A project funded by Google is offering news entrepreneurs an intensive workshop to kick-start their journalism initiatives. MADE:UK hopes to attract up to 30 applicants from across Europe Read more »
The National Union of Journalists fears ‘a massacre of journalists’ jobs’ at Johnston Press after the publisher announced that it is converting five of its daily newspapers into weekly publications Read more »
Media Monitor, March 21: The Daily Mail received eight awards at the Press Awards last night, including newspaper of the year, campaign of the year and a hat-trick for writer Craig Brown Read more »
This American Life, the long-running radio series, has retracted claims made on one of its shows about working conditions in Chinese factories that produce Apple devices Read more »
Mark Stone, the Sky News reporter, has denied ordering journalists not to post links to rival websites on Twitter. The Guardian said Stone advised staff not to retweet rival ‘journalists on Twitter’ Read more »
The Vice-President of the European Commission said that Google’s new privacy policy, which shares private data between services, is in breach of European law Read more »
The Journalism Foundation is working in partnership with Pits n Pots, a political website based in Stoke-on-Trent, to help build on the site’s success and boost democratic engagement Read more »
The day after Rupert Murdoch launched a new Sunday edition of The Sun, Sue Akers, the Deputy Assistant Commissioner, detailed ‘a culture at The Sun of illegal payments’ Read more »
The Times and The Sunday Times will double the cost of its digital subscription fees, to increase profits on the papers’ popular iPad apps. From March 1, subscriptions to The Times and Sunday Times’ Digital Pack will increase from £2 to £4 per week Read more »
Local website Pits n Pots relaunches in Stoke
The Journalism Foundation relaunched the local website Pits n Pots last month. At a party in Stoke-on-Trent Simon Kelner said The Journalism Foundation was proud to support the political website Read more »