News Tool of the week for journalists: freeDive, to create a searchable database A fantastic, easy-to-use tool to allow you to turn a spreadsheet into an interactive database By Sarah Marshall • 1 min read
Credit: Populous News Union's concern over BBC's unpaid Olympics scheme Bectu says it is 'regrettable' that 500 staff will need to take time from their annual leave to volunteer for Olympics coverage By Paul McNally • 2 min read
News Newsquest journalists threaten strike action if no pay rise Eight out of ten members of the National Union of Journalists working at Newsquest titles have voted that they would support strike action if a pay offer is refused this year By Rachel Bartlett • 2 min read
News Statistics authority takes Daily Mail to task over riot story Mail article was 'likely to have left its readers with the impression that far fewer crimes were recorded than was actually the case' By Paul McNally • 2 min read
Credit: The Fixed Factor on Flickr . Some rights reserved . News St Bride's offers £3K bursary for MA journalism student The Guild of St Bride is to offer funding initially for three years, the first year backing a student on the MA in Newspaper Journalism course at City University, London By Rachel McAthy • 1 min read
Credit: alancleaver_2000 on Flickr. Some rights reserved. News MPs urge government to 'go further' to ensure journalists' safety MPs highlight dangers faced by journalists across the world and calls on UK government to 'stand as a beacon of light on this issue' By Rachel McAthy • 3 min read
News Tributes paid to Los Angeles Times' first woman reporter Dorothy Townsend, who has died at the age of 88, was a pioneer and a lone female reporter in a team of men By Paul McNally • 1 min read
Credit: BBC News Johnston Press CEO signals move to 'digital first' Ashley Highfield tells the Guardian Changing Media Summit paywalls are not the solution for local news sites By Sarah Marshall • 2 min read
News App of the week for journalists: Social Searcher, for searching Facebook An Android app for searching Facebook without logging in 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 Lord Hunt: UK press regulation seen as world 'benchmark' Chairman of the PCC, which confirmed its planned closure earlier this month, stands by decision to pursue model of self regulation with contractual system By Rachel McAthy • 2 min read
News TalkSport and television help to boost UTV profits Channel 3 television licence-holder in Northern Ireland now makes 70% of its profits from radio By Paul McNally • 1 min read
