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Sarah Bould

Sarah Bould was a journalist with HoldtheFrontPage from 2011-2012. She joined the site in May 2011 having previously worked as a reporter on the Ripley and Heanor News. She is now a reporter with the Burton Mail.

Competition to find best bloggers in Wales

The best bloggers in Wales are being sought as part of an annual competition. Nominations are now open for the 2011 Wales Blog Awards which this years has four new categories. The biggest one is a People’s Choice Award which will

Readers urged to help ‘save local newspapers’

The National Union of Journalists has called on the public to give their support to a newly launched campaign to save local newspapers. Eight people spoke at the recent campaign launch, including Thais Portilho-Shrimpton, NUJ mother-of-chapel at Newsquest South London where members

Debate over journalists’ use of press releases

A proposal to label news stories based on press releases as “advertorials” has been defeated in a debate on ‘churnalism’ orgaised by the Media Standards Trust. Filmmaker Chris Atkins, who has hoaxed the press with fake press releases to highlight