Reader backlash over local newspaper adverts as NUJ condemns ‘hijacking’ of front pages
Election adverts published on the front pages of local newspapers last week have prompted a backlash from readers and the…
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Newsquest looking to cut newsdesk covering six Midland weeklies down to eight reporters
Newsquest is looking to cut its team of reporters for six Midland weeklies down from 11 to eight, according to the…
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‘Greed’ of major publishers partly to blame for ‘hollowing out’ of UK local news media industry, Parliament told
The “hollowing out” of the local news industry has been partly down to “too much money being taken out of…
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Trinity Mirror gives Local World journalists the same birth and sick benefits as rest of group
Trinity Mirror has agreed to give hundreds of journalists on former Local World titles the same benefits as colleagues in…
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NUJ report: Local press is lifeblood of democracy, but 418 journalism jobs lost in last 17 months alone
More than 400 local journalism jobs have been lost in the UK over the last 17 months, according to a…
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NUJ calls for public inquiry into ‘local media crisis’ with launch of Local News Matters campaign
The National Union of Journalists has called for a public inquiry into the “local media crisis” in the UK as…
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Newsquest condemned as ‘incompetent’ and ‘brutal’ by NUJ over closure of Newport subbing hub
Newsquest has been condemned as “brutal” and “incompetent” by the National Union of Journalists after announcing the closure of its…
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Pay freeze for Johnston Press journalists as publisher looks to ‘manage costs’ against fall in revenue
Johnston Press has frozen journalists’ pay for six-months as the regional publisher “looks to cut costs”, the National Union of…
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