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HoldtheFrontPage publishes two columns – the regular Law Column and Dyson at Large.

The fortnightly Law Column is written by media law specialists Foot Anstey and is designed to encourage debate on all aspects of the law as it affects working journalists. It appears every other Tuesday.

Former regional daily editor Steve Dyson’s monthly Dyson at Large blog established itself as a must-read throughout the local press industry for more than 10 years. Our full archive containing hundreds of his reviews, comments and debates are available here.

Other guest blogs may also appear on this page from time to time.

Reflections on Runnymede

The Society of Editors conference is always a highlight of the year for us here at HTFP. Apart from anything else, it’s a great chance to catch up with old friends and contacts and experience the camaraderie that, in spite

Should football pundits be axed to save journalists’ jobs?

I don’t know whether Press Gazette editor Dominic Ponsford is a football fan, but this blog post calling for star presenters such as Gary Lineker and Alan Hansen to be sacked in order to save the jobs of BBC journalists

Brighter new look for HoldtheFrontPage

HoldtheFrontPage has today unveiled a series of design tweaks to its homepage including greater prominence for jobs and a new ‘media funnies’ channel. The site’s new WordPress platform has now been live for six months and although user feedback has