Student journalists who have been a thorn in the side of the police, the fire service and the local authorities in Cumbria have been thanked for their probing questions. Twenty second-year undergraduates on the BA (Hons) Journalism course at Cumbria
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Digital Editors' Network brings online journalists together
Initiative to provide outlet for newsroom Internet staff to compare notes and get support
News & Star man to take on digital integration role
Deputy editor will work on online projects across the CN Group
News staff take time out of newsroom to give charities a helping hand
Editorial team got stuck in to show they care
Paper enlists journalism student’s help to cater for growing student population
Online efforts are helped by blogger as younger audience is targeted
News in brief
TV star backs campaign to save man from deportation – plus more news in brief
Special edition follows issue that never was
Newsroom team effort gets edition out, despite flooding at home
Tributes pour in to News & Star
Tributes to 10-month-old Hassan Martin, who was killed in a stabbing at a Carlisle baker’s shop last week, have been pouring in to the News & Star. The newspaper opened a book of condolence at its Bank Street offices in
Sister papers bid to solve mystery of Baby Lara
Two Cumbrian newspapers have stepped in to help solve the mystery of a baby who was found encased in a concrete block. The remains of the baby, who is believed to have died between March 1990 and January 1992, were
Carlisle reporters beat the rest
Journalists on the News & Star left the rest of the media standing with their exclusive coverage of a methadone death probe. In their late final edition on Tuesday, they beat national TV crews and national newspaper journalists to be
Council chief forced to reveal pay rise after News & Star probe
Political editor wins freedom of information appeal
Red card for Knighton
The News & Star was leading a Red Card Protest at Brunton Park during Carlisle United’s home game against Barnet today (Saturday October 14). The newspaper has mounted a sustained campaign against the club’s owner Michael Knighton during the last
News & Star in firing line in United closure row
The News & Star is being blamed for a football club owner’s threat to withdraw Carlisle United from the football league and close it down. Club owner Michael Knighton says bad publicity in the paper, along with a supporters’ campaign
'Preach the reach of all your media products', says Greenslade
Newspapers have become a brand and need to measure its audience accordingly, conference is told
Blogs bring benefits to local newspapers
News staff tell how they embrace new digital opportunities as readers embrace the blog