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New on HTFP today: @derryjournal's commemoration of the Bloody Sunday massacre 50 years ago last January has been voted the best front page of 2022 by HoldtheFrontPage readers. Full story here:.
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New on HTFP today: Editor @JayMitchinson hits back after Ministers and MPs attack @yorkshirepost over accurate story by @RobynVinter which they branded 'false' and 'dangerous'.
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Fake journalist profiles have been used to launch a new website purporting to cover local news in Bournemouth, an HTFP investigation has found. The probe has also raised questions about the use of AI by the title. Full story here:.
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New on HTFP today: @BuryTimes journalist @stirzaker_ted beats nationals to land Christian Wakeford defection exclusive. Editor @RJKDuggan has called the scoop a "brilliant example of the importance of local journalism". Full story here:.
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New from HTFP: Football boss hits out at club-controlled journalism
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New on HTFP today: @yorkshirepost editor @JayMitchinson has raised the stakes in his battle with local Tories @BenHouchen and @SimonClarkeMP by hiring new investigative journalist @leighsus with a specific focus on their patch.
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New from HTFP: Reporter accidentally runs alien invasion story on first day in job
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Editor @JayMitchinson said: "My team made a difference today. For the betterment of the county. And I could not be more proud of them.". Full story here:.
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New on HTFP today: @SimonClarkeMP and @BenHouchen have attacked @yorkshirepost editor @JayMitchinson for deciding to investigate a potential story. James said he was "genuinely perplexed" by Mr Clarke and Mr Houchen's comments.
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New from HTFP: Blind trainee journalist passes 100wpm shorthand in Braille
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New on HTFP today: @TheNorthernEcho scoops nationals to land Dominic Cummings council tax exclusive after reporter @GavinHaveryEcho's four-month investigation.
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#RegionalPressAwards @LiamThorpECHO, of @LivEchonews, wins Specialist Writer/Impact Journalist of the Year at @EditorsUK @RegPressAwards #LoveLocalMedia.
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New from HTFP: Law Column: What does the Duchess of Sussex’s privacy win mean for journalists?
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Last year Ms Dorries accused @LivEchonews of publishing "fake news" - a claim debunked by the Echo's political editor @LiamThorpECHO after he referred her to her own comments in Hansard.
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Journalist @samblackledge tells of ‘three minutes of nothing’ with Theresa May in @PlymouthHerald interview #GE2017
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New on HTFP today: @The_Gazette's tribute to @BlackpoolFC and @England footballer turned journalist Jimmy Armfield voted best front page of 2018 by HoldtheFrontPage readers.
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New from HTFP: Tories accused of copyright breach after using local paper’s name
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New on HTFP today: Reporter @trishdevlin ‘living in fear’ as second police force slammed over baby rape threat probe.
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New on HTFP today: @BelfastLive appoints one of UK’s youngest editors as @Ryan_Smith94 takes on news site aged 26.
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New on HTFP today: Teeline shorthand to be free for all after @NCTJ_news takes over copyright. Full story here:.
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New on HTFP today: @yorkshirepost recognised as country’s ‘most trusted newspaper’ as editor @JayMitchinson affirms commitment to 'quality and relevance'.
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New on HTFP today: This elegant front page by @TheScotsman has been selected by HoldtheFrontPage readers as their favourite tribute to the late Queen Elizabeth II. Full story here:.
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New from HTFP: Axed football reporter shares fears for future local coverage
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New on HTFP today: @derbyshire_live local democracy reporter @EddieBisk has warned local authorities against blocking Freedom of Information requests after winning a 10-month fight to name a councillor who had not paid his council tax.
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New on HTFP today: Journalists return to Oxdown for first time in 15 years as @NCTJ_news revives town for NQJ exams.
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New on HTFP today: TV historian @DavidOlusoga has backed a bid to reopen a leisure centre whose closure @ChronicleLive and @TheJournalNews tried to stop.
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New from HTFP: Court staff urged to “buy McNae’s” after journalists kept out of riot hearing
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New on HTFP today: Business journalist @gregwrightYP shares pride in @yorkshirepost colleagues after scooping national award.
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@GreensladeR @mediaguardian This is inaccurate, Roy. All of those companies speak to us regularly, but there are some individual stories where they prefer not to comment. It may be annoying, but as journalists we have to respect that right.
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New on HTFP today: Former @nottslive editor @MikeSassi to take charge of hyperlocal network Nub News.
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New from HTFP: Reporter opens up on escape from ‘miserable world of clickbait’
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New on HTFP today: Editor @SalmondSalmond backs new @heraldscotland columnist @Lenniesaurus after she was 'sexualised and infantalised' by reader abuse.
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New on HTFP today: BBC says sorry to @brightonargus journalist @JodyyDC over response to Martin Bashir query.
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New from HTFP: New culture secretary wants to see ‘more working class kids’ in journalism
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New on HTFP today: Newsquest Scotland editor-in-chief @callumbaird1 has this evening announced the appointment of three new editors:. - @journostacey at @glasgow_times.- @LauraEWebsterr at @ScotNational.- Stewart Ward at @SunScotNational. Full story here:.
