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Elliott bound for academia

Geoff Elliott admits he’ll be “very quickly learning about academe” when he takes on his latest challenge. “It’s not a world I know much about really,” admitted the the former editor of The News, Portsmouth, who has been appointed head

A local life for president Alec

Northcliffe managing director Alec Davidson (pictured) has taken over as president of the Newspaper Society. He was installed at the Society’s Council of Members and told them: “The regional press is and needs to be part of the mainstream of

Countdown to BT awards for cream of the weeklies

Staff at nine weekly newspapers will find out tomorrow (Thursday) if they have scooped one of the top prizes in British journalism. The papers were regional winners in the annual BT Press and Broadcast Awards and have gone on to

War of words as newcomer takes on century-old title

The long-established Kent Messenger has hit back at accusations of complacency and promised a “robust” response to the challenge of a newcomer in its heartland. Maidstone News, a paid-for tabloid, was launched by Kent Regional Newspapers on June 16 in

Awards hopefuls line up for prestigious BT final

The cream of the regional media will be saluted on Thursday as the prestigious BT national awards for excellence are handed out. A quality field of entrants, already crowned regional winners in nine heats across the country, has been chosen

Churchill exhibition launched

Photographs from the archives of the Kent Messenger Group, publishers of Kent and Medway Today, feature in a new exhibition on the life of Sir Winston Churchill. Called The Churchill Connection, the exhibition was opened by Sir Winston’s grandson Winston

Kent chief nominated for top role

Edwin Boorman, chairman and chief executive of Kent Messenger Group, has been put forward by the Newspaper Society’s Council as the society’s next vice-president. Subject to formal approval at the AGM in May, Edwin will succeed Alec Davidson as president

Blog hoaxer strikes again

Newspaper smelled a rat over Precious Pets entries

Chess nuts and James Last

Debbie Eales, of the Kent Messenger Group, had doubled her chances of winning a bumper box of luxuty chocolates in time for Christmas by sending us these two Christmas crackers. A group of chess grand masters have just returned to

Media Law: Claim that 'inappropriate' rules could undermine new media

Plus: Privacy, the PCC and personal data are all covered in the latest round-up of legal news

Law conference to examine freedom of information

The Lord Chancellor Lord Falconer of Thoroton QC will give the keynote speech on Freedom of Information at the Law for Journalists conference tomorrow. The conference will examine a wide variety of legal problems faced by the media on a

Local press to provide forum for debate under FOI

Journalists on local newspapers will find that the rules behind releasing Freedom of Information data will help them to do their job, according to regional press man Paul Francis. Paul, who is political editor for the Kent Messenger Group, predicted

Top speakers announced for journalism law conference

A line-up of top speakers has been announced for the annual Law for Journalists conference which is to be held in London on November 26. Speakers will include Andrew Caldecott QC; John Battle, head of compliance at ITN; Marcus Partington,

Appeal by trainee overturns S39 anonymity order

Kentish Express trainee Louise Edwards claimed a victory in court this week by successfully challenging a section 39 order. Louise, (22), who started at the Kent Messenger Group-owned newspaper last December, challenged the order during the case of Rodney White,

Court victory for Express

The Kentish Express has won an important court victory for freedom of the press and its readers’ right to know. Jo Robertson, chief reporter of the Folkestone edition, stood up and addressed magistrates sitting at Folkestone youth court and asked