A question of identity
Suzanne Breen's court victory to protect her sources contrasts with the ruling that unmasked NightJack
Yahoo Newspaper Consortium has generated estimated $50m in revenues
Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) execs have always been more than a little circumspect when it comes to discussing how well the 800-member Yahoo Newspaper Consortium is doing, until now. By David Kaplan
Eric Schmidt: Why Google won’t put money into newspapers
In contrast to Yahoo, Google has always had a long-standing resistance to describing itself as a media company. It always seemed unlikely, then, that Google might bail out a newspaper by buying it. By Jemima Kiss
Google backs relaxation of UK’s local media merger rules
Restrictions 'less relevant' in digital age, says UK chief Matt Brittin in submission to Office of Fair Trading. By Mark Sweney
Newspapers need to be more print-like online to profit, says BBC’s Huggers
BBC director of future media and technology says companies should search for more newspaper-like formats, such as Kindle. By Ben Dowell
Is the era of free news over?
Editorial: Rupert Murdoch's comments suggest the resilience of the offline idea that things costing money to produce shouldn't be given away for nothing
Kindle DX heralded as saviour of newspapers
Amazon's larger ebook reader can display newsprint titles and academic textbooks
Guardian wins three Webby awards
Guardian.co.uk named best online newspaper website for fourth time in five years. By Mark Sweney
Blog all about it
Jenna McWilliams: For a movie that tries so hard to be up to date, State of Play is laughably old-fashioned in its view of modern journalism
Jakob Nielsen on the BBC’s snappy web headlines
Usability expert Jakob Nielsen has been singing the praises of the BBC this morning, specifically for its headline writing skills. By Jemima Kiss
It’s newsprint’s final reel in State of Play, but not the end of news
David Cox: Don't hold the front page. The future of journalism may be less gloomy than State of Play's vision of the future of newspapers
State of Play is just a disappointing routine thriller
I saw the much-heralded newspaper movie State of Play last night and, after an excellent opening 25 minutes or so, began to wonder why reviewers had been so enthusiastic about it
The slow death of newspapers
Dan Kennedy: Can the mainstream print media save itself by charging readers for online news? Almost certainly not