Sorry may not have been the hardest word of late for a profusely contrite News International, but it has taken the News of the World publisher nigh-on six years to finally admit that phone hacking “was not the work of a single rogue reporter”. NI lawyer Rhodri Davies, however, disputed the statement made yesterday by the Leveson inquiry’s counsel, Robert Jay, that 28 NoW journalists had been identified from the avalanche of incriminating notes seized from private investigator Glenn Mulcaire. The news “occasioned some surprise on our side”, he said – NI thought the number was closer to just five – stressing that only Scotland Yard had seen the full cache of evidence. And there we were thinking that NI and the police were as thick as thieves. (Source: MediaGuardian)

Trinity Mirror Midlands is doing its bit to emancipate underpaid, overworked journalists. Reports suggest 50 editorial staff will be made redundant from its Midlands branch due to (deep breath): the creation of a regional production hub for both Birmingham and Coventry; the introduction of a regional features unit for entertainment and lifestyle; and the merging of some specialist reporter roles. Trinity’s cannibalising also includes the closure of three titles – the Chase Post, the Stafford Post and the Sutton News. All is not lost: five full-time editorial roles will be created. (Source: The Drum)

Avert your eyes, Facebookers. “Porn, violent images and other graphic pieces of content” are flooding the social network site, according to CNN. More horrifically still, images include teen role model Justin Bieber assuming sexual positions (Media Digest can neither confirm nor deny whether this proves he is a father-to-be). “Mischief makers”, “clickjacking” or, inevitably, ‘hacktivist’ collective Anonymous are to blame. Facebook hasn’t commented, and the story has only come from a web security consultant, which we will only name if our account suddenly starts to show us even more of the Biebster than we’ve ever dreaded. (Source: The Drum)

Giving your news away for free may be a controversial business model in the regional industry but three of the country’s publishers can at least point to significant improvements to viewing figures. Read the full story

The publisher of the Daily Mail has launched a review of its editorial controls and procedures across its national newspapers. Read the full story

Up to four civil cases will be filed against Trinity Mirror at the High Court over allegations of phone hacking in coming weeks, according to a lawyer working on the scandal. Read the full story

Trinity Mirror group has decided to review its editorial practices in the wake of the phone hacking scandal, according to Associated Press. Read the full story

Politicians are calling for a public inquiry into the future of the press in Wales over plans by Trinity Mirror to cut 22 editorial jobs from its Media Wales division. Read the full story

Trinity Mirror paid its chief executive Sly Bailey £1.66m in 2010, reports the Guardian. Read the full story

Last week we reported that journalists at Trinity Mirror intended to go on strike, protesting heavy cuts at the struggling publisher. Today it transpired that Mirror journalists decided against the industrial action. Read the full story