Editor slams police refusal to name charged suspects – including rape accused
Practice “flies in the face of transparency”
Local journalists across the UK are striking blows for press freedom on a daily basis, whether by challenging wrongly-imposed reporting restrictions in court cases, tabling freedom of information requests to public bodies, or generally seeking to uncover information about how we are governed.
On this page you will find an index of all the stories we have carried about regional press newspapers, websites and journalists who have stood up for the public’s right to know.
Practice “flies in the face of transparency”
Court reporter covered transgender paedophile’s sentencing
Tory MP defends practice to regional daily
Publisher’s safety editor to host session
Ministers rule out action to tackle problem
PR team’s access not “something to shout about”
Officer’s name kept secret by force
Independent publisher demands apology
Reporters held for more than an hour on “baking” day
Fresh examples of practice discovered across UK
Newspaper takes aim after emails kept secret
Legal chief claims remote coverage “too much of a burden” for him
Reporter was accused of wasting court’s time
Covid-19 documents withheld from publication
But complaint over reader comments dismissed
Local democracy reporter appeals to ICO