News Mat Toor named head of digital at Imagine Publishing Toor joins the publishers from Dennis Publishing's interactive devision, where he was editorial director By Laura Oliver • 1 min read
News The comprehensive spending review: what does it mean for local media? Defence, public sector jobs and the retirement age may have made the headlines, but how will cuts to the BBC and local councils and new broadband services affect local media? By Laura Oliver • 5 min read
News BBC appoints Ralph Rivera director of digital media Rivera, who starts in November, will be responsible for all of the broadcaster's digital media products online By Laura Oliver • 1 min read
News UK freelancer wins Kurt Schork award for Afghanistan reports Stephen Grey will receive $5,000 for after his three articles for the Sunday Times, Prospect Magazine and Le Monde Diplomatique won the freelance category By Laura Oliver • 1 min read
News Hyperlocal news site founder working with local college on web TV project Saddleworth News' Richard Jones will work with journalism students from Oldham College to produce a monthly news broadcast for the site By Laura Oliver • 2 min read
News Brighton Argus union members to ballot on strike action The NUJ chapel at the newspaper today voted to ballot for industrial action following a planned move of its sub-editing operation By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
News Jeff Jarvis wins media category at Comment Awards Jarvis' award was one of four for the Guardian, the awards' biggest winner By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
News EU declining in World Press Freedom rankings Reporters Without Borders' World Press Freedom Index positions Italy 49th and Greece and Bulgaria joint 70th out of 178 countries By Rachel Bartlett • 2 min read
News Google experiments with 'shared by' numbers on Google News stories 'Shared by' number has started to appear beneath certain articles with information about what social networks were used By Laura Oliver • 1 min read
News Newsquest journalists in Hampshire vote in favour of strike action According to the NUJ, 95% of members voted for some form of industrial action after the continuation of a two-year pay freeze By Rachel Bartlett • 2 min read
News Female journalists recognised for courage in women's media awards Claudia Duque, Alma Guillermoprieto, Vicky Ntetema and Tsering Woeser were all honoured by the International Women's Media Foundation By Laura Oliver • 1 min read
News Europe's business leaders turning to digital media but not at expense of print Ipsos MORI Business Elite Europe survey suggests that despite increase in online and digital media use 95% of business leaders still use print By Laura Oliver • 2 min read
