Daily wins legal fight over councillor’s bid to keep court document secret
Licensing chief’s “testimonial” formed part of disgraced taxi driver’s mitigation
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.
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”
Move comes after weekly’s criticism of social media firm
Child still unable to talk properly due to attack
Government bid to increase use of virtual technology
Journalist encourages colleagues to help police if faced with abuse
Force apologises over incidents
Journalist subjected to “sustained” threats over past two years
Trade body slams “cynical attempt to mislead” voters
Party publishes title with almost-identical name to established weekly
Force refuses to hand over any information to democracy reporter
Pledge follows probe by local democracy reporter
Legal fight was backed by regional publishers
More industry voices speak out against party election ploy