Tom Toumazis named as Mecom chief

Endemol chief commercial officer expected to start in mid-August at the pan-European newspaper publisher. By Mark Sweney

Twitter’s wild west brings politicians into line

Dan Sabbagh: Amoral and unregulated technology is challenging English law's carefully developed rules for restraining the media

Twitter traffic sees 22% spike in rush to find identity of injunction footballer

Twitter traffic swelled 22% on Saturday, 10% higher than for site's previous busiest day in the UK, according to research. By Charles Arthur

Sunday Herald editor defends picture of injunction row footballer

Richard Walker remains defiant but says Scottish paper will not name people who take out gagging orders every week. By Mark Sweney

Future reaches digital ‘tipping point’

Stevie Spring speaks of 'big story' as digital growth outstrips print decline for first time. By Mark Sweney

Google ditches newspaper archive plan

Search giant to focus on helping publishers make money from the internet instead of digitising print titles. By Josh Halliday

Yell’s digital growth fails to offset print slide

Yellow Pages publisher reports print revenues down 18.2% year on year in 12 months to 31 March. By Mark Sweney

Phone hacking: Sienna Miller accepts £100,000 from News of the World

Actor is first celebrity to settle claim since tabloid admitted hacking several public figures' voicemail messages. By Amelia Hill and James Robinson

Sun ‘worst for digital usability’

Red-top comes bottom in report looking at how user-friendly papers are on platforms including internet, iPad and iPhone. By Mark Sweney

Facebook paid PR firm to smear Google

Leaked emails reveal Burson-Marsteller attempted to get USA Today and other titles to write about Google's privacy policies. By Josh Halliday

Why integration can be a barrier to innovation in the digital world

Emily Bell: Although some integrated news rooms and sales forces are effective, progress is often quicker where digital is kept apart

Noises off: Playwriting – as easy as A, B, C?

Chris Wilkinson: As the Tony Kushner affair rumbles on, Simon Stephens and Edward Albee have been musing on the art of modern theatre. Apparently it's all in the rules