Reporter forced to flee home after death threat online
Gang also abused colleagues at daily’s office
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.
Gang also abused colleagues at daily’s office
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News chief hits out at violent threats from online trolls
Proposal was introduced in Scottish coronavirus legislation
Detectives currently investigating planned violence
Political editor accuses government of Twitter “pile on”
“Planned under-car booby trap” among warnings issued to journalists
Majority believe restriction is “unnecessary measure”
Authority’s leader responds to newspaper’s transparency concerns
Proposal comes as journalists cover hearings via video link
Press photographers’ body reveals “despicable behaviour”
Teacher wins national praise after critique of social media post
Readers claimed story about council’s new cemetery was ‘fake news’
Political pamphlets prompted industry fightback before election
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Authority accused of “operating like a closed book”