News Defence fund set up for WikiLeaks editor Julian Assange The fund, set up by Assange's law firm Finers Stephens Innocent, will overseen by a voluntary committee including journalist and filmmaker John Pilger By Laura Oliver • 1 min read
News Pro-am photo agency Demotix strikes distribution deal with News Corp Photographs and stories submitted to Demotix will be shared to all News Corp's editorial properties via its internal wire service NewsCore By Laura Oliver • 1 min read
News New Australian community project to map local news and issues EveryMap.com.au will use Google Maps to plot local building projects, crime data, traffic and accidents, and requests to authorities to fix problems By Laura Oliver • 2 min read
News #newsrw: ScribbleLive to help freelance journalists earn money from liveblogging New syndication system will allow news organisations to hire freelancers to cover live events or news stories, as part of a revenue-sharing deal By Rosie Niven • 1 min read
News PCC to publish online reports on all cases that raise breach of Editors' Code In a response to this year's Independent Governance Review the Press Complaints Commission agrees to use its new website to increase publicity of rulings By Rachel Bartlett • 2 min read
News Death of online journalists 'increasingly prominent', CPJ reports Yearly report from CPJ suggests at least 42 journalists were killed in relation to their work in 2010 By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
News Journalism.co.uk launches iPhone app New app will offer journalism news, job vacancies and news leads on the go By Laura Oliver • 1 min read
News #newsrw: Guardian launches new data journalism site New site will showcase Guardian's own work and best examples from around the web By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
News Telegraph and ITV journalists join Media Trust industry mentors scheme The charity called for volunteers in August to expand it network of 2,201 with new recruits from the journalism and media sectors By Laura Oliver • 1 min read
News Johnston Press proposes single operating unit in Midlands division Johnston Press tells staff the single operating unit would comprise of Wilfred Edmunds, North Notts Newspapers, South Yorkshire Newspapers and Sheffield Newspapers. By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
News BBC Trust confirms 25% cut to broadcaster's online budget Launching the trust's new strategy guidelines this morning, chairman Sir Michael Lyons said he was aware of 'a very high level of anxiety about the BBC's online activities' By Rachel McAthy • 2 min read
News ITV staff ballot on pay offer Members of the National Union of Journalists, BECTU and Unite will vote between now and 6 January on a 3% pay increase next year By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read