Dave Porter

Law Column: Media now has more ability to challenge reporting restrictions - Journalism News from HoldtheFrontPage Our regular look at legal issues facing journalists returns

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Express rapped by IPSO over inaccurate headlines eight times in 2025 so far IPSO finds the Express website to have published "significantly" inaccurate or misleading headlines six times in the past three months.

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Government rejects calls to reinstate funding for journalism courses - Journalism News from HoldtheFrontPage Training body calls for urgent meeting with minister

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Alcohol licensing reform plans branded 'attack on public's right to know' - Journalism News from HoldtheFrontPage Industry leaders launch campaign against measure

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Guardian announces seven new hires in audio and video journalism The Guardian is expanding its audio and video journalism team with eight new recruits announced.

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Automated PR tool is bombarding UK media with AI-generated content 'Olivia Brown' reads websites, writes press releases then 'relentlessly' sends emails.

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Every police force to have 'journalist safety officers' - Journalism News from HoldtheFrontPage Dedicated points of contact established for journalists facing abuse

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The Guardian tells marketers to stop buying intrusive online ads The Guardian shared its research that fewer ads are more effective at its Advertising Upfronts event on 2 October.

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Reform UK backs down on Nottingham Post ban - Journalism News from HoldtheFrontPage Media blackout lifted after more than a month

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Express was newsbrand with most Editors’ Code breaches in 2024 The Express website had the most breaches of the Editors’ Code upheld by IPSO in 2024, according to IPSO’s own annual report for 2024.

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Newspaper columnists and BBC execs becoming more elitist, research finds There has been a drop in privately-schooled leaders in UK media but the journalism industry remains "highly unrepresentative" of the public.

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Survey finds most MPs think local journalism is 'in poor health' - Journalism News from HoldtheFrontPage Poll also finds support for independent regulator

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Reform UK council 'partially lifts ban on Nottingham Post - Journalism News from HoldtheFrontPage Newspaper still pushing for full end to boycott

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Former Observer big-hitters launch new title with redundancy payouts Five former Observer journalists including Carole Cadwalladr have launched their own culture publication using their redundancy money.

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Starmer brands Reform UK 'cowards' over Nottingham Post ban - Journalism News from HoldtheFrontPage PM backs journalists amid ongoing council boycott

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Isle of Wight County Press exposes use of “behind closed doors” inquests - Journalism News from HoldtheFrontPage More than 60 cases concluded in wiring with no public hearing

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Democracy under threat: Why regenerating local news is crucial to counter rising authoritarianism As populist politicians from Trump to Farage attack press freedom, the collapse of local journalism has left communities vulnerable to misinformation. Jonathan Heawood argues that rebuilding trustwort...

"Firstly, local news needs to be demonstrably local"

Absolutely. And not Newsquest or Reach click bait about shops or Strictly.

BUT does local get the clicks and traffic without the bait!

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Reporter threatened with used toilet roll at asylum protest - Journalism News from HoldtheFrontPage Journalist subjected to abuse by event organiser

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Chief Reporter / Assistant Editor at Hackney Citizen Pays £28–34,000pa

🗞️ London based? If so, the Hackney Citizen needs a chief reporter/assistant editor to gather the most important stories in Hackney and east London for their community readership. It’s remote and pays £28-34,000pa – deadline October 10

Podcast 'hero's' role among proposed Reach redundancies - Journalism News from HoldtheFrontPage Editor among first to go public with news

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Regional daily ABCs: Only three UK titles now above 10,000 print sales - Journalism News from HoldtheFrontPage Irish News retains position at top of league table

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Mail on Sunday pays 'substantial' damages over 'statin deniers' articles The publisher of the Mail on Sunday has paid "very substantial" damages to a doctor and academic wrongly portrayed as "statin deniers".

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