • 2 min read
News Tory peer Lord Hunt named as new PCC chairman Former MP will take over from Baroness Buscombe next week as the new chairman of the Press Complaints Commission By Joel Gunter • 2 min read
Credit: Still from BBC video News Full text of Paul Dacre's Leveson inquiry speech Read the full text of Paul Dacre's speech on press regulation to the Leveson inquiry, provided by Associated Newspapers By Joel Gunter • 12 min read
News Sunday Mirror 'applauds' Ferdinand privacy ruling High Court judge rules in favour of Sunday paper, following privacy action by footballer Rio Ferdinand By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
News Press freedom group urges quick release of Sudan journalists According to reports Sudan's president Omar Hassan al-Bashir pledged to release all detained journalists at the weekend, but following just a single release Reporters Without Borders has called for more action By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
Credit: Ian Nicholson/PA News Records of injunctions to be published under new pilot scheme Master of the Rolls releases guidelines on what details about non-disclosure orders can be collected and published By Rachel McAthy • 2 min read
News PCC issues defence as political leaders call for new system David Cameron and Ed Miliband call for PCC to be scrapped in the wake of the News of the World phone-hacking scandal By Rachel Bartlett • 3 min read
News BBC reiterates appeal for release of detained journalist Broadcaster has called for the release of reporter Urunboy Usmonov, who was detained by security services in Tajikistan more than a week ago By Joel Gunter • 1 min read
