Bobby Robson: hypocrisy behind the headlines

A ‘true gentleman’ of the game, but the former England manager endured a torrid time at the hands of the press

Rescuing journalist Farrell was a risk worth taking

Rescuing the kidnapped reporter gave Special Forces the chance to gain intelligence on the Taliban

Bill Clinton in Pyongyang

Former president seeks release of two US journalists held in North Korea

World Press Photo Awards 2009

Winners of the prestigious photo-journalism awards are announced in Amsterdam

Why not bail out the writers as well as the bankers?

Edward Helmore says a Federal Writers Project could uncover a new Steinbeck, and chronicle the Depression

Financial hacks are as guilty as the bankers

Financial journalists should take some blame for the economic turmoil after failing to hold fat cats to account

Eyewitnesses to history: from Pliny to 9/11

On September 11, 2001, eyewitness reporting had to compete with iconic images, writes Robert Fox