Welcome to our main news index. Here you will find all the news stories that have appeared on the site since our launch in February 2000.
If you want to look up a story from a certain month you can use our Journalism News Archive which lists stories by date and also according to which channel or category they appeared in (eg law, campaigns, awards.)
If you are looking for a story about a particular newspaper or media company, you can use the links in the ‘Main News Links’ list to the right to take you to our directory pages. Here you will find indexes of all the stories we have written about each of the newspapers and media companies featured on the site.
A webcam run by The News in Portsmouth, which offers views of the city’s bustling harbour, has been named the best in the UK and Ireland. The paper’s Harbour Eye webcam, on its website www.portsmouthtoday.co.uk, has been named as the
A new website called Property News online has been developed by the Cambridge Evening News media team. Launched in September, the site was created by four of the Cambridge Evening News’ in-house web designers, and more than 700 hundred properties
A poem from the charity website Bullying Online, set up by Yorkshire Evening Post journalist Liz Carnell, has been chosen to launch the DfES’s first Anti-Bullying Week. The poem ‘I am’ is to be featured on TV, in the cinema,
An innovative solution to confusing jargon relating to public transport issues has been launched by the online media centre Centro News Online. A new section aimed a web-savvy subs has been created by the West Midlands public transport promoter Centro
Readers of the Sidmouth Herald, Midweek Herald, Exmouth Herald and the Exmouth Journal can now check out the latest editions of the papers online following the launch of four new websites by publisher Archant. The move means that all of
The Southern Daily Echo’s website has launched a new initiative devoted to raising awareness of local charities and in-paper campaigns. The section has links from the site’s home page, www.thisissouthampton.co.uk, and provides visitors with news stories and information about their
Readers of the Liverpool Echo have voiced their concerns over the level of crime on Merseyside during a live webchat with the area’s new chief constable. Echo readers were given a unique chance to put Bernard Hogan-Howe on the spot
A new online edition of the Fenland Citizen can now be found on the world wide web, with the launch of its first website. All the latest news, sport and entertainment from the weekly paper can now also be found
The News has stepped up its Last Chance For Justice campaign by taking its fight online. The newspaper has bought the website address www.arcticmedal.co.uk, which directs visitors to a dedicated section on the paper’s main website where readers can view
Scotsman.com has appointed a new deputy editor (content) in a drive to create more specialised news services. Will Springer, a former assistant managing editor of the Wall Street Journal Online, will head up a team charged with developing new editorial
An online research service for journalists is celebrating after notching up more than 10,000 searches since its launch. Response Source allows journalists to send free requests for information to up to 3,000 PR professionals in specific fields. It is now
The Cambridge Evening News has revamped its jobs website as part of a wider facelift to its online presence. Jobfinder has been improved to include more jobs listings from Cambridgeshire and the surrounding area, a simple search facility and a
Newsquest Media Group has appointed Roger Green as managing director, Digital Media. Roger Green Previously managing director of Emap Online, he began his new role on September 20 and succeeds Simon Gray who left Newsquest earlier this year. Roger, (52),
A new ‘journalist-friendly’ online media centre has been launched by West Midlands public transport promoter Centro, in a bid to boost its profile. www.centronews.org.uk has been launched by media manager Mik Barton, and replaces the basic list of press releases
The first phase of a high-profile educational website developed by Northcliffe Electronic Publishing has been officially launched at schools across the East Midlands. The launch of Headline History took place in conjunction with Northcliffe newspapers in the area, including the
The Manchester Evening News website, Manchesteronline, has had a record number of hits for a single story. The popular item covered Morrissey announcing the death of the former US president, Ronald Reagan, at a concert in Dublin. The ex-frontman of