Journalism trainers win court access fight for students
Poll found majority had struggled to get experience
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.
Poll found majority had struggled to get experience
Editor defends newspaper against ‘scurrilous smears’
Editorial boss hits out after visit snub
Hunt launched for “sick” perpetrator
Move will “strengthen ability” to cover cases
Move criticised by media lawyer and free speech campaigners
SoE says “exemption for journalistic content” must be implemented
News chief had requested piece on Downing Street parties
Copmany “errs on the side of caution” over online abuse
Authority accused of “damaging local democracy”
Twitter post called for journalists’ execution
New Zealander begins five-year term
Daily’s Westminster correspondent opens up on anti-Semitism
Officer claimed child abuser was at risk of attack
Researchers call for more action to help trainees
Journalist gets “terrifying” abuse after reporting on fake leaflets