Lindsay Nicholson, editor-in-chief of Good Housekeeping magazine, and Harriet Wilson, director of editorial administration and rights at Conde Nast, have joined the Editors’ Code of Practice Committee, which reviews the voluntary code of standards overseen by the Press Complaints Commission.
Nominated by the Periodical Publishers Association, they replace Tom Loxley, following his departure from Maxim magazine, and James Bishop, of Illustrated London News, who is standing down after nine years on the committee.

Almost half of Europe’s “Young Metropolitans” – 18-34 year-olds living and working in major cities – now read a daily free newspaper every week where they are available.
And new research from TNS Gallup also shows that 26 per cent read a free paper every day. Significantly, 28 per cent of Young Metropolitan readers, an important group for advertisers, read only a daily free paper every week while 23 per cent read both a free and a paid-for title.

Award winning broadcaster and journalist Jon Snow, the face of Channel 4 News, will be in conversation with Sue Cameron about his new autobiography Shooting History at the Royal Geographical Society on Tuesday, November 16.
Jon will be discussing his life, from being sent down from Liverpool University for ‘political disturbances’, to voluntary work with VSO and his time covering most of the globe and attending many historical events, from the handover of Hong Kong, to the signing of the Good Friday Agreement in Northern Ireland.

The Newcastle Chronicle and The Journal have joined forces to provide a global news service for the visually-impaired.
Audio-tapes are being sent worldwide in a bid to make news from the North-East more accessible.

Boston Borough Council has teamed up with The Standard to encourage residents to take more pride in their surroundings.
Every month pictures will be published in an attempt to catch litter offenders and reduce council tax spent on cleaning the area.

On Thursday, October 7, the Newcastle Evening Chronicle is taking over the city’s Borough Park for its first ever Readers Race Night.
Tickets for the event are free in an attempt to further promote the Chronicle’s BIG campaign.

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