Hackers said to be affiliated with the ‘hacktivist’ group Anonymous claimed this week to have accessed and published the details of 55,000 Twitter accounts Read more »
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Facebook social reader usage down, but engagement up
Evidence emerged this week that Facebook’s social reader apps are in decline. The Washington Post saw readership drop from 17.4 million to 9.2 million users in the last month Read more »
Google project aims to kick-start new journalism initiatives
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 »
Sky News clampdown on Twitter use ‘misreported’
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 Times iPad app subscription to double in price
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 »
The Day in A Life: Peter Bale of CNN International
Peter Bale, Vice President and General Manager Digital of CNN International, recalls one of the most formative days in his career, when he reported from Kuwait City for Reuters during the 1991 Gulf War Read more »
Websites more dangerous than newspapers, claims ex-NoTW chief
Phil Hall, a former editor of the News of The World who is now chair of a PR company, has claimed that websites are now ‘far more dangerous’ than newspapers Read more »
Hacks/Hackers: a collective rethinking the future of news and information
Hacks/Hackers, an international grassroots journalism organisation, explores the connection between technology and news media. Journalism Foundation CEO Simon Kelner addressed them this week Read more »
Wikipedia protests anti-piracy law with 24-hour blackout
Today Wikipedia has shut down the English version of its website in protest against a planned anti-privacy law currently being considered by the US senate Read more »
80 per cent of companies are in violation of new cookie laws
Research done by KPMG and published in the Financial Times has found that the majority of British businesses are ignoring new regulations on using cookies Read more »