Under house arrest in England, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange gave a long interview to Rolling Stone, talking about the future of journalism and the "battle" he engaged against the New York Times.

"Will fact-checking go the way of blogs?". Felix Salmon on his Reuters' blog reflects on the debate that was sparked by the New York Times's public editor Arthur Brisbane.

The Guardian reports that News International has agreed to make payments to 37 victims of phone hacking including actor Jude Law, footballer Ashley Cole and ex deputy-prime minister John Prescott. Details of 15 of the settlements, amounting to £645,000, have already been disclosed.

Guardian News and Media has hired Steve Wing, formerly head of digital marketing, as its mobile business director. Press Gazette writes that Wing will be charged with increasing the company's mobile and tablet growth.

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