News AOP launches 2012 awards with new social media prize The Association of Online Publishers' Awards for 2012 have opened to entry, with three new categories to recognise use of social media, digital-only media outlets and start-ups By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
Credit: David Davies/PA News Pakistan: press freedom groups criticise report on journalist's murder Pakistan government commission report into murder of Saleem Shahzad recognises suspicion against country's security services but concludes that there is no evidence to single out any culprits By Joel Gunter • 5 min read
News Daily Mirror editor: Chris Jefferies case is 'black mark on my editing record' Daily Mirror editor Richard Wallace expresses 'sincere regret' to Chris Jefferies, telling the Leveson inquiry that his name 'will be imprinted on my brain forever more' By Rachel Bartlett • 2 min read
News Trinity Mirror's Sly Bailey: 'No evidence our journalists hacked phones' Chief executive of Trinity Mirror Sly Bailey tells Leveson inquiry there is 'no evidence' to support allegations of phone hacking, as she stood by her decision not to investigate the matter internally By Rachel Bartlett • 2 min read
News Centaur Media predicts revenue rise ahead of half-year report In a trading update the magazine publisher predicts that profits for the six months ending December 2011 will be 'in line with the board's expectations' By Rachel Bartlett • 2 min read
News ABCs: Sunday newspaper circulations drop across the board All Sunday newspapers see month-on-month declines, while in the daily market the Guardian and the Herald are the only audited titles to see an increase in average daily circulation in December By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
Credit: Lewis Whyld/PA News Richard Desmond signals willingness to join new regulatory body Express Newspapers owner says he would be happy to join an overhauled version of the PCC, and recommends it be named RCD after Richard Clive Desmond By Joel Gunter • 3 min read
News Trinity Mirror to close five offices with 35 redundancies Trinity Mirror closes five offices in Scotland following the merger of its national and regional businesses under one umbrella By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
News Police application for BBC footage refused by court Judgment from Belfast court refuses application from Police Service of Northern Ireland for BBC footage of Republican parade By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
News Daily Star editor denies paper has anti-Islamic agenda Dawn Neesom tells inquiry that tabloid is 'balanced' in its coverage, and lawyer Nicole Patterson reveals private investigator Steve Whittamore worked for stablemate the Express for five years after his conviction for illegally obtaining information By Joel Gunter • 3 min read
News Daily Express editor: PCC 'should have intervened' in McCann story Editor of the Daily Express Hugh Whittow tells the Leveson inquiry he supports the media group's decision to withdraw from the Press Complaints Commission By Rachel Bartlett • 2 min read
News Leveson warns reporters over jumping the gun on conclusions Lord Leveson warns those covering his inquiry into press standards against reporting his comments in court as 'emerging findings' By Joel Gunter • 2 min read
