Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger says his newspaper only resisted “bloodcurdling” threats over its WikiLeaks coverage because of its partnership with the New York Times. Read the full story

The Guardian published the leaked Guantanamo Bay files despite being “double-crossed” by WikiLeaks, according to the paper’s investigations editor David Leigh. Read the full story

The Times could be looking at softening its paywall approach, to a part-free, part-paid metered system, according to a research paper dug up by paidContent:UK. Read the full story

The New York Times website – the world’s most read newspaper online – will no longer be free-to-view from the 28 March. Read the full story

The continual evolution of social media is making the blogosphere a less attractive prospect for young people, according to the New York Times. Read the full story

Despite plans to go behind a paywall early next year, the New York Times will still give away content for free via social media sites. Why? Because social media is a “turbo-charger” for news, says the NYT’s vice president of digital, Martin Nisenholtz. Read the full story

The New York Times claims it will not be alienated from the “online conversation” when it goes behind a paywall next year, reports Journalism.co.uk. Read the full story

The Observer’s media columnist Peter Preston has defended a supposedly under fire Rupert Murdoch. Read the full story