Newsquest Media Group plc is to join the Newspaper Society as a full member from January 1, 2001. The decision was welcomed by Newspaper Society president Alec Davidson. He said: “This comes at a time when the industry is going
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Chronicle removed to save embarrassment
The Hampshire Chronicle was forced to pulp last week’s New Forest edition after a very rude word was found on the front page. The newspaper had gone to print as usual but shortly afterwards, someone in the office noticed that
Chronicle effort saves charity
The Hampshire Chronicle has lent its support to a Winchester charity that helps sick children in Russia. It stepped in after revealing the International Integrated Health Association faced closure unless it attracted additional funding. Funds have flooded in since the
Anyone for a sausage – all 49 of them!
Never work with children or animals is an adage as useful to journalists as the acting profession – but dead animals? The lesson was learned the hard way by Ian Murray, of the Southern Daily Echo in Southampton, when he
The e-book revolution
The Hampshire Chronicle has published what it believes is Britain’s first e-paper. The newspaper can be downloaded onto a pocket-sized computer in a matterof seconds. However few people in Britain will be able to read the e-paper at themoment. The
Lancashire Telegraph named Daily Newspaper of the Year
Oxford Times and Sussex Leader are also among the winners as editorial efforts are recognised
Chronicle wins work experience gong
The Hampshire Chronicle has won a national accolade for its work experience programme. The title was presented with a special judges’ trophy in the National Council for Work Experience Awards at the Royal Society for the Arts, London. Judges praised
Ali shortlisted for top award
Southern Daily Echo chief feature writer Ali Kefford has been shortlisted for a prestigious award for her role as the paper’s naval correspondent. She’s reached the final ten entries in the Desmond Wettern Maritime MediaAward for the second successive year.
Weekly newspapers honoured
Page 2 of 2 The winners of the Newspaper Society’s Weekly Newspaper Awards 2001 have been announced: Best paid-for weekly newspaper in the South East including LondonSouth London Press Best free weekly newspaper in the South East including London Milton
Weekly newspapers honoured
Page 1 of 2 The winners of the Newspaper Society’s Weekly Newspaper Awards 2001 have been announced. Among the winners was the Milton Keynes Citizen, which won the Free Weekly Newspaper of the Year award for the second year running,
Evening Press leads the pack
The Evening Press at York has been voted Daily Newspaper of the Year in a prestigious national competition. The paper’s campaigning stance and its coverage of last year’s floods helped it defeat intense rivalry from dailies all over the country