News AOP announces keynote speakers for Digital Publishing Summit Jay Altschuler, global communications planning director at Unilever, and Jacek Ukto, design director from Bonnier Business Press International, will head the roster of speakers for the event on 15 October By Emily Sneyd • 1 min read
News Andy Coulson involved in phone hacking at News of the World, claims new report New York Times investigation says David Cameron's chief communications officer "actively encouraged" a reporter to hack into the voice messages of celebrities By Rachel Bartlett • 5 min read
News Breakdown of BBC stike ballot shows strong support for industrial action One individual ballot saw 100 per cent of BECTU union members at BBC Worldwide vote in favour of full strike action By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
News ITN strikes video content deal with Metro Metro.co.uk will receive UK and world news, sports, showbiz and fashion video clips By Emily Sneyd • 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
News NUJ criticises reported closure of Irish local newspapers According to a statement released by the journalists' union on its website, the Athlone Voice, Longford News and Roscommon Champion could be closed with immediate effect By Rachel Bartlett • 2 min read
News South African journalism schools sign statement protesting information bill Bill gives government power to classify documents such as government contracts or those produced by state-owned enterprises as secret and arrest an journalists who publishes them By Joel Gunter • 1 min read
News BBC staff vote to strike over pensions More than 90 per cent of members across three unions vote in favour of strike action over proposed changes to broadcaster's pension scheme By Rachel Bartlett • 2 min read
News Al Jazeera English launches new site design, adds comment and debate Updated website now offers spaces for comment and debate where the previous design was based on a 'read only' format By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
News Investment group sells Czech hyperlocal news project European financial and investment group PPF Group has sold off its pioneering "hyperlocal" news project the Nase Adresa initiative, which launched in spring 2009 By Laura Oliver • 2 min read
News Journalist accused of forging interviews can finally make libel victory public Michael Leidig, chairman of the National Association of Press Agencies, prevented from making his case result public by an Austrian court By Laura Oliver • 2 min read
News Google and Associated Press strike new deal on content licensing Under new agreement, 'duplicate articles' based on the newswire's copy will be removed from initial Google results By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
