News Eric Pickles calls on local councils to give bloggers access to meetings Local government minister Bob Neill has written to all councils calling on them to adopt a more 'modern day approach' By Rachel Bartlett • 2 min read
News Welsh broadcaster S4C appoints online media advisors Group of eight will help develop the channel's online provisions By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
News AOL to buy Huffington Post for £195m Deal will see site co-founder Arianna Huffington lead a new group overseeing all of AOL's editorial content By Paul McNally • 1 min read
News One World Media Awards launch with new student media category New category will recognise the work of students in media coverage of the developing world By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
News Clay Shirky to join New York University journalism school Shirky joins the Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute as Distinguished Writer in Residence and will teach as part of NYU innovation and web journalism lab Studio 20 By Laura Oliver • 1 min read
News Just 2% of readers willing to pay for news online, suggests study New research will make unhappy reading for those planning paywlls, as 98% say they would not pay and 79% say they would go elsewhere By Laura Oliver • 2 min read
News Australian journalism academic could face defamation action over tweets Reports suggest that editor-in-chief of the Australian Chris Mitchell intends to sue academic Julie Posetti for comments she made in relation to a speech by one of the newspaper's former reporters By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
News BBC dominates Mental Health Media Awards Broadcaster took six prizes at last night's awards, organised by the charity Mind, including Best Documentary and Best New Media By Laura Oliver • 1 min read
News Climate summit coverage chose drama over science, claims new report Reuters Institute research suggests less than 10 per cent of articles discussed the science behind climate change, covering 'dramatic minutiae of negotiations' instead By Laura Oliver • 2 min read
News European Journalism Centre drafts international media code of ethics Draft combines the national codes of France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK along with the a bloggers code By Rachel Bartlett • 2 min read
News Media group Bertelsmann launches new journalism academy The International Academy of Journalism will offer workshops and online learning courses, focusing primarily on those working in countries where press freedom is threatened By Laura Oliver • 1 min read
News Advertising Standards Authority extends remit to cover all online ads Revised code means marketing communications on advertisers' own websites and social media sites will be subject to the same regulation as TV and newspaper ads By Laura Oliver • 2 min read
