News BusinessDesk.com West Midlands breaks monthly target four days after launch More than 1,500 registrations exceeds first month target of 1,000, says editor Marc Reeves By Laura Oliver • 2 min read
News MEN extends liveblogging of council meetings after successful trial 'Liveblogging brings the whole event to life as a news event,' says head of online content By Laura Oliver • 2 min read
News CoveritLive attempts to monetise liveblogging for news organisations Popular liveblog software company introduces revenue-sharing arrangements for larger organisations By Laura Oliver • 1 min read
News Iran becomes world leader in imprisoning journalists, say new CPJ figures Number of imprisoned journalists in Iran doubles since 1 December By Laura Oliver • 1 min read
News Guardian Zeitgeist filters news by 'attention of users' New visualisation of content on Guardian.co.uk analyses users behaviour on website By Laura Oliver • 2 min read
News Northampton Chronicle & Echo to open up newsroom with liveblog Title will experiment with liveblog as part of new social media push By Laura Oliver • 1 min read
News More than 200 sites adopt hNews microformatting Berners-Lee backed transparency project brings on more partners By Judith Townend • 1 min read
News Farmers Weekly journalist wins Nuffield Scholarship to study the agricultural web Caroline Stocks is to study how farmers' internet usage varies globally By Judith Townend • 2 min read
News Campaign backed by industry urges PRs to cut irrelevant press releases 'An Inconvenient PR Truth' challenges PRs relationships with journalists and bloggers By Laura Oliver • 2 min read
News December ABCes: Guardian trumps Mail Online and Telegraph with new traffic record Guardian reached nearly 37m unique users last month with bigger US audience By Judith Townend • 2 min read
News Former Time Out editor joins Sunday Times as deputy online editor The Sunday Times confirms editorial team for new online operation By Laura Oliver • 1 min read
News London's new freesheet plans expansion to Manchester, Liverpool and Birmingham First managing editor steps down before launch By Judith Townend • 1 min read
