Chris Blackhurst: ‘It’s relentless, but I’m having fun’

The Independent's new editor talks about his plans to give the paper more energy – and whether the title will back Labour or the Lib Dems ever again. By Dan Sabbagh

Get that Mojo working – web designers and journalists in partnership

Knight Foundation and Mozilla join forces to offer digital help to online newsrooms

Andrew Rossi: ‘Twitter helps me see what’s going on’

Filmmaker Andrew Rossi finds Twitter great for keeping track of what his peers are thinking about

Page One: Inside the New York Times – review

A thoughtful documentary raises important questions about the future of journalism, writes Philip French

Page One shoots itself in the foot with its scattergun film-making

Danny Leigh: Andrew Rossi's New York Times documentary trips up in its haste to capture the drama as it unfolds – in the manner of the paper's nemesis, the internet

It’s not how she does it, but where that matters

Mail and Telegraph film critics curiously divided over Sarah Jessica Parker film

Barber: ditch the PCC and create a new system of press self-regulation

Financial Times editor calls for more effective regulation and an end to cosy relationships between press and politicians

Turkish hacker group diverts users away from high-profile websites

Charles Arthur: Sites affected included the Telegraph and Betfair, as unwary users put at risk of having passwords and other details stolen.

The head of photography on… picture manipulation and trust in news imagery

Roger Tooth: Open door: Acceptable uses of Photoshop in the Guardian and Grazia

Regional newspaper websites enjoy traffic boost

Northcliffe Media, Trinity Mirror and Newsquest sites all record growth of at least 30% year on year in first six months. By Mark Sweney

The New York Times paywall: the faint scent of success

Dan Gillmor: It's too soon to say the Old Gray Lady has reinvented newspaper business models for the digital age, but it looks promising

Sun website users’ personal details hacked

News International warns names and addresses may have been posted online by hacker, understood not to be linked to LulzSec. By Charles Arthur

Microsoft’s Ashley Highfield appointed CEO of Johnston Press

The former Microsoft and BBC digital executive is to succeed John Fry as chief executive of regional newspaper publisher Johnston Press. By Mark Sweney

Open door: Cookies, data sharing and privacy

Chris Elliott: The readers' editor on… the Guardian website's new data privacy policy

Happy retirement to ‘Headless body in topless bar’ headline writer

Vincent Musetto bows out after 40 years with the New York Post