Police rapped over ‘failings’ after threat to rape journalist’s newborn son
Review recommends officer should be disciplined
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 slams police for keeping jailed paedophiles’ mugshots secret
Force protects rapist and abuser who groped six-year-old
Publisher urges journalists to work from home over anti-vaxxer threat
Staff also told not to be alone in office
Judge sides with journalist over bid to keep alleged sex offender’s address secret
Alleged offender’s lawyer said printing address would be ‘foolhardy’
Daily wins court fight to name teen ‘gang leader’ jailed for robbery
Judge lifts restricitons in “interests of justice”
Columnist threatened with legal action after attacks by anti-vaxxers
Threat came after column for regional daily
Ex-FA chairman to head up press watchdog appointments panel
IPSO announces new role for peer
Editorial chief hits back at abusers who branded her ‘slag’ and ‘gutter hack’
Journalist takes on Twitter trolls
Chief reporter wins double fight to identify teenage knifeman
Journalist faced opposition in court and from police
Regional journalists slam police secrecy after probe into sacked officers
City daily reporter investigated issue with national title
Pioneering scheme launched in bid to improve journalists’ safety
Journalism students taught about issue as part of government plan
Ex-editor urges fellow Conservatives to oppose Official Secrets Act plans
Industry has warned move “could criminalise public interest journalism”
Sexually harassed journalist hits back at readers who accused her of lying
Writer abused after opening up on experience
Weekly wins fight to name dead teen lawyers wanted to treat as living sex victim
Murderer’s defence counsel called for anonymity order
Daily editor slams ‘cruelty’ of online abuse against young journalists
News chief shares shock after recent incident involving reporter
Johnson denies Official Secrets Act plans would lead to prosecution of journalists
PM says that is “not what we want to do at all”