Reporter wins right to name knifeman after uncovering social media boasts
Teenager shared public posts about prison number and location
Press Freedom
Local journalists across the UK are striking blows for press freedom on a daily basis, whether by challenging wrongly-imposed reporting restrictions in court cases, tabling freedom of information requests to public bodies, or generally seeking to uncover information about how we are governed.
On this page you will find an index of all the stories we have carried about regional press newspapers, websites and journalists who have stood up for the public’s right to know.
Daily hits out at government ‘deaf ears’ over Hancock interview requests
Minister’s “chaotic and haphazard” communication over lockdown criticised
Court reporter wins right to name teen who stabbed own father
Journalist says case highlights importance of challenging restrictions
Ex-police chief calls for journalists to get easier access to data
Former commissioner expresses sympathy over FoI battles
Police take action against woman who branded reporter ‘f***ing dumb b****’
Journalist sent further abuse online
Editors share frustration at inability to turn off Facebook comments
Daily forced to remove links to Black Lives Matter stories
Publisher deploys artificial intelligence in fight against online abuse
New verification also introduced for readers wanting to comment
Rival titles win fight to name teen who murdered lone mother
“Redundant” reporting restrictions lifted by judge
Coronavirus chiefs say sorry to regional press after ‘media flim-flam’ jibe
Organisation apologises to “local media colleagues”
Editor publicly criticises reader over ‘tirade of abuse’
News chief hits back after receiving “offensive” letter
‘Don’t splash on suicides’, mental health charity urges editors
Guidance warns against “overly prominent placement of stories”
BBC journalist urges regional press to ‘shut down’ online comments
Reporter voices sympathy with former daily colleagues on issue
Court chiefs say sorry after reporter ‘summarily barred’ from hearings
Magistrates would not proceed in journalist’s presence
Reporter barred from meeting to stop councillor being ’embarrassed’
Local democracy journalist slams exclusion from hearing
Editors urge ministers to back journalists in fake news fight
Society warns “threats and censorship” will not beat problem
Councillor slammed after saying news site ‘needs to be stopped’
Hyperlocal publication hits back at remarks