Daily journalist blocks bid to keep child abuse trial pair’s identities secret
Judges sides with reporter after backing from alleged victim’s father
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.
Council refused daily’s FoI because response would attract ‘publicity’
Newspaper wins 10-month fight to make binmen’s overtime pay public
Daily wins court fight to publish secret documents after babies’ deaths
Nursing bosses had previously refused FoI requests
Daily wins freedom of information fight over ‘secretive’ council policy
Authority relents after complaint to Information Commissioner
Reporter ‘gagged’ at press conference after rugby club lifts ban
Journalist told questions on press exclusion “not at all relevant”
Council blocks journalist’s bid to make secret Brexit impact report public
Local democracy reporter says authority has “shot itself in the foot”
Editor undeterred after newspaper ‘banned’ from illegal bonfire site
Signs at pyre made threats against newspaper
Union accuses rugby club of free press attack after news journalist ban
Eighty journalists criticise “unjustifiable interference”
Daily steps up FoI battle after council claims secrecy is for ‘greater good’
Newspaper vows to take fight to Information Commissioner
Cops refuse to name schools after weekly’s kids and weapons investigation
Newspaper special edition also celebrates football club’s Cup final first
Daily heads to court in fight to publish review into disgraced midwife
Battle between newspaper and regulator to go before judge this week
Weekly wins year-long FoI battle with government
Newspaper reveals “cherished” soldiers to leave nearby barracks
Council agreed to ignore magazine’s comment requests, emails reveal
Emails made public after six-month battle
Police say they have no record of regional daily JFK death call
Force responds after FoI request
Lecturer’s George Michael FoI lands journalism students first national scoop
Story picked up by PA and several other titles
Drug war victim’s family thank daily for making botched police probe public
Journalists were “only people who wanted to help us”