HoldtheFrontPage | News, jobs and resources for UK journalists
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.
Former editor questions whether Russell Findlay can turn Tories …
WEB1 day ago · A former regional editor has questioned whether a journalist who has become Scottish Tory leader can change the party’s fortunes. Neil Mackay has written about Russell Findlay, who used to be a crime reporter at Glasgow’s Sunday Mail.. Russell, pictured, was elected leader of the Scottish Conservatives last month, three years after he became a Member of the Scottish Parliament.
Site of regional daily’s former home to be transformed
WEB1 day ago · by David Sharman Published 08 Oct 2024. 0. The site of a regional daily’s former print works is set to be transformed into a warehouse and office space. Planning permission has been granted for the commercial unit at Ketley, Telford, formerly home of the Shropshire Star. The Star left Ketley in 2022 for a new central office in Telford.
Journalism news from HoldtheFrontPage
WEB5 days ago · Welcome 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 ...
Essex Echo journalist aims to retain Football Content Award ...
WEB2 days ago · 0. A regional daily journalist is aiming to retain a national award for his coverage of non-league football. Chris Phillips has been nominated again for the Best in Non-League – Editorial award at this year’s Football Content Awards. Chris, pictured, has covered Southend United for South Essex daily The Echo for 20 years.
PA names Jack Lefley as new editor-in-chief - Journalism News …
WEBSep 30, 2024 · PA media has announced the appointement of a senior executive with erstwhile London daily The Standard as its new editor-in-chief. Jack Lefley, pictured, will take over the reins at the national news agency from Pete Clifton in the New Year.. Jack, 46, moves from the role of managing editor of The Standard, which last week went weekly after 200 years as a daily.
Front Page News from HoldtheFrontPage
WEBSep 30, 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 …
Strike wins cross-party backing as 300 regional journalists walk out ...
WEBSep 18, 2023 · More than 300 striking regional journalists have won support from across the political spectrum after walking out in a pay dispute. Both Labour and Tory politicians have lent their support to National Union of Journalists members at National World, who began the first of three planned 24-hour strikes this morning.. Picket lines have been set up in areas served by National World titles ...
Fond farewells: Remembering the journalists we lost in 2021
WEBDec 31, 2021 · Adrian Curtis. Journalist who had worked for the Cambridge Independent since its launch in a career in which he also worked for the Lincolnshire Echo and national titles. He died suddenly aged 63. “My dad was an inspiration and to be able to work alongside such a top operator and a fantastic journalist at the Echo was an honour and a …
Sky Max to air comedy entitled Hold The Front Page - Journalism …
WEBMay 13, 2022 · A comedy series set in local newsrooms is to be launched after two comedians undertook work experience at a weekly newspaper. Sky has commissioned the new series – to be called Hold The Front Page – which will star Nish Kumar and Josh Widdicombe.. It comes after a successful pilot was produced last year, in which the comedians