Credit: Daniel Ionescu (above) News Algorithms are the new gatekeepers of information. The news industry needs to get its act together Influencers and AI are becoming prominent sources of news and misinformation. Since regulation and self-regulation are not working, has anyone got any better ideas? By Daniel Ionescu • 3 min read
Credit: Liza Pooor on Unsplash News Top experts publish 250 recommendations for fighting the 'infodemic' on social platforms From cures for coronavirus to conspiracy theories, social media is a hotbed of misinformation. A new report looks at fresh ways to counter the spread of harmful content that bring together tech companies, governments and civil society By Marcela Kunova • 3 min read
Credit: Pexels News Live-streaming app Happs is set to innovate breaking news The app enables citizen journalists and news curators to source and produce real-time content for Twitter and Periscope By Daniel Green • 3 min read
News Leveson report: A round-up of reactions A collection of statements released in response to the Leveson report By Rachel McAthy • 6 min read
News Jack Straw: Self-regulation defies principles of justice Newspapers calling for better regulation of other institutions should look at their own industry, former justice secretary tells Leveson inquiry By Paul McNally • 1 min read
News Lord Wakeham: PCC should be 'stage one' in any legal action Former PCC chairman says body could work closer with judges to seek resolutions before cases are taken to court By Paul McNally • 2 min read
News Daily Mail owner expresses 'regret' over McCann coverage Lord Rothermere says the Mail 'inevitably will do things which make one feel uncomfortable' By Paul McNally • 3 min read
Credit: alancleaver_2000 on Flickr. Some rights reserved. News Phone-hacking report: 'News International misled committee' Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee report into phone hacking also accuses Tom Crone, Les Hinton and former News of the World editor Colin Myler of misleading the committee By Rachel Bartlett • 5 min read
Credit: Lewis Whyld/PA News Assange slams PCC in evidence to Leveson inquiry Wikileaks founder Julian Assange claims PCC showed a 'reluctance to act and to adhere to its own guidelines' while he 'suffered extensive libels' By James Chapple • 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: PCC News PCC director Stephen Abell steps down Press Complaints Commission hires 'director of transition' while new proposals for press self-regulation are developed By Paul McNally • 2 min read
News Paul Dacre proposes tougher press card access Daily Mail editor says existing press cards 'don't mean much' and new system would limit access to 'ethical and proper' journalists By Paul McNally • 2 min read
