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Sheffield Star
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Yorkshire Post named North East Daily Newspaper of the Year
The Yorkshire Post was yesterday named Daily Newspaper of the Year in the BT North East Press and Broadcast Awards. The Wakefield Express won the Weekly Newspaper of the Year title in a ceremony at York racecourse. Below is the
Yorkshire Press Awards 2000
More than 20 journalists will be honoured in the Yorkshire Press Awards 2000 – which will be presented on Monday (November 27). And HoldtheFrontPage will bring you all the winners on this site as soon as the lunchtime ceremony finishes
Press Gazette award winners
Winners of the Press Gazette Regional Press Awards have received their prizes from former Coventry Evening Telegraph journalist Dermot Murnaghan – who now presents ITV’s nightly news. The top prize of Newspaper of the Year, sponsored by National Savings, was
Catherine Pakenham Award glory
Two regional daily reporters were among the four finalists for this year’s Catherine Pakenham Award for young women journalists. Sarah Crabtree (22), from the Sheffield Star, and Mhairi McFarlane (24), from the Nottingham Evening Post, both receive £200 for reaching
50% pass journalism NCE exams- full list of successful candidates
“Excellent individual answers on many papers,” say the examiners – see if you know anyone who passed
Law exam changes afoot to reflect growing use of online media
Changes could be made to National Council for the Training of Journalists exams to reflect new legal issues arising from the growing use of online media by newspapers and magazines. Its media law examinations board is considering whether changes need
Feature Writing, A Practical Introduction
All the tips of the trade and key advice for aspiring feature writers keen to make their mark
Regional press bursaries on offer
Johnston Press is launching a bursary scheme for up to ten journalism students from diverse social and ethnic backgrounds. The regional publishing group, which owns 241 newspapers and 162 community-based websites, wants to help students who face financial hardship to
Photography student is a class act
Student Matthew Swingler is set for high exposure after scooping a top press photography prize. He was named one of 10 Class of 2000 winners when judges focused on his work in a contest that attracted thousands of entries nationwide.
Thirty staff take redundancy as newspaper department closes
Work to begin transfer out of town next month
35 jobs under threat amid plans to close newspaper department
Production work on dozens of publications to be transferred to nearby plant by Johnston Press
Multimedia audience measure looks to future for regional press
Industry wants to capitalise on the growing investment in new media platforms
Buckingham Palace trip for Bowdler to collect CBE
Newspaper boss receives his medal from the Queen
Royal opening for Johnston's new £60m press
Triple width machine ’50 per cent more productive’ and the first of its kind in the UK
Football fans plan grounds tour in memory of sports journalistBy HoldtheFrontPage staff A group of Morecambe football fans are touring all the Conference grounds in 48 hours over the August Bank
Stunt will raise money in honour of Lancashire Evening Post sub-editor who died of a brain tumour