Syrian Electronic Army: Assad’s cyber warriors

Phishing attack is latest by pro-Assad hackers operating out of Dubai, who target sites with views opposed to their own

Pro-Assad Syrian hackers launching cyber-attacks on western media

Syrian Electronic Army claims responsibility for attack on Guardian and other organisations

Advertisers should slash newspaper and magazine budgets, says WPP boss

FT Digital Media Conference: Sir Martin Sorrell says WPP finds huge disparity between advertising outlay and time consumers spend reading publications. By Mark Sweney

Katherine Jenkins ran the marathon and still looked good. So what?

Giles Fraser: The Daily Mail columnist Jan Moir's criticism of the singer for looking flawless at the London marathon was sheer tabloid hypocrisy

Forbes Media’s Lewis DVorkin: ‘I’m not a geek, I just like doing new things’

The chief product officer on paying contributors according to traffic and getting advertisers to pay for editorial, writes Lisa O'Carroll

Press regulation: minor bloggers excluded from exemplary damages

Political parties reach agreement on 'micro businesses' with turnover of less than £2m for amendment to crime and courts bill. By Mark Sweney

Cat Marnell may be a freak show, but she’s staring right back at us

Megan Carpentier: Love or hate her, the blogger chooses to write about her drug use. And after sealing that book deal, you can't deny her agency

Media Guardian 25: Hearst Magazines UK keeps the gloss on its top titles

Good Housekeeping publisher is performing robustly after reorganisation under chief executive Arnaud de Puyfontaine. By Josh Halliday and Mark Sweney

Caught in the web: case histories of people whose digital past haunts them

Deleting false or embarrassing profiles, pictures and reports from websites can prove impossible as these personal stories show

Shortlist Media to launch digital women’s fashion and beauty title

Never Underdressed to be available free on smartphones and tablets from May and run by Elle's former editor Carrie Tyler. By Josh Halliday

Mail Online powers into global expansion with onslaught on US

Publisher Martin Clarke wants website to hit £100m-plus digital revenues in the next three to five years. By Mark Sweney

Heat magazine’s Lucie Cave: ‘It’s about being cheeky, funny, not mean’

John Plunkett: The weekly's editor-in-chief on how celebrity coverage has changed – and why she doesn't fear Mail Online

Johnston Press’s Ashley Highfield inflicts ‘maximum pain’ on staff

Digitally charged vision for regional newspaper publisher lifted numbers but meant more than 1,300 staff lost their jobs. By Mark Sweney

Shane Smith: ‘I want to build the next CNN with Vice – it’s within my grasp’

From his Brooklyn offices, where he is courted by everyone from Rupert Murdoch to Google, Smith tells Tim Adams what drives his new brand of gonzo, daredevil journalism