News
Welcome to our main news index. Here you will find all the news stories that have appeared on the site since our launch in February 2000.
If you want to look up a story from a certain month you can use our Journalism News Archive which lists stories by date and also according to which channel or category they appeared in (eg law, campaigns, awards.)
If you are looking for a story about a particular newspaper or media company, you can use the links in the ‘Main News Links’ list to the right to take you to our directory pages. Here you will find indexes of all the stories we have written about each of the newspapers and media companies featured on the site.
June 25, 2007
MEN wins tram safety victory
The Manchester Evening News is celebrating victory in its battle to improve the safety of local tram users. The newspaper begin a campaign to get…
June 25, 2007
Not much charity at a Midlands derby
Staff from the Stoke Sentinel entered a cauldron of hate on Sunday in the name of a worthy cause. Reporter Tania Shakinovsky took 10 promotions…
June 25, 2007
Citizen advises:Be Safe Be Seen
The Blackpool Citizen has teamed up with Leisure Parcs and The Wave to promote a campaign aimed at reducing the number of road traffic accidents…
June 25, 2007
Guardian pledges continued support
The Worksop Guardian has pledged to continue its support for a local charity after results exceeded all expectations. The DEXA Bone Scanner appeal was launched…
June 25, 2007
PM supports Business A Day campaign
Prime Minister Tony Blair has backed a campaign launched by the Middlesbrough Evening Gazette to create new jobs in the Tees Valley. The paper wants…
June 25, 2007
Delays spark Police Watch
A Suffolk MP is backing an Evening Star Police Watch campaign. The Ipswich-based newspaper believes it is deeply worrying that a number of serious incidents,…
June 25, 2007
Swindon readers ask the questions that matter
Readers of the Swindon Evening Advertiser were given three pages of the paper to voice their concerns about a new £148 million hospital being built…
June 25, 2007
Evening Star murder reward boosted to £25,000
A reward organised by the Evening Star in Ipswich – in a bid to catch the killer of teenager Vicky Hall – has been increased…
June 25, 2007
Girl band backs newspaper safety campaign
One of the UK’s most popular all-girl bands have added their support to theBristol Evening Post’s ClubSafe campaign. Atomic Kitten, who are currently riding high…
June 25, 2007
Gazette wants to bring Bart's back to life
Islington’s biggest-selling local newspaper, the Islington Gazette, has called on its readers to support its Casualty Crisis campaign. The weekly paper has been running stories…
June 25, 2007
Star celebrates with Craig
The Shropshire Star is celebrating a successful campaign to help keep one man locked in a house for 10 weeks with no contact with the…
June 25, 2007
Union says editor's life has been put in danger
The National Union of Journalists has attacked the Criminal Cases Review Commission for putting a campaigning editor in danger. Don Hale, editor of the Matlock…
June 25, 2007
Government's waiting list promises "in tatters"
The Northern Echo’s latest update on its long-running A Chance to Live campaign revealed that Government promises to tackle hospital waiting lists were “in tatters”…
