YEP slams abuse of journalists over story of boy on hospital floor
Newspaper urges readers not be “fooled by fake news” in front page plea
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.
Reporter hits back over uni chief’s ‘meddling journalists’ claim
Vice chancellor says press are “set on accentuatng the negative.”
Tories accused of ‘Trump tactics’ over pamphlet resembling local paper
Further controversy amid industry fightback over practice
Editors demand ban on political parties ‘apeing’ local newspapers
Six publishers also issue plea to party leaders
Industry launches fightback against politicians’ ‘fake newspapers’
Regional publisher uncovers Lib Dem leaflet which resembles neighbouring weekly
Election manifestos: Which parties will do what for the regional press?
HTFP examines the pledges made so far
Swinson hits back over Lib Dems’ local newspaper ‘mimicry’
Party’s leader has say after Newsquest apology demand
Newsquest threatens Lib Dems with news blackout over local paper mimicry
Editorial director demands publication is pulled and remaining copies destroyed
Editor slams Lib Dems over ‘free newspaper’ with similar name to weekly
News chief says publication “offensive to local journalists”
Editors to debate journalism in ‘post truth’ world
Roadshow event hosted by press watchdog
Johnson pledges to speak to weekly ‘at greater length’ after ‘poorly managed visit’
Corbyn hails importance of local press following Tory hospital visit
Weekly wins bid to name teen murder suspect identified on social media
Judge sides with newspaper as trial date set
Council plans to charge journalists for making FoI requests
Authority says press using legislation for “personal or financial advantage”
Judge rejects daily’s bid to name ‘danger to public’ who strangled date
Court heard teen poses “very high risk” to women with whom he is intimate
Editor accuses councillors of ‘contempt’ as daily barred from meeting
Newspaper and BBC excluded as authority-run energy firm discussed
Absentee MP ‘threatened to call police when questioned by reporter’
Absentee member refused to respond to reporter during Westminster encounter