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Covid-19
Regional newspapers and websites have been in the forefront of covering the 2020 coronavirus pandemic, getting vital information out to people in their areas and tackling ‘fake news’ about the outbreak that has appeared on social media – at the same time as having to deal with the inevitable loss in advertising revenues as a result of the economic lockdown, leading to staff furloughs and temporary pay cuts in some publishing groups.
Throughout the crisis HoldtheFrontPage has been closely following the industry’s response to the outbreak, both in terms of how the regional media has covered the story, and in terms of its impact on the sector. You can find all our stories here.
What we have written about Covid-19
Publisher cites lockdown home working ‘benefits’ in plan to axe 11 offices
Company says staff survey showed “many” in favour of more remote working
Hundreds join dailies’ coronavirus lockdown ‘pen pal’ scheme
Newspapers receive “staggering” response to project
Sister titles launch independent business guide after free ad campaign
Newspapers aim to help companies through coronavirus crisis
Bi-weekly splashes on all of its lockdown front pages
Newspaper aims to show patch’s “journey” through crisis
Journalists may take legal action over coronavirus pay cut, union claims
Minimum 10pc reduction was introduced in April
Regional press-backed coronavirus appeal smashes £750,000 milestone
Fund was launched at start of crisis
Journalist opens up on ‘held back’ grief after stepfather’s lockdown funeral
Reporter wants to help others going through similar experience
Publisher launches group-wide ‘big thank you’ bid for key workers
Campaign provides splash for dailies
Weekly bids to help pubs and traders recover from crisis
Newspaper urges readers to buy local
First of more than 100 UK newsrooms to win Google crisis funding revealed
Initiative aimed at helping small and medium-sized titles through coronavirus
Daily’s probe reveals hundreds sent to care homes untested or with coronavirus
Journalist’s investigation shows scale of issue
Retired sports editor dyes wife’s hair in lockdown challenge
Former journalist writes of experience for old paper
Editor slams council press office over failure to take phone calls
Authority also criticised over lack of press access to meetings
Barnard Castle weekly praised for not splashing on Dominic Cummings
Readers and former editor applaud newspaper’s decision
Applications open for share of £60k fund for independent publishers
Grants aim to help titles struggling due to coronavirus crisis