Journalists at the Guardian News and Media (GNM) group are being asked to attend media law refresher courses, after one of their reporters was referred to the Attorney General.
The reporter had put the name of a juror in the Harry Redknapp trial on social networking site, Twitter.
Such an action could have placed the entire trial in jeopardy, at significant cost to the taxpayer.
QPR midfield captain and serial 'tweeter' Joey Barton looks set to avoid prosecution for contempt of court, despite making comments on the case of footballer John Terry which could have landed him in trouble.
Barton, well known for his outbursts on social networking site, Twitter, made his opinions on the John Terry case known on Friday evening.
The Terry case has received additional media focus in the past week following the FA's decision to rescind the captaincy from the Chelsea centre-back, pending the outcome of his forthcoming trial.
The man chairing the current enquiry into the culture, practices and ethics of the press has spoken out to indicate that online social networks should be treated differently to other news outlets under any new press regulatory regime.
Lord Justice Leveson said yesterday that he believed that there was a difference between an online version of a newspaper or magazine, and a social-media website which hosts conversations between individuals.
The Leveson Enquiry has heard evidence from across a broad spectrum of the media as well as victims of phone hacking conducted by the News of the World, such as the parents of murdered schoolgirl Millie Dowler, and celebrities including Hugh Grant and comedian Steve Coogan.
A teenage photojournalist has claimed victory after being wrongfully ordered to stop taking pictures of a military parade by Metropolitan Police officers.
The incident, which took place in June 2010, was recorded by the young photographer and it was this evidence which proved decisive in forcing an apology and a payment of compensation from the police authorities.
Jules Mattsson, who was 15 at the time of the incident, was taking pictures of an Armed Forces Day parade in Romford, Essex on 26th June 2010. He was approached by a group of police officers who ordered him to stop taking pictures as it constituted "anti-social behaviour" and was a "public hazard".
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