Council staff ‘told not to read or talk to us’ claims hyperlocal editor
Title’s founder slams authority’s “obfuscation and circumlocution”
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.
Title’s founder slams authority’s “obfuscation and circumlocution”
Journalist criticised force’s “long-running issues with transparency”
Journalists faced “nasty abuse” while reporting on trial
Force cites “national security” concerns in response to 2017 submission
Call for industry to “publicly stand” with those under threat
Teams told they are treating local journalists with “contempt”
Caller told unmarried journalist he had ‘sh***ed his missus’
Daily news chief hits out at online “jungle” in debate
News chief hits out at “naysayers and Covid-19 deniers”
Editor condemns “outrageous” threat
Dozens of men track down reporter’s private social media profiles
Calls for newsroom training on reporting abuse to police
Journalist hails “win for public transparency”
Request was refused multiple times by police
Journalist criticises officers over “failure to act”
Assault left journalist “scared and worried about going to work”