News Australian editors pledge support for WikiLeaks in letter to prime minister More than 20 editors and news directors have backed WikiLeaks in a written statement to the Australian PM Julia Gillard By Rachel Bartlett • 2 min read
News CNN launches free iPad app New app gives users the ability to move between US and international news preferences and choose from three viewing options By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
News BBC Trust confirms 25% cut to broadcaster's online budget Launching the trust's new strategy guidelines this morning, chairman Sir Michael Lyons said he was aware of 'a very high level of anxiety about the BBC's online activities' By Rachel McAthy • 2 min read
News ITV staff ballot on pay offer Members of the National Union of Journalists, BECTU and Unite will vote between now and 6 January on a 3% pay increase next year By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
News Shott report recommends £25m trial for dozen local TV stations Report commissioned by culture secretary Jeremy Hunt suggests local content could be delivered via digital TV in the short term and via internet TV services in the future By Laura Oliver • 3 min read
News Reuters launches US news service with help of content partners Partners in Reuters America include TheWrap.com, US Presswire and Examiner.com. The service aims to cover 100 cities across all 50 states and will also offer 'embedded' journalists By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
News Michael Moore joins list of media figures offering bail surety for Julian Assange Filmmaker is unable to attend Assange's bail hearing today but says he has wired money to the court in advance By Laura Oliver • 2 min read
News Huw Edwards to anchor royal wedding Details of the broadcaster's plans, including the full presenting line-up, will be revealed early next year By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
News China unblocks BBC news sites after Nobel Prize restrictions Access to broadcaster's English-language news site was blocked the day before jailed Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in his absence By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
News Australian Young Journalist of the Year winner joins ABC as social media reporter Latika Bourke, this year's Walkley Australian Young Journalist of the Year, will be the ABC's first journalist to report primarily through social media By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
News Sponsored content must be clearly marked, rules OFT in blog network case Office of Fair Trading suggests that commercial blogging network Handpicked Media may be operating in breach of consumer protection legislation By Laura Oliver • 2 min read
News UCLan journalism students join with Finnish counterparts for multimedia news project University of Central Lancashire and Tampere University of Technology produced two newspapers and a website for project broadly focused on government cuts in the UK By Laura Oliver • 1 min read
