News US libel tourism bill signed into law Speech Act aims to protect US writers and journalists from defamation cases brought in jurisdictions with weaker freedom of expression laws By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
News 'Local news hubs' needed to fulfil community media demand, study suggests Media Trust study says local authority-supported hubs should bring together professional journalists and volunteers to provide local news By Laura Oliver • 3 min read
News AP editor wins 'compassion and leadership' award AP West Enterprise editor Jim Trotter will collect a $1,000 prize next month after being nominated by colleagues for the award By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
News New Skillset survey seeks employee perspective on training Individual journalists and freelancers can have their say on UK publishing industry training needs By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
News Decline in US consumer magazine circulation worsening, figures suggest Fifteen of the top 25 titles posted drops in circulation, with Reader's Digest recording the biggest decline By Laura Oliver • 1 min read
News Journalism.co.uk launches PressQuest, a new service for journalists PressQuest lets journalists request information and resources from PR agencies, who can better target journalists actively interested in their clients By Journalism.co.uk • 2 min read
News Cardiff University offers funded PhD on local news provision Journalism school and Media Standards Trust looking for a working journalist or student to undertake research in Neath Port Talbot county By Laura Oliver • 1 min read
News South African editors' group launches campaign against information bill The Protection of Information Bill would allow government to classify government and state-owned enterprise contracts as secret and jail journalists who report on them By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
News Thomson Reuters to create hundreds of New York jobs in tax break deal Extension to the company's multi-million dollar tax break deal approved despite opposition by the Newspaper Guild of New York By Rachel Bartlett • 2 min read
News Demotix defends 'press pass' scheme after criticism from industry group UK Press Card Authority chair Mike Granatt claims the Demotix card may be misleading to authority By Rachel Bartlett • 2 min read
News Hyperlinked articles could decide meaning in Spectator defamation case, says judge Justice Tugendhat says the four hyperlinked articles should be used by the court to help it decide on the meaning of the allegedly defamatory article By Laura Oliver • 2 min read
News Pentagon demands WikiLeaks return Afghanistan files Whistle-blowing site instructed to remove archive from its site and desist from publishing any more files By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
