Airbnb to launch glossy magazine
New publication Pineapple takes apartment rental website into world of publishing
Amazon book of the year winner Celeste Ng: ‘Writing’s like shouting into the world’
She has beaten Hilary Mantel and Stephen King to win Amazon book of the year. Hermione Hoby meets Celeste Ng, the biggest writer you’ve never heard of – and finds out why she feels conflicted about her prize
Roger Ebert: the man who revolutionised movie criticism gets his own film
Henry Barnes: Life Itself traces the career of the pioneering US journalist, who helped to democratise film criticism through his TV shows and newspaper columns
The Guardian wins two Amnesty International Media awards
‘In spite of ever-increasing danger, the quality of journalism is outstanding,’ says Amnesty International UK director, Kate Allen
Sajid Javid: terrorists and criminals are exploiting ‘right to be forgotten’
Culture secretary condemns ruling by European court of justice, calling it an assault on press freedom
Is Keira Knightley’s topless photoshoot the best form of protest?
The actor posed topless on the condition that her breasts would not be photoshopped, in protest against artificially perfect images of women. Hadley Freeman applauds the intention, but not the method
One Rogue Reporter review – pranking the tabloid filth-mongers
A rabble-rousing ex-Fleet Street reporter surveys the post-Leveson landscape, with contributions from Hugh Grant and Steve Coogan, writes Mike McCahill
Star Wars 7 has a title: it’s The Force Awakens
The much-hyped continuation of the blockbuster series has been given its official name as filming comes to a close
The Economist to launch daily bite-size digital briefing
The Economist Espresso will be 171-year-old weekly magazine’s first daily edition. By Mark Sweney
Social media, journalism and wars: ‘Authenticity has replaced authority’
Time, Vice News, Storyful and BBC Trending talk Twitter, BuzzFeed, hoaxes and whether breaking news is ‘bullshit’. By Stuart Dredge
International journalists are in danger as never before
Joel Simon: As the power of traditional media wanes, violence and repression against reporters grows and terror groups wage war by social media
Spain moves to protect domestic media with new ‘Google tax’
Newspapers in Spain will now be able to demand a monthly fee from the search engine before it can list them on Google News. By Alex Hern
Johnston Press doubles mobile audience
Digital income climbs 19.5% as regional newspaper publisher reports it is taking first Sky AdSmart local TV ad bookings. By Mark Sweney
UK newspaper ad revenue returns to growth as digital income surges
Online ad spend a major factor behind second annual increase since 2007, with total figure predicted to rise 1% to £1.42bn in 2015. By Mark Sweney
Why does the Daily Mail love to hate art?
The Mail loathes Tracey Emin, the Turner prize and modern art in general. Yet it elevates puerile jokers, pranksters and gimmick-peddlers to the status of artist, writes Jonathan Jones