Reporter barred from covering police hearing after secret meeting
Journalist informed of decision minutes before case due to be heard
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.
Journalist informed of decision minutes before case due to be heard
Politician says newspapers “happy to sell fake covers” to parties
Journalist allegedly told to “get himself a lawyer”
Daily journalist denied ground entry and told to pay for tream
Journalist’s FoI result contradicted officer’s claim in court
Councillor seeking re-election tells constituents to get information from “official sources”
Former news chief also reveals tax avoider’s daily abuse of his journalists
Authority urged to “make good on its promises” on FoI
Tactic continues despite industry campaign
Authority refuses to reveal name of company involved
Camera destroyed in assault condemned by PM
Reporter fears abusive comments “won’t stop”
Licensing chief’s “testimonial” formed part of disgraced taxi driver’s mitigation
Strategy dubbed “a slap in the face for local journalists”
Accusation comes after latest fake newspapers discovered
Man dubs journalists “enemies of freedom”