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.
Editor John Rippin has retired from the Loughborough and Shepshed Echo after almost 50 years with the paper. He joined the company in 1955 at the age of 16 as a trainee reporter. Twenty-one years later he became the paper’s
Shropshire Star features writer Nathan Rous opened up the debate about what constitutes ‘art’ when he imitated a £1,500 sculpture for a mere £16.50. Armed with a £20 note, Nathan created his work ‘Baleful’ by binding together six bales of
Security at the UK’s answer to The Pentagon has been declared ineffective by a Western Daily Press reporter. As the Government prepares to send out guidelines for stockpiling food to prepare for a terrorist attack, Roger Tavener found Abbey Wood
Stephen Parker, managing director of Trinity Mirror’s regional newspaper division, is to step down from his role at the end of the month. In a company statement Trinity Mirror said the newspaperman would resign as a director on July 26
Staff at the Derbyshire Times were left saddle sore but happy after completing an 80-mile charity bike ride in honour of a workmate who died of cancer. A team of 13 cyclists took to the road for the event in
Comic Eddie Large has sent a personal “get well” message to John Thompson, of the Bristol Evening Post, who recently suffered a heart attack.The pair became good friends as John traced Eddie’s recovery from a heart transplant operation and his
Sunday Herald editor Andrew Jaspan is to become editor-in-chief of the Melbourne Age. Andrew, (51), is to make the move after being headhunted by owners Fairfax, and is expected to take up his role in the Autumn. But although he
The Bath Chronicle sparked a national media frenzy with its reports about a house which had been taken over by squatters – ending with The Sun paying £2,000 to evict them. Claire Simpkins and Chris Davis had taken up residence
The Hartlepool Mail scooped the national press last week with an exclusive statement from Peter Mandelson after he was nominated as Britain’s next European commissioner. The MP telephoned Mail editor Paul Napier the night before his nomination was officially announced
A new guide on the reporting of mental health and suicide has been launched by the National Union of Journalists in Scotland. Written for journalists by journalists, the guide has been developed with the support of the Scottish Executive’s National
The Leader of the Opposition, Michael Howard, has revealed the importance of regional newspapers to politicians – and the value of a local photo opportunity. He told the Newspaper Conference Annual Lunch: “All the MPs in the room know the
The Salisbury Journal in Wiltshire has published a second souvenir supplement to mark its 275th anniversary. In January the paper published a special edition in which staff told readers of their pride in being Britain’s third oldest weekly newspaper –
The Cornish Times has signed up TV chat show stars Richard and Judy to present its annual scarecrow competition awards. The couple, who have a home in Cornwall, phoned the paper to say they would be delighted to accept the
An investigation by the Evening Advertiser has revealed the ease with which alcohol and cigarettes can be bought by underage teenagers in Swindon. The newspaper put local businesses to the test by sending out two 15-year-old volunteers who managed to
Docklands News, the London newspaper which ceased trading earlier this year due to production problems, is to be relaunched next month. Parent company Ivy Communications has announced it is to revive the paper and publish it alongside a new sister
Jumping 10,000ft from an aeroplane definitely wasn’t in the job description. But that didn’t stop four daring Evening News reporters and Pink ‘Un editor Richard Willner taking the leap – to raise money for the Big C, a Norfolk cancer