News 'Limited' advertising support forces closure of Crain's Manchester Business Publication billed as the UK's first 'local weekly business journal' in 2007 has printed last issue By Judith Townend • 1 min read
News 'Not a set of rigid rules but a framework of principles': Lord Lester discusses defamation bill Private members' bill will modernise the law for online libel and expand fair comment defence but not reverse burden of proof By Rachel Bartlett • 4 min read
News NUJ announces Regional Press Awards shortlist Founders of new scottish newspaper the Caledonian Mercury and crowdsourced investigative journalism site Help Me Investigate nominated for Multimedia Publisher of the Year By Laura Oliver • 1 min read
News Max Mosley continues fight for prior notification ruling over privacy stories Former F1 boss argues that newspapers should notify subjects before publishing details about their private lives By Judith Townend • 3 min read
News Student journalists across four continents recognised in global contest Winners from eight different countries awarded for a range of work including news, features, cartoons and photographs By Rachel Bartlett • 3 min read
News Salford Star to appeal local council's rejection of funding applications Star's March applications to council for half its printing costs were rejected on the grounds that the magazine was "overtly political" By Laura Oliver • 2 min read
News BBC strategic review is 'defensive' and 'self-harming' says NUJ in Trust submission Commercial non-PSB broadcasters have "simply abysmal record" of investment in original programming, argues union By Judith Townend • 3 min read
News Economist begins to roll out new online commentary feature Fifty-five economists sign up to new 'Economics By Invitation' blog By Judith Townend • 1 min read
News New Independent owner Alexander Lebedev to open Society of Editors' annual conference Organisers say November event will celebrate achievements in 'meeting the challenges of multimedia age' By Judith Townend • 1 min read
News Freelance Writing Jobs Network sold to Splashpress Media Startup freelance site sold for an undisclosed amount five years after being started by Deborah Ng By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
News Thai government agrees to inquiry into journalists' deaths but keeps quiet over CCTV footage Deputy chief of mission at Thailand's Washington-based embassy tells Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) that former attorney-general Professor Dr Kanit na Nakorn will chair an independent inquiry By Laura Oliver • 2 min read
News French pro-am news website Rue89 will turn profitable in 2011, says founder Newly launched monthly print edition will not jeopardise site's revenue projections according to Pierre Haski By Laura Oliver • 1 min read
