Pro-Brexit protester found guilty of assaulting regional daily photographer
Protester cleared of second charge
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.
Weekly hits out at council’s ‘Stasi-like’ investigation into source of story
Probe comes after newspaper revealed details of secret meeting
Daily wins court fight to reveal murderer taught in local school
Story picked up nationally and in killer’s native Spain
Reporter names knifeman whose case court clerk tried to stop him covering
Journalist’s fight to overturn order marks end of long-running saga
Stop publishing fortnightly newsletters, High Court tells councils
Authorities unsuccessful in fighting government decision
Sex offender’s mum attacks reporter with handbag after son spared jail by judge
Sex offender avoided prison due to “harmful effect” it would have on mother
Bar boss to face trial over alleged threat to shoot daily journalist
Man has denied offence against reporter
Weekly journalist branded ‘nonce’ becomes latest to speak out on online abuse
Social media user also wished death upon reporter
Press officers interfering with media FoI requests, journalists warn
Forty sign letter calling for action over problems
Police probe stalking of journalist who went public about online abuse
No further action taken after two previous reports
Journalist told by police to expect online abuse due to being ‘public figure’
Daily chief reporter has complained to police three times
Council holds meeting in secret despite weekly revealing subject matter on front page
Planned development sites were made public by newspaper in November
NMA echoes editors’ fears over ‘age appropriate’ news websites plan
Trade body warns proposal could “devastate” industry
Daily defeats police and council bids to stop video of killer appearing on website
Judge rules harm to convict’s children “does not arise from accurate, reliable reporting”
Editors warn new ‘age appropriate’ websites plan could force regional titles to fold
Claim proposal could lead to “near collapse” of industry
‘Appalling’ abuse of journalists now becoming normalised, warns editor
Former chief reporter subjected to “vile and disgusting” comments online