A week on the web: Rupert Murdoch at the Leveson inquiry

The eyes of the world were on media mogul Rupert Murdoch this week as he gave several hours of sometimes surprising testimony to the Leveson inquiry. He denied many things, but revealed a lot in the process. Here's a taste of the online reaction

Academic publishing doesn’t add up

The world of university research has long been held to ransom by academic publishers charging exorbitant prices for subscriptions – but that may all be about to end, writes John Naughton

In defence of online comments

James Ball: You told us: The internet would be a dull place without readers being able to challenge writers – and journalism would be impoverished