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New on HTFP today: Six Northern dailies - @ChronicleLive, The Journal, @hulllive, @yorkshirelive, @MENnewsdesk and @TeessideLive - unite to pile pressure on Boris Johnson over rail investment with same ‘brutal splash’. Full story here:.
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New on HTFP today: @leedslivenews and @Examiner reporter @StephanieFinneg overturns reporting ban on far-right activist Tommy Robinson’s sentencing at Leeds Crown Court.
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Our Front Page of the Year shortlist: No 6 ‘There is a light that never goes out’ @MENnewsdesk. The MEN marks the national vigil for the Manchester bombing victims in the words of a Smiths song, one of a string of great fronts in the wake of the attack.
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New from HTFP: Fake journalist profiles used to launch new local news title
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New on HTFP today: Football writer @LiamJKennedy23 steps up to become @newcastle_world editor
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New on HTFP today: @RdgToday has run a blank front page in protest at a lack of communication from its patch’s top football club. Editor @phil_creighton said: "The radio silence from Reading FC’s hierarchy has been a major concern for fans.".
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New on HTFP today: Veteran journalist @ShiptonMartin has left his role as political editor-at-large of the Western Mail to join @NationCymru as associate editor.
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New on HTFP today: Investigation by @yorkshirepost crime correspondent @SusieMayJourno prompts football club U-turn on domestic abuser signing.
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New on HTFP today: @NTelegraph journalist @Katie_Cronin hits back at online trolls after being branded a “c***” by multiple readers for covering a rape charge - saying it will be a "cold day in hell" before she starts ignoring such cases. Full story here:.
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New on HTFP today: Regional journalists including @nottslive's @OliverPridmore were banned from photographing or filming Rishi Sunak – with one even being denied access to the toilet – when the Prime Minister visited their patch.
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Goodbye @Johnston_Press, hello JPIMedia. Newspaper publisher under new ownership with £35m cash injection - and £135m less debt
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New on HTFP today: @yorkshirepost editor @JayMitchinson, who long campaigned against a controversial mass tree-felling scheme, says he will “treasure” an apology from the council responsible and has praised @ChrisBurn_Post's work on the issue.
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New on HTFP: @cambstimes journalist @KathSansom named among 2017’s most groundbreaking women by @Independent for @MeshCampaign work.
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New on HTFP today: Arrests made in connection with two alleged rapes after @hulllive defies police request 'not to draw attention' to the nature of the crimes being investigated. Full story here:.
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On HTFP today: @Essex_Echo reporter hails power of sport after opening up on mental health struggles
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New on HTFP today: @Essex_Echo's @CJPhillips1982 wins backing from @JeffStelling after being barred from football club which deemed match reports ‘non-essential’.
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On HTFP today: First minister 'brought down by serious journalism' says @NationCymru's @ShiptonMartin
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On HTFP today: Axe magistrates who don't know the law on naming the dead, says @lancstelegraph editor @RJKDuggan after @DanielJaeWebb sparks debate
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New on HTFP today: @Plymouth_Live's @Edd13Moore threatens police action and public shaming of racist readers as other regional press editors - including @BasGazette's @journokatie - launch #BlackLivesMatter comments crackdown.
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New on HTFP today: A group which promotes diversity in journalism at Reach plc has ceased operating in protest at @Nigel_Farage's appointment as a columnist at @Daily_Express US. Reach Culture has claimed it had “no choice but to take this firm stance”.
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New on HTFP today: @TheOxfordMail journalists @EdHalford1 and @oliviachristie_ have landed jobs on the nationals - sparking a promotion for @AlbertTait1 and a new appointment in @NoorJQurashi.
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New on HTFP today: @LiveLancs journalist @TREarnshaw vindicated after criticism over Lancashire coronavirus lockdown scoop.
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New on HTFP today: Chief reporter @ShiptonMartin leaves Western Mail staff to take new roving role with paper.
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HTFP Jobs: @HarwichStandard is looking for a Trainee Reporter, based Clacton http://t.co/TR29njZNsM.
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New on HTFP today: Reporter @abi_whist has claimed readers are being turned off by online strategies designed to maximise page views after leaving a daily newspaper for independent title @liverpoolpost.
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New on HTFP today: Former @WesternDaily editor @gavin_thompson1 returns to regional press to edit @southwalesargus in Newsquest shake-up.
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New on HTFP today: Reporter @trishdevlin slams police ‘failure’ to investigate newborn son rape threat.
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On HTFP today: @LivEchonews political editor @LiamThorpECHO shortlisted for @TheOrwellPrize for reporting homelessness
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Newsquest title @newsundayherald’s restaurant critic @JoannaBlythman up for two food writing awards.
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New on HTFP today: @JPIMediaLtd is creating 45 jobs by sparking a digital news war across the UK. It is launching titles in Manchester, Liverpool, Newcastle, Glasgow, London, Birmingham, Bristol and Wales - all served by Reach plc sites. Full story here: .
