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.
An online journalist is facing court action for failing to reveal the identity of a source. Graham Smith is fighting for justice for the families of crewmen who died on the trawler The Gaul. He has been covering a Government
Former Liverpool Echo journalist John Bate has died after a short illness. He had enjoyed a successful career in newspapers spanning 30 years, after first serving in Merchant Navy ships all over the world. John joined the Ormskirk Advertiser in
The Lincolnshire Echo has kicked off the Lincoln Book Festival 2004, after enjoying success with a similar event last year. The festival – which runs until the end of May – is due to feature more than 40 events including
A weekly broadsheet is set to invest around £5.5m in a new printing press. The Newbury Weekly News has signed a contract for a Goss Universal 6 tower at its headquarters in west Berkshire. It will substantially increase its colour
Former Kent Messenger editor Arthur Potter has died. The 69-year-old ex-journalist collapsed at his home in Aylesford and later died in hospital. Before joining the Kent Messenger Group Arthur had enjoyed a career in Fleet Street, working as sports sub-editor
Northern Echo reporter Chris Webber is set to embark on a 450-mile walk from Brighton to County Durham to raise money for the paper’s Stanley Pit Disaster Memorial Appeal. The long-distance challenge will take Chris a month to complete, as
The Coventry Evening Telegraph has signed for the Sky Blues – as the first corporate sponsor of the First Division club’s new £113m stadium. The city’s daily newspaper is backing the club by taking the name of the north stand
A news story highlighting the concerns of an Aberdeen football fan saw the Press and Journal banned from a pre-match press conference. Aberdeen FC players refused to speak to reporters at the Aberdeen-based newspaper after it reported comments from a
Reporter Ann Jameson rushed to the aid of a dying councillor after he collapsed during a planning meeting. Ann, a trained first-aider, was covering proceedings for the Sleaford Target newspaper. She rushed to Coun John Hill’s aid and attempted to
When former Paisley Daily Express editor Jim Neil announced his retirement, the paper decided to bring to a close the long-running column he had been working on. Nostalgia column Golden Threads ran for the last time at the weekend. Jim,
The Oldham Evening Chronicle is getting ready to mark its 150th birthday with a month-long series of celebrations. An exhibition, roadshow, special supplement and staff party will all form part of the festivities as the paper commemorates 150 years as
Former Kent Messenger editor Arthur Potter has died. The 69-year-old ex-journalist collapsed at his home in Aylesford and later died in hospital. Before joining the Kent Messenger Group Arthur had enjoyed a career in Fleet Street, working as sports sub-editor
Newcastle Chronicle and Journal Ltd has confirmed that a £2.6m investment will go ahead to increase colour capacity on its presses. The development will give it the capability of producing newspapers, which include a four-edition Chronicle and five-edition Journal, with
The Prince of Wales praised the role of local newspapers when he met the editor of the West Essex Guardian. David Jackman was introduced to Prince Charles when he visited the Abbey Church, Waltham Abbey. The church was the scene
Anita Syvret, editor of the Gloucestershire Echo, has given a presentation on the art of self-promotion at an event organised by the Chartered Management Institute.Entitled ‘How to Get Your Name in the Paper Without Paying for it’, Anita gave an
A former newspaper editor who spent half a century in journalism has died aged 99. Robert Clough, who had been awarded the CBE for services to the newspaper industry, was just two months short of his 100th birthday. During his