Maeve Binchy obituary
One of Ireland's most successful novelists, loved for her kindness and generosity of spirit
Twitter urged to explain ban on British journalist over NBC Olympic tweets
US broadcaster claims Twitter alerted it to Independent journalist Guy Adams' tweets criticising Olympic Games coverage. By Josh Halliday
World’s media lavishes praise on Olympic opening ceremony
Danny Boyle's ceremony variously described as 'outrageous', 'inventive and offbeat' and 'the world's biggest inside joke'
ABCs: Independent’s website suffers dip of nearly 15% in June
Drop in daily unique website users follows three months of growth when independent.co.uk overtook Mirror Group Digital. By Mark Sweney
Operation Tuleta: Sun journalist arrested
News reporter Rhodri Phillips arrested at his home in north London on suspicion of handling stolen goods. By Mark Sweney, Josh Halliday and Lisa O'Carroll
Mother of Hugh Grant’s baby wins paparazzi pledge
Splash News gives Tinglan Hong high court undertaking not to pursue or harass her, in ruling that could help protect celebrities. By Lisa O'Carroll
My adventures in Journatic’s new media landscape of outsourced hyperlocal news
Ryan Smith: I went public about my experience at Journatic because people should know how their local newspapers are being hollowed out
Local news crisis: it’s not too late for publishers to implement radical ideas
Roy Greenslade presents the final extract from What do we mean by local?. It is by a former editor, Neil Fowler, who has investigated the state of the regional newspaper industry
Local news crisis: publishers and editors must get back to basics
Roy Greenslade presents another extract from What do we mean by local?. It's taken from a chapter by the director of the Society of Editors, Bob Satchwell
New reads: what’s your method of discovery?
The way in which we find out about books is changing, with countless 'new discovery' tools aiming to shape what we read, writes Anna Baddeley
Wayne Rooney posters strike gold for Sunday Times
News International ads for paper's Rich List win Cannes outdoor advertising prize, as Google continues successful run. By Mark Sweney
Hyperlocal online journalism – why we have reasons to be cheerful
Roy Greenslade runs a response to extracts from What do we mean by local? It's by the co-editor of a hyperlocal news website, Stephen Emms
Now US newspapers are hit by downturn in online advertising
Digital revenue growth slows for fifth consecutive quarter
Google to warn users of ‘state-sponsored’ hacking
Search giant says it will alert Gmail users about targeted attacks, in move that could aid human rights campaigners. By Josh Halliday
Linda Grant: Metro is ‘facts not spin, sound-bitey espresso-shot’
The managing director of the national freesheet talks digital expansion, business jargon – and champagne problems. By Roy Greenslade