The Society of Editors is asking journalists who covered the recent floods to get in touch regarding the flow of information from the media to the public.
The society wants to know how 999 services, local and central government, the health services, environment agencies and so on worked with the press during the crisis.
Information sent to [email protected] will be used in a Media Emergencies Forum in the future.

Southport has got the nod for the venue of the National Union of Journalists’ annual conference in 2009.
Around 300 journalists from national and regional newspapers are expected to attend the policy-forming event, which will take place at the Floral Hall.

Birmingham Mail editor Steve Dyson was a guest speaker at a local forum to discuss the prospect of an elected mayor for the city.
The Mail is calling for a referendum to let the people of Birmingham decide for themselves on the issue, rather then leave it to politicians.

The work of South Wales Echo cartoonist ‘Gren’ is the subject of an exhibition in Cardiff this week.
The late Grenfell Jones’s work was hailed as some of the best satirical drawing to come out of Wales, and can be seen at the Queen’s Arcade, Cardiff.

A pictorial CD of images and stories concerning the recent flood in Horncastle, Lincs, has gone on sale, courtesy of the Horncastle News, with proceeds going to the Horncastle 2007 Flood Appeal.

Crawley News reporter Jocelyn Cook found herself making the news when she discovered a worm in her sandwich as she lunched away in a local pub. It was probably better than finding half a worm.