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Industry figures back journalists' right to seek information
‘We ask for no special privileges’, says Satchwell as criticism of media is answered
Media were told about less than one per cent of crime, Echo probe finds
Police dealt with almost 3,400 incidents in one week – but only released details of 23
Editors' body adds its weight to calls for action over proposed FOI changes
Letter to minister says proposals are “fundamentally flawed” and undermine the ideas behind legislation
Survey asks how papers work with complaints body
A survey is asking editors how they work with the Press Complaints Commission. The Society of Editors has sent out the questionnaire, which also asks how editors tell their staff what they need to know about the voluntary Code of
Coronation Street press pack pushes back the boundaries
Scenes portraying the press pack on Coronation Street this week would probably have landed editors in front of the Press Complaints Commission – if they had happened in a real street. Reporters scaling garden fences to get to the back
Climbdown on secrecy a victory for The Citizen
A wall of council secrecy has come down in Gloucester after a campaign by The Citizen. City councillors have abandoned secret meetings of their new cabinet and announced that they will be open to all. Reports and background papers will
Journalism conference prompts 'quality debate'
Scotland’s top lawyers joined chief constables and leading players in the media at the Society of Editors’ annual Scottish conference. They were there to discuss freedom of information and the relationship between police, press and the procurator fiscal service. Chairman
'Police should open up to cut fear of crime' – SoE chief
Editors believe more information – and not less – from the police would help reduce the public’s fear of crime. Society of Editors director Bob Satchwell claims the police often withhold information when it suits them – and then run
Intrusion and privacy study is welcomed
Two industry bodies have welcomed a new Government inquiry into media intrusion and privacy. The parliamentary select committee for Culture, Media and Sport will take a close look at how self-regulation of the media works. Acting Press Complaints Commission chairman
Echo prevented from showing pic of pervert
Dorset police has refused to let the Daily Echo use a force picture of a man who raped a ten-year-old girl because of vigilante fears over the man, who has been jailed for eight years. The paper wanted to use
Cry for help from a trainee
Page 2 of 2 Does anybody know of a fund for impoverished journalists, respectable way of supplementing my income, or have any other ideas? I know I’m not that low paid and should be relatively well off for a trainee
How employees can 'own' the company
Page 2 of 2 The company was recognised for its shares triumph at the 2000 ProShare Awards, where judges noted that the group had more employee shareholders than any other group of shareholders and heralded its “remarkable achievement”. ECNG has
Bob Satchwell on skills and recruitment
Bob Satchwell, executive director of the Society of Editors, said many regional newspaper groups were now looking closely at the issue of staff turnover. “The regional media has got to be able to continue to recruit talented young people and
'All-round' Echo scoops Newspaper of the Year prize
Praise for Merseyside paper as Chester Chronicle and Bangor and Anglesey Mail also pick up prizes