Dyson at Large: Need for speed should never trump accuracy
Former editor debates the standards behind breaking news coverage
Opinion
HoldtheFrontPage publishes two regular columns – Dyson at Large and the Law Column.
Former regional daily editor Steve Dyson’s monthly Dyson at Large blog has established itself as a must-read throughout the local press industry. Don’t miss his updates which are published on the site on the penultimate Wednesday of every month.
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.
Other guest blogs may also appear on this page from time to time.
Law Column: Reporting terrorist attacks – lessons from C4 News Ofcom breach
Our fortnightly look at legal issues facing journalism
Law Column: Reporting the latest sex scandals
Our fortnightly look at legal issues facing journalism
Law Column: Editorials v Advertorials – the regulatory red flags
Our fortnightly look at legal issues facing journalism
Dyson at Large: Media industry should help save town’s paper
Rival publishers should cull their newly-launched products, says blogger
Law Column: Self-regulation across the Pond
Our fortnightly look at legal issues facing journalism
Law Column: Court of Appeal rules on ‘serious harm’ test in defamation
Our fortnightly look at legal issues facing journalism
Dyson at Large: Google should ignore calls for aid from regional giants
Blogger gives word of advice ahead of SoE conference speech
Law Column: Automatic anonymity falls away in perjury case
Our fortnightly look at legal issues facing the industry
Dyson at Large: Time travelling back to a live news floor in 1993
Former reporters unearth video of life on blogger’s old paper
Law Column: A Helicopter View of Anonymity and Court Reporting
Our fortnightly look at legal issues facing the industry
Law Column: Supreme Court refuses privacy injunction for man named in open court
Our fortnightly look at legal issues facing the industry
Dyson at Large: The future is beautifully small and beautifully local
Blogger raises a glass to the industry’s ‘minnows’
Law Column: Why teenage killers were finally named
Our legal experts look at the reporting restrictions in the Liz Edwards murder case
Dyson at Large: Local daily right to splash on live Grenfell disaster
Blogger sides with editor in live news debate