‘People have had enough of clickbait': Editor hails weekly’s first-year success
HTFP talks to news chief as weekly marks a year in print
Long Reads
As well as bringing you the latest industry news updates, HTFP is also keen to showcase more in-depth writing about journalism and the regional press. Here you will find some of the guest blogs, first person pieces and book serialisations we have published over recent years.
We are always open to new contributions so if you would like to submit a piece for publication, please email us at editor@htfp.co.uk.
Guest blog: ‘Why I slept rough on the streets of my patch’
Reporter takes direct approach to expose homelessness issue
Guest blog: How to build students into robocops of journalism
Journalism teacher shares training tips for the digital age
Mike Gilson: How we uncovered scandal that was ‘bigger than Shipman’
Newspaper went at story with ‘fire in its belly’ recalls former editor
Guest Blog: How working journalists and academics can help each other
Daily newsdesk chief turned journalism trainer explains project in detail
How three eccentric literary giants shaped weekly newspaper
‘Unique history’ sets newspaper apart says former staffer
First Person: Life as a Local Democracy Reporter
Three journalists from across the industry give their experiences
Local news partnership ‘will not offset job losses’ says BBC chief
Corporation ‘took care to ensure no negative impact on existing jobs’
Gilson: Did regional press cutbacks help trigger Brexit vote?
When journalism is removed, fake news and spin fills its place says former editor
Brexit: How ‘partisan’ nationals trumped ‘balanced’ regionals
Former editor turned academic Tor Clark looks at regional coverage of last year’s EU referendum
Let’s hear it for the girls – by Alison Gow
Digital innovation editor picks her regional press women of the year
Who studies journalism and why? By Mark Spilsbury
Journalism students remain very employable says NCTJ researcher
The clickbait debate – myths and realities. By Alan Geere
Problem has been exaggerated in regional press says former editor
Baiting the reader: Identifying the newspaper version of clickbait. By Sean Dodson
‘Discarded fast food wrappers and stale pasties are simply not news’ says lecturer
Local papers – after the fall. By Roger Parry
Local papers will be weekly ‘artefacts’ allied to overall multimedia package
Newspapers – the fightback. By Sir Ray Tindle
Newspaper legend kicks off series on future of journalism