Credit: Michael Bruntonspall on Flickr. Some rights reserved News Wolfgang Blau to join Guardian as director of digital strategy According to a press release Blau, who is currently chief editor of Zeit Online, will start in his new role as director of digital strategy in April next year By Rachel McAthy • 1 min read
Credit: Michael Bruntonspall on Flickr. Some rights reserved News Cardiff University and the Guardian to launch Masters degree The new journalism with digital media degree, which is still subject to validation, plans to accept the first cohort of students in September next year By Rachel McAthy • 2 min read
News New BBC CoJo site promises 'new wave of interactive content' The website for the College of Journalism, a useful resource for journalists, relaunched this week promising 'substantial amount of new content' on the BBC's journalism By Rachel McAthy • 1 min read
News The six 'networks' winners of the Knight News Challenge The six winners of the first round of the Knight News Challenge were collectively awarded more than $1.37 million to further their 'breakthrough ideas in news and information' By Rachel McAthy • 2 min read
Credit: Chris Young/PA News Financial Times' first Hack Day kicks off The Financial Times is running its first Hack Day from 12pm today By Rachel McAthy • 1 min read
News Study: Online-only news sites 'struggling to cover costs' The study, published by the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, suggests that online news start-ups that survive 'for more than a few years is a form of success in itself' By Tabby Kinder • 2 min read
News York hyperlocal launches online TV channel and magazine One&Other says its new online television channel will offer 'a mix of local news, culture, causes and interviews' By Tabby Kinder • 2 min read
News Knight News Challenge announces first-round longlist The Knight News Challenge publishes details of 50 news innovation proposals that could receive a share of $5m By Sarah Marshall • 1 min read
News Times crime editor: Metropolitan police PRs 'less than frank' Sean O'Neill says police press officers often give a 'bare minimum' when approached by journalists and are 'obstructive' By Paul McNally • 1 min read
News New York Times to cut free online article allowance by half A year after launching its online digital subscriptions model, the New York Times has halved the number of articles users can view for free before charges kick in, from 20 to 10 By Rachel Bartlett • 2 min read
News Martin Moore: Press could learn from 'new digital publishers' Director of the Media Standards Trust calls for UK journalism to 'rebuild itself from the ground up' and learn from 'new digital publishers' at Westminster Media Forum By Rachel McAthy • 2 min read
Credit: alancleaver_2000 on Flickr. Some rights reserved. News Lords: Fines could fund investigative journalism Independent 'investigative journalism fund' and charitable status for projects are among recommendations in wide-ranging report By Paul McNally • 6 min read
