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WEBHoldtheFrontPage is a news and jobs website for journalists everywhere with a particular focus on the UK regional press. The site attracts around 70,000 visitors a month and has more than 18,500 followers on Twitter.
Journalism news from HoldtheFrontPage
WEBWelcome to our main news index. Here you will find all the news stories that have appeared on the site since our launch in February 2000. If you want to look up a story from a certain month you can use our Journalism News Archive which lists stories by date and also according to which channel or category they appeared in (eg law, campaigns ...
Chronicle and Journal's former home sold to hotel group
WEB5 days ago · A former newspaper office that was once home to three regional titles has been sold to a hotel group. Thomson House, in Newcastle city centre, once housed hundreds of journalists, advertising staff and print workers on city titles the Chronicle, Journal and Sunday Sun. It has been empty since …
Law Column: Pushing the boundaries of qualified privilege – how …
WEB3 days ago · In a decision handed down late last month, Mrs Justice Steyn made a number of interesting and important comments about the application of the defence of statutory qualified privilege pursuant to Section 15 of the Defamation Act 1996. The case was brought by Dr Ashti Hawrami who served as the ...
Front Page News from HoldtheFrontPage
WEBSep 3, 2024 · As its name suggests, HoldtheFrontPage is in part a showcase for some of the great front pages which are regularly published in local and regional newspapers. Many of them will be in response to a big news event on their patch while others will mark a special anniversary, or a redesign. This page includes …
2021 Archives - HoldtheFrontPage
WEBTips on choosing a journalism course Emma Clark, former marketing and communications manager for the National Council for the Training of Journalists, offers her advice on choosing between journalism courses. Recently I've attended numerous careers fairs around the country, meeting students of all ages keen to break into journalism - whether that be in newspapers, television, radio or magazines.
Offices to close and websites to be axed as part of Reach cutbacks
WEBNov 9, 2023 · 0. Offices are set to close and websites axed as part of the cutbacks announced by Reach plc yesterday that will see the loss of 320 journalism jobs. Reach chief executive Jim Mullen announced yesterday that 450 jobs are to go across the business with chief digital publisher David Higgerson confirming that 320 of them will be editorial roles.
Regional Press Awards nominee returns to Birmingham journalism ...
WEB5 days ago · A regional journalist who took a career break to travel the world has returned to freelancing on his old patch. Josh Sandiford has announced his return to journalism after moving back to Birmingham. Josh, pictured, spent two years with the Birmingham Mail and was shortlisted for Young Journalist of ...
Journalism awards news from HoldtheFrontPage
WEBSep 9, 2024 · Media Awards News. There are now an ever-increasing number of regional and national industry awards providing recognition for the hard work journalists put in to producing newspapers each day. Whatever the award, whether it be for specialist writing or UK-wide events, we will strive to cover them in this section.
About HoldtheFrontPage
WEB4 days ago · HoldtheFrontPage is based in Derbyshire, UK, and managed by a three-person team led by Publisher Paul Linford, left, together with journalist David Sharman and sales executive Gary Mogridge. All three have extensive experience in the regional press industry. Paul has worked in regional journalism and related sectors for more than 35 years ...