News Leading lawyer says UK privacy law is threat to editorial freedom Investigative journalism and free speech will suffer from the UK's "creeping privacy law", claims Ken MacDonald QC By Laura Oliver • 2 min read
News BBC World Service facing 'significant' cuts BBC says it will discuss any threats to its World Service with staff after Foreign Office indicates "significant cuts" are on the agenda By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
News Political fact-checking site signs up sixth US newspaper Using PolitiFact's Truth-O-Meter, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel will rate the accuracy of statements by elected officials, politicians and political parties By Laura Oliver • 1 min read
News BBC using Ushahidi's Crowdmap to plot tube strikes Broadcaster is plotting text reports, tweets and audio updates from listeners and viewers about their problems with transport during the strikes By Laura Oliver • 1 min read
News Human rights lawyer arrested in Iran Nasrin Sotoudeh, who has represented detained journalists, has been arrested on charges of anti-government propaganda By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
News SAE launches new London-based digital journalism course The Digital Journalism Diploma certificate is aimed at online journalists, PR and communications professionals By Laura Oliver • 1 min read
News New network aims to quickly connect newsrooms with freelancers across the world Findstringers.com, which is based on an iPhone platform, will provide newsrooms with the geographical locations and contact details of freelancers signed up to the service By Rachel Bartlett • 3 min read
News Phone hacking: Met police assistant commissioner quizzed by home affairs committee Details of up to 120 people found by police in original investigation but only a dozen people informed, admits John Yates today By Rachel Bartlett • 2 min read
News Haymarket sells Packaging News and AV Magazine Business-to-business titles sold to Metropolis International Group Ltd. By Laura Oliver • 1 min read
News New European network launched for health journalists The Association of Health Care Journalists has set up the Covering Europe section of its website to encourage European writers to share links, queries and articles By Laura Oliver • 1 min read
News Johnston Press promotes Henry Faure Walker to digital director role Former general manager of Scotsman Publications takes up new role as digital and business development director immediately By Laura Oliver • 1 min read
News Facebook adds search tool for news stories 'liked' by friends New service which enables users to search for news articles which have been "liked" by friends online By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
