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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.

Oh the irony: new media mag scraps print edition

I couldn’t help but be slightly amused by the news that New Media Age magazine is to axe its print edition and go online-only.  It almost makes you wonder why it had one in the first place! Now all we

The regional editor who revealed the existence of the deep-fried Mars Bar

I always thought the deep-fried Mars Bar originated from Glasgow, but one regional newspaper editor claims otherwise. Find out who it was who first revealed the existence of the craze then taking hold among schoolchildren in Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, in this week’s Take

Now whose idea was that?

Editors are often accused of taking the credit for the efforts of their staff – but not Bristol Evening Post boss Mike Norton. After handing over the prize for Supplement of the Year at yesterday’s Regional Press Awards, presenter Nick

Shades of Channon as Geere scoops top prize

No question who was the happiest winner at yesterday’s Regional Press Awards ceremony in London – Essex Chronicle editor Alan Geere. In the lift beforehand, Geere was playing down his paper’s chances of success in the Weekly Newspaper of the

Andy Coulson rated ‘best ever colleague’

Which regional press editor rates former Downing Street communications chief Andy Coulson the best journalist they ever worked with? Find out here at our new weekly feature, Take Five.