Down, but not out

We look back at a tumultuous year for the industry which saw hundreds of job losts as publishers battled with the impact of the downturn and the challenge of the internet.

All change at the top

The main comings and goings in a year which saw some of the biggest-name editors in the regional press move on to pastures new.

Those who made a difference

The newspaper campaigns and journalists’ charity efforts which helped people and communities during 2009 – and the recognition they received.

Those we have lost

We remember those figures from the regional press and the wider media industry to whom we bade farewell during the past 12 months.

Friday Funnies: the ultimate collection

Our selection of the best – or should that be worst? – spelling errors, missing headlines and bizarre news judgements from the press and media over the past year.