News New business news site to make use of semantic search tools Speaking to Journalism.co.uk, co-founder Neil Thackray said the site will both aggregate and commission its own content, and provide additional analysis By Rachel Bartlett • 2 min read
News US journalist deported from Turkey over alleged terrorism connection Freelancer Jake Hess was arrested on 11 August and accused of having links with the Union of Kurdistan Communities (KCK), which he strenuously denies By Rachel Bartlett • 2 min read
News Local online advertising system signs raft of new deals with US news groups Flyerboard, inspired by a bulletin board, reportedly has new agreements with several groups, including the Los Angeles Times, MediaNews Group, Lee Enterprises and Sun Times Media Group By Laura Oliver • 1 min read
News Australia's newspapers will be irrelevant by 2022, claims media strategist Established media institutions will need to reinvent themselves to participate in the future of news, says Ross Dawson By Rachel Bartlett • 2 min read
News Community media project to teach online news skills in West Midlands Meshed Media's News Dash project will work with a selection of charities and community organisations to create an online news hub for the area By Laura Oliver • 1 min read
News NUJ submits 1,100-signature petition to BBC over pension proposals Petition calls on BBC trustees to meet with staff over controversial pension scheme changes By Rachel Bartlett • 2 min read
News Trinity Mirror Regionals axes digital director role Role will be split into two new posts, digital commercial director and general manager of TMR's business directory site LocalMole By Laura Oliver • 1 min read
News International press groups petition South Africa over controversial bill In a letter to President Jacob Zuma, the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers and the World Editors Forum call for Protection of Information bill to be amended or withdrawn By Laura Oliver • 1 min read
News South African press council to review its constitution after criticism Council ombudsman accused of being "inadequate" by the South Africa Communist Party for having media representatives on the panel oversee their own industry By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
News Mark Wood named chief executive of Future UK Former Reuters plc board member and chief executive of ITN replaces Robert Price, who announced his departure in May By Laura Oliver • 1 min read
News Press freedom group condemns ban on reporting of fatal explosion in China International Federation of Journalists claim the Central Propaganda Department has banned all coverage of an explosion in western China that killed seven last week By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
News Harassed Russian journalist wins courage award Ilya Barabanov, deputy editor of weekly newspaper Novoye Vremya, has been awarded the Peter Mackler award for courageous and ethical journalism By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
