Editors keep up pressure on Tories after local journalists spared conference fee
Call for controversial charge to be dropped for all
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.
Call for controversial charge to be dropped for all
Trial sparks call for other forces to adopt policy
Charge has sparked newsroom boycott threat
Sex offender given secrecy over suicide threat
Editor hits back after newspaper dubbed “embarrassing”
Reporters at hearing must agree to keep accused anonymous
Government set to take action after campaign
News chief slams “quality minute-taking” jibe
Reporter and editor branded “anti-white scumbags”
Orders were issued despite identities being public
News chief also opens up on classism she has faced
Ideas welcomed for national action plan
Victory comes after months of restrictions
Journalist’s request rejected despite public interest admission
Journalists win right to identify murderers
Move could help reporters “decide which cases to attend”