Amazon consumer book reviews as reliable as media experts
Study shows Amazon reviewers more likely to look favourably on debut authors, while professionals prefer prizewinners
Dial M for Murdoch by Tom Watson and Martin Hickman – review
Will the phone-hacking scandal be bigger than Watergate? Peter Wilby on a gobsmacking account of the problems engulfing News International
What I see in the mirror: Brooke Magnanti (aka Belle de Jour)
'When my identity became more widely known, people couldn't help their initial reactions; they were somehow surprised how I looked, as if they were expecting some 6ft model'
Dial M for Murdoch sets scene for media mogul’s Leveson appearance
Analysis: Pacy account of the phone hacking scandal that has revived Labour MP Tom Watson's political career
Ann Patchett named as one of Time’s most influential people
Alison Flood: The magazine said the author of Bel Canto, who opened her own bookshop in Tennessee, is fighting 'for the fate of the printed word'
Never out of Vogue: Alexandra Shulman
Warm and approachable, Alexandra Shulman is the antithesis of a hard-boiled fashion queen. Elizabeth Day visits the long-serving Vogue editor
Tales of the city: the rise of the local blog
In its daily blogposts, Spitalfields Life aims to portray the full colour of life in London's East End. But who is the mysterious 'Gentle Author' behind this extraordinary work of social history?
Doonesbury strip on Texas abortion law dropped by some US newspapers
Several papers decline to use cartoon strip, which depicts state-required sonograms as Republican-approved rape
Gender bias in books journalism remains acute, research shows
Study by Vida shows great majority of quality-press reviews are still by and about male writers
China stops Tibetan blogger receiving Prince Claus award
Poet Tsering Woeser says she is under house arrest in Beijing after police tell her not to attend ceremony at Dutch embassy
Penguin and The Economist form partnership
Book publisher and magazine to produce series of special reports
Pearson reports 72% rise in profits
Ebook revenue growth helps push Pearson to pre-tax profit of £1bn for 2011. By Mark Sweney
The readers’ editor on… how too much coverage of some people can annoy
Chris Elliott: Open door: The prominence given to Christopher Hitchens, the Duchess of Cambridge, Fabio Capello and Harry Redknapp irked readers
Anthony Sampson: the private world of the man who knew everyone
The papers of the author and Observer journalist, made public for the first time, reveal an irresistible listener, says Robert McCrum
Has confessional journalism gone too far?
Rachel Cusk published a memoir of the failure of her marriage, to a wave of controversy last week. Yvonne Roberts and Lucy Cavendish – who has often written about her family life – debate whether the rise of the 'confessional' narrative debases or enhances journalism
‘In Mexico, reporters are hunted like rabbits’
It's tied for first place with Pakistan as the world's deadliest country for journalists, says Gillian Slovo
Pearson reveals profit upgrade and predicts 10% boost in full-year earnings
Financial Times publisher says it earned £2bn in digital revenues last year and £600m from emerging markets. By Mark Sweney
Bloomsbury publishing had a bumper Christmas
Sales of ebooks up 38% thanks to bestsellers such as Heston at Home. By Mark Sweney
The Ascent of Media by Roger Parry – review
Roger Parry's scholarly journey through the history of media contains important lessons for today's digital pioneers, writes Peter Preston
Are publishers putting the squeeze on bloggers?
Alison Flood: There are worrying signs from some quarters that online reviewers are being held to much stricter terms than traditional journalists receiving review copies
Peter Burton obituary
Writer and publisher who played a pioneering role in gay journalism
Peter Campbell obituary
Prolific writer, resident designer and art critic for the London Review of Books
The readers’ editor on… the rights and wrongs of putting spoilers in reviews
Chris Elliott: Open door: Reviewers have to discuss the nature of a film, book or TV show. But how far should they go in keeping from readers vital plot points or the denouement of a work?
The future of reading: iPad, Kindle … and hardback
Peter Preston: It's not a surprise that ebooks are booming, nor that mass-market paperbacks are suffering. What's fascinating is how well hardback books are still selling, years after their death knell seemed to have been sounded
Louise Mensch: ‘We’re not all ogres’
She's the chick-lit author turned Conservative MP who is on a mission to change your mind about the Tories. She'll admit to drugs and bad dancing. She'll even openly admire Labour politicians. But what about a facelift? 'I'm not going to deny it…' She tells all to Decca Aitkenhead
Leveson phone-hacking inquiry: JK Rowling among ‘core participants’
Judge names figures who will be able to give evidence to investigation into phone hacking and media ethics and practices. By Lisa O'Carroll
Ulrika Jonsson: ‘I’m a walking dichotomy’
Ulrika Jonsson has rarely been out of the tabloids. Now she's claiming the News of the World hacked her phone. She talks to Stuart Jeffries
Simon Hoggart’s week: In Kerry Katona’s world, hacking is a help
Staying in the news is vital for celebrities who are only known for being famous
My libel victory underlines the need for journalists to check their facts
Sarah Thornton: A critic is free to hate a book but this ruling found Lynn Barber had a reckless disregard for the truth
FT owner Pearson reports revenue rise of 6%
FT Group profits rise on strong growth in the digital market. By John Plunkett
Telegraph Media Group ordered to pay damages over Lynn Barber book review
Daily Telegraph publisher ordered to pay £65,000 to author Dr Sarah Thornton after losing libel and malicious falsehood case. By Josh Halliday
Et cetera: non-fiction roundup – reviews
Steven Poole reviews Networked by Adrienne Russell | On Reading by Marcel Proust and John Ruskin, translated by Damion Searls | Such Stuff As Dreams: The Psychology of Fiction by Keith Oatley
Could you make it up? Phone hacking in literature
As the story of the scandal becomes ever more incredible, John Crace looks to fiction for some precedents
George Orwell was no fan of the News of the World
The essay quoted by the News of the World in its final editorial was no defence of muckraking journalism. But George Orwell would have been amused to find his words taken out of context
Oxford commas? Let common sense prevail
David Marsh: So, American fears about the end of civilisation were unfounded. But there's no need to be dogmatic about the Oxford comma