Plus: New football magazine launched and more news in brief
November 2009 News
Celebrity lots at Evening Post fundraising auction
£500,000 target comes closer for new cancer centre
Prince William backs local newspaper campaign
Project launched in memory of fighter pilot
Paper barred after refusing to sign police guarantee
Indemnity form made “unreasonable demands” say Newsquest
Cutbacks have saved £50m says regional publisher
Decline in ad spend continues to slow at Johnston Press
Fight to stop secret inquest plan goes on
MPs vote to back measure despite Labour rebellion
Rapist named after paper overturns reporting gag
Editor’s letter persaudes judge to alter ruling
Editor dines out on culinary contest
Three dinners in three days for Cambridgeshire news chief
Student newspaper recognised in US press awards
Midlands title first from UK after taking runner-up spot
Journalism students launch hyperlocal news site
Central Birmingham to be covered by masters students
Press photographer wins top landscape prize
Fell race pic earns plaudits for Herald snapper
Watchdog investigates NCTJ over exam gaffe
Students sit same exam paper twice in one year
Are local newspapers worth saving?
Most HoldtheFrontPage readers would say yes, of course. But here’s an opposing view from the Guardian columnist George Monbiot.
A cautionary tale about cautions
Tens of thousands of criminals are receiving several cautions a year. And new figures suggest that, during 2008, 3,013 got four or more cautions in a single year while in general there’s a rise in the number of people receiving
Shorthand pass rate up says training body
Numbers taking exam rise for third successive year
Lites out on newspaper as freesheet battle ends
Publisher confirms final edition date for capital daily