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i Assistant Editor's Letter: The referendum we've all been waiting for...

Fri, 17 May 2013 23:00:39 GMT

Lawyer who took Rupert Murdoch's News International to court over hacking complains of 'bully boy tactics' over possible counter-claim

Fri, 17 May 2013 15:40:43 GMT

The lawyer instrumental in exposing phone hacking at the News of World is now being pursued by Rupert Murdoch's News International (NI) over the way he conducted a two year-long damages claim against the company, the High Court has heard.

i Assistant Editor's Letter: Pick up the phone and talk to your relatives, before you have in-laws too!

Thu, 16 May 2013 23:00:16 GMT

Whistleblowing: The New Yorker plugs its leak-proof leaking system

Thu, 16 May 2013 17:50:05 GMT

What do you do if you're a whistleblower with confidential documents you want to see the light of day? It may be ethical to email them to a dozen reporters, but will the men in dark suits come looking for you? In America this is increasingly the case, where the Obama administration has prosecuted more leakers under the draconian Espionage Act than all other presidencies combined.

Troubled BBC Newsnight making another apology - over accusations against Help for Heroes charity

Thu, 16 May 2013 10:09:10 GMT

The BBC is apologising for another bungled report on its flagship current affairs programme Newsnight, mistakenly accusing the charity Help for Heroes of misspending cash.

Older women are disappearing from TV due to combination of ageism and sexism, warns Harriet Harman

Thu, 16 May 2013 07:41:32 GMT

Women on television are affected by a “combination of ageism and sexism” that does not apply to men, new figures show.

i Assistant Editor's Letter: Angelina Jolie: News or not?

Wed, 15 May 2013 23:00:55 GMT

World Press Photo winner cleared after 'forensic examination'

Wed, 15 May 2013 16:56:23 GMT

Can a news photograph be enhanced without distorting the truth - and, if so, how much distortion is acceptable before the picture becomes a fake?

LinkedIn prohibits 'the world's oldest profession': Prostitutes banned from offering sex to users

Wed, 15 May 2013 10:24:18 GMT

LinkedIn has tightened its rules after some of its members starting offering a different kind of business relationship.

Professional network LinkedIn prohibits 'the world's oldest profession': Prostitutes banned from offering sex to users

Wed, 15 May 2013 10:24:18 GMT

LinkedIn has tightened its rules after some of its members starting offering a different kind of business relationship.

i Editor's Letter: 'Be careful what you wish for'

Tue, 14 May 2013 23:00:42 GMT

Independent writers win awards

Tue, 14 May 2013 22:38:43 GMT

An Independent contributor Philip Hensher has scooped the Royal Society of Literature's Ondaatje Prize with a fictionalised account of his husband's childhood in what is now Bangladesh.

The best photograph of the year – or a big fake?

Tue, 14 May 2013 18:35:23 GMT

The World Press Photo Foundation has announced a review of the most prestigious prize in news photography after dramatic claims that the winning image may have been a fake.

BBC offers staff £24m 'bribes' for move to Salford

Tue, 14 May 2013 18:28:32 GMT

The BBC paid more than £100,000 each to 11 members of staff to induce them to move to the organisation’s new broadcasting centre in Salford.

BBC likely to pay staff over £24m in Salford sweeteners

Tue, 14 May 2013 18:28:32 GMT

The BBC paid more than £100,000 each to 11 members of staff to induce them to move to the organisation’s new broadcasting centre in Salford.

BBC criticised over Salford relocation deals and failure to fully document allowances for staff

Tue, 14 May 2013 15:06:32 GMT

The National Audit Office has criticised the BBC for failing to fully document relocation allowances for staff in its move to Salford.

ITV win rights to all England qualifying matches

Tue, 14 May 2013 09:53:32 GMT

ITV has won the right to show all England's matches at home and away for the Euro 2016 and 2018 World Cup qualifying competitions.

Song Awards 2013: Record-breaking tenth gold for radio DJ Christian O’Connell

Tue, 14 May 2013 07:17:06 GMT

Christian O’Connell has become the first radio presenter to win 10 gold Sony awards, the sector’s most prestigious accolade.

Bill Oddie: Why I was chucked out of HSBC headquarters over Bankwatch film

Mon, 13 May 2013 23:01:06 GMT

For most of my life I have been a birdwatcher and a writer and performer of generally fairly frivolous shows. Two areas I have never been comfortable with – politics and finances. It is not that I am perversely not interested, it is that I don’t understand the language. However, one of the perks or pains of being a "public figure - or even a "celeb" - is that I am often asked my opinion. Some time ago I gave myself a couple of rules: 1) Don’t try to be an authority on something I am not; 2) Do consult an authority that will tell me the truth. When faced with an environmental topic this means consulting relevant NGOs, and if possible going to see for myself. If the issue is British - badgers, the shooting industry, snaring or poisoning of birds of prey – it is all too close to home. However, what about the desecration of wildlife or habitat in far away places? For example, Malaysia.

i Editor's Letter: 'YOUR PAPER NEEDS YOU'

Mon, 13 May 2013 23:00:30 GMT

Bankwatch: Bill Oddie evicted from HSBC headquarters after protest over bank's links to logging companies blamed for destruction of the rainforest in Malaysia

Mon, 13 May 2013 16:01:23 GMT

Bill Oddie, the naturalist and BBC television presenter, has made a provocative protest film intended to embarrass the global bank HSBC over its links to logging companies blamed for the destruction of the rainforest in Malaysia.

Sir David Frost calls upon Tony Hall to take a knife to BBC's management structure

Mon, 13 May 2013 09:06:35 GMT

Having worked for the BBC for more than 50 years, Sir David Frost has advised the new Director-General Tony Hall that he must take a knife to the organisation’s debilitating management structure.

Ian Burrell: A question of sport in the British pay television market

Mon, 13 May 2013 01:06:54 GMT

The resignation of Sir Alex Ferguson feels like a symbolic moment, not just in football but also in the British pay television market which is so closely aligned with the national sport. When the Premier League began in 1992, the start of a journey that turned Rupert Murdoch's struggling satellite broadcasting adventure into the dominant force in commercial television, Sir Alex's Manchester United were its inaugural champions. He will hold the trophy aloft again this season, for the 13th time in the league's 21-year history.

i Editor's Letter: A long time ago in a country not so far away...

Sun, 12 May 2013 23:00:52 GMT

Sport on TV: Spectre of Thatcher hangs over the governor of Govan

Sat, 11 May 2013 23:00:00 GMT

So Sir Alex Ferguson finally stopped all the clocks. Jon Snow took himself up to Chester racecourse, where the old nag was supposed to be, to cover the biggest story of the day for Channel 4 News. He was accused of downgrading the Queen's Speech and vilified with as much venom as the Prince of Darkness himself might have unleashed. Meanwhile Fergie had done a neat side-step, Cristiano-style, and was nowhere to be seen. From the other end of the sofa came the comment: "Bloody hell, it's not like the Queen's abdicated" – although as she tuned into the news, she might have considered it. Except that the one person who could run the country instead of her had just headed for the Highlands himself.