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New on HTFP today: @nottslive @NottsCountyLive writer @LeighCurtis_NP raises hundreds in a matter of hours to save hospital radio’s @Official_NCFC final coverage.
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New on HTFP today: @BlackpoolFC #UTMP fans rejoice as @The_Gazette delivers front page they ‘waited years for’.
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@joncolman, of @cumbnews, wins Sports Journalist of the Year – Weekly Papers, while @ExpressandStar's @mjmarr_star wins Daily/Sunday title at @RegPressAwards
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New on HTFP today: Journalism and law figures including @wayneankers, @Kevin_Maguire and @BarristerSecret have rallied behind @leedslivenews court reporter @StephanieFinneg after she received rape threats following her report on 'Tommy Robinson' court case.
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New on HTFP today: @hulllive journalist @BobbiHadgraft reveals sexist abuse caused her to shun football media appearances
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New on HTFP today: @JPIMediaData team to vie for Private Eye Paul Foot Award. Journalists involved in the shortlisted investigation include @HarrietClugston, @EJShone93, @Conor_Matchett, @ICipirska, @MichaelHolmes05, @Phil_Bradfield, @Millie_Salkeld.
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New on HTFP today: @BasildonYA chief reporter @CEThomson recognised in awards for journalists under 30.
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‘Scotland’s future was stolen by Westminster’ by @ScotNational is shortlisted in our 2020 Front Page of the Year contest. To vote and see the other contenders, click the link below:.
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New on HTFP: @WalesOnline's @ConorGogarty has been promoted to investigations editor after exposing the darker side of charity door-to-door selling. He said: "I'm proud to work for a news outlet with a strong track record of investigating major issues.".
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New on HTFP today: @UCLan journalism trainer @DuffyMedia creates McNae’s facemask as media law prize.
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Former @TheOxfordMail and @EveningExpress journalist @estherbeadle praised after going public on alcoholism battle.
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New on HTFP today: @robbiewilliams gives vote of confidence to “the power of local print advertising” after launching his Christmas single in hometown newspaper The Sentinel @Sotlive #cantstopchristmas.
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New from HTFP: Journalist wins right to access deceased person’s criminal record in legal first
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A contender for headline of the year from @edinburghpaper!.
Good morning! Here is the front page of today's @edinburghpaper as elderly residents are offered speed guns in new road safety initiative. Full story: #scotpapers #buyapaper
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New on HTFP today: Government launches crackdown against online abuse of journalists with support of @NCTJ_news, @NUJofficial, @EditorsUK and @newsmediaorg . HTFP has covered numerous cases of journalists receiving rape and death threats in recent years.
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Earlier this year @warringtonnews reflected on 25 years since the Warrington bombing. Now its coverage has earned the newspaper a place on our regional newspaper front page of the year long-list. More details here:.
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New from HTFP: Trainer slams top judges as students barred from taking notes in court
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New on HTFP today: @birmingham_live's @Gurdo has retained his Local Democracy Reporter of the Year crown, while @Mecs_LDR, @EddieBisk, @LDRSurrey, @LutheBlue and @JoeIvesUK have also won prizes at the scheme's annual conference . Full story here:.
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New on HTFP today: @Plymouth_Live has marked @Argyle's first appearance in a Cup final at Wembley with a special edition. @ChrisErrington1 said: "Given the way the newspaper world is, it has made a refreshing change to work on our 40-page standalone.".
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New from HTFP: Reach cuts plan ‘will wipe out professional photography’ claims union
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Every newly-qualified NCTJ reporter on a London paper will get the chance to go out with @metpoliceuk response teams on a night shift, pledges commissioner Cressida Dick #SoEConf2017.
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PM @theresa_may's local paper @MaidenheadAds dedicates front page to fight for press freedom.
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New on HTFP today: Eighteen independent news publishers have joined forces to launch a new national title for Scotland called @scottishbeacon. @Govanhill_mag's Rhiannon Davies: "I’m really excited to see what we can do together.".
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New from HTFP: Journalists rally behind editor after Tory peer’s job jibe
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New on HTFP today: Police force warned as @GlosLiveOnline journalist @LeighBoobyer wins fight to reveal scandal involving staff.
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Breaking news: Regional publisher @Johnston_Press announces it is ending sale process and filing for administration. Full company statement.
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New from HTFP: Former daily journalists launch new print title on old patch
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New on HTFP today: Reach plc has announced fresh cuts that it is understood will put 420 journalists at risk of redundancy. According to @NUJofficial, the proposals will lead to 192 editorial roles being cut from the workforce. Full story here:.
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New on HTFP today: @yorkshirepost editor @JayMitchinson urges Boris Johnson to resign as regional daily front pages highlight readers' anger over Downing Street party.
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New on HTFP today: @leponline business editor @lepdavidnowell retires after almost half a century in regional press.
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New from HTFP: Teen torture gang member named after daily’s court fight
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