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Steve Dyson

Steve Dyson worked in the regional press for 20 years, editing weekly, Sunday and daily newspapers in the North East and the Midlands from 2002 until the end of 2009. To contact him, email steve.dysonmedia@googlemail.com.

December 7, 2011

Dyson at Large: ‘Making local matter more’ in Kent

HTFP blogger reviews the soon-to-close East Kent Gazette

December 2, 2011

Dyson in Belfast: Journalists, violence and phone-hacking

HTFP blogger’s second despatch from the Journalism Skills Conference

December 1, 2011

Dyson in Belfast: Les Dennis, Lord Leveson and death knocks

HTFP blogger reports from the Journalism Skills Conference

November 23, 2011

Dyson at Large: A much-loved maverick’s last Post

As Midlands weekly bids farewelll, our blogger reviews the final two editions

November 15, 2011

Dyson at Runnymede: Missing the point and Cold War seating plans

Plus: Which weekly editor won the Best Dressed Guest award?

November 14, 2011

Dyson at Runnymede: Popular penguins and marvellous mullets

Plus: How editorial director got his lucky break

November 2, 2011

Dyson at Large: The future is weekly

Our blogger reviews the new-look Lincolnshire Echo

October 19, 2011

Dyson at Large: Mining tragedy undersold on page one

HoldtheFrontPage blogger reviews the Pontefract and Castleford Express

October 5, 2011

Dyson at Large: Child porn, school governors and miracle escapes

HoldtheFrontPage blogger Steve Dyson reviews the Rochdale Observer

September 21, 2011

Dyson at Large: Screaming blue murder – calmly

HoldtheFrontPage blogger reviews channel island daily newspaper

September 7, 2011

Dyson at Large: Finding the splash in weighty weekly

HoldtheFrontPage blogger Steve Dyson reviews the Bath Chronicle

August 24, 2011

Dyson at Large: News glut needed stronger decision-making

HoldtheFrontPage blogger reviews the Bucks Free Press

August 10, 2011

Dyson at Large: Another great, family-owned newspaper

HoldtheFrontPage blogger reviews the Newbury Weekly News

July 27, 2011

Dyson at Large: A daily packed with live news

HoldtheFrontPage blogger reviews the Shropshire Star

July 13, 2011

Dyson at Large: Murdoch’s second beating by regional Sunday

Our blogger takes a look at the regional Sunday that Murdoch failed to buy 40 years ago



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