Local Democracy Reporter dismissed one month into BBC-funded role after ‘council complaint’ over his appointment
A Local Democracy Reporter has been dismissed one month after being given the role in North Yorkshire following an apparent…
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Newsquest daily Bolton News announces new editor
Newsquest daily Bolton News has appointed a new editor, who described the appointment as a “huge honour”. Karl Holbrook will…
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Yorkshire Post editor: ‘Perfect storm of frustration’ behind northern newspapers’ team-up over rail crisis as journalists ‘weren’t being listened to’
The editor of the Yorkshire Post has said a historic collaboration between the north’s newspapers over the Northern Rail crisis…
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Johnston Press blames ‘extremely challenging’ market for 9 per cent drop in group revenues over first five months of 2018
Yorkshire Post and i publisher Johnston Press has said its group revenues are down 9 per cent for the first…
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Facebook blamed for error which saw regional newspaper wrongly post photo of Sikh parade alongside story on most wanted UK sex offenders
Facebook has been blamed for an error that saw a picture of a Sikh parade wrongly published alongside a news…
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Kent Messenger Group editorial director tells report into digital local journalism ‘there’s no loyalty in a Facebook reader’
KM Media Group’s editorial director Ian Carter has told a report on the Digital Transition of Local News that Facebook…
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Ashley Highfield steps down as Johnston Press chief executive
Johnston Press chief executive Ashley Highfield has resigned after seven years in the role. Highfield is said to be stepping…
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The i made £9.3m in first full year of trading with Johnston Press as publisher’s chief exec hails improving print ad market
The i paper made £9.3m in its first full financial year under Johnston Press, but not even this “exceptional performance”…
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