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Mike in line for honorary degree

Photographer Mike Maloney is about to be presented with an honorary degree from the University of Lincolnshire and Humberside. The Lincoln-born snapper will become a Doctor of Arts in recognition of his work as a newspaper photographer, and for his

News in brief

Warwick Wise, a videojournalist with BBC Look North, and Chris Willey, news reporter of the Lincoln Chronicle, have given a lecture at the University of Lincoln, “Are the local media dumbing down?” The event replaced a scheduled lecture by award-winning

Honour in memory of Frank Palmer

The Nottingham branch of the National Union of Journalists has unveiled a tribute to journalist and author Frank Palmer. The memorial bench, at Keyworth Cricket Club, near Nottingham, bears the words “Ey up sunshine”, a familiar greeting to those who

A reporter in demand

Lincolnshire Echo reporter Sam McKay was puzzled when she began to get calls from other media about one of her stories. She had reported on a racist attack on two Greek brothers. But it seemed strange that she was being

A chance to remember Frank

The Nottingham branch of the National Union of Journalists is planning a memorial to journalist and author Frank Palmer, who died earlier this year aged 66. Mr Palmer was a keen member of the NUJ, and a former chairman of

Tributes are paid to Frank Palmer

Journalists throughout the UK will remember Frank Palmer with gratitude and affection. The 66-year-old author, who was the Daily Mirror’s man in the East Midlands for more than 20 years, died on Thursday at Nottingham’s Queen’s Medical Centre. He suffered