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By William Turvill 17 May 14:30
The Financial Times has become the latest news organisation to be hacked by a group calling itself the Syrian Electronic Army.
By Press Gazette 17 May 10:27
Live video coverage of the Society of Editors Regional Press Awards.
By Press Gazette 16 May 14:11
The Times political reporter Anushka Asthana has moved to Sky News as political correspondent.
By Press Gazette 15 May 16:18
Two un-named Northern Ireland journalist have been issued with death threats by Loyalist paramilitaries, according to the NUJ.
Gaza Burial (Paul Hansen)
By Gavriel Hollander 15 May 12:12
The organisers of the World Press Photo awards have insisted that the winning picture was not faked.
By Press Gazette 14 May 16:20
The Times and Sky News lead the way with ten nominations each in this year’s Online Media Awards organised by The Drum.
By William Turvill 14 May 12:50
Immediate Media is to launch a new pre-school title for girls, Blossom, next month.
By Dominic Ponsford 14 May 10:23

Veteran broadcast David Frost has suggested that new BBC director general needs to thin out BBC management.

By Press Gazette 14 May 9:41
A BBC radio presenter was taken off air midway through her broadcast after a listener accused her of sounding drunk.
By Press Gazette 13 May 13:35
Bloomberg’s top editor has Matthew Winkler has apologised after reporters for the agency used confidential information belonging to subscribers. The apology follows a complaint from Goldman Sachs that reporters had kept tabs on its partners by making use of private data found on the Bloomberg newswire terminals.
By Press Gazette 13 May 11:12
Three secret donors to press regulation campaign group Hacked Off have been revealed.
By Press Gazette 09 May 8:54
Former Daily Mirror editor Piers Morgan is to be executive producer on a new American TV series about Fleet Street in the 1970s.
By Gavriel Hollander 08 May 16:31
News International is reported to be in talks to move its entire newspaper portfolio to a new London Bridge development in the shadow of the Shard.
By Gavriel Hollander 08 May 15:50
Guidelines over staff behaviour in the BBC's New Broadcasting House newsroom have led to the NUJ lodging a complaint.
By William Turvill 08 May 12:09
The Manchester Evening News has produced a special live edition today as Manchester United announced the retirement of manager Sir Alex Ferguson.
Alexander Lebedev (Reuters)
By Gavriel Hollander 08 May 11:10
Alexander Lebedev, the owner of The Independent and Evening Standard, has been granted permission to travel, despite facing up to five years in jail over a televised assault.
By Press Gazette 07 May 16:58
Guardian News and Media has become the latest UK national news provider to use third-party technology to provide linked story suggestions to readers.
By Press Gazette 07 May 12:33
The Newspaper Society has said that publishers representing more than 90 per cent of the regional newspaper industry have now backed the rival press regulation Royal Charter submitted to the Privy Council by press owners' body Pressbof.
By William Turvill 07 May 10:23
The Huffington Post has launched in Japan after announcing plans for a new site in Germany last week.
By Press Gazette 07 May 9:21

Labour deputy leader and shadow culture secretary Harriet Harman has called for a review of press ownership rules which allow Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp to account for 34 per cent national newspaper sales.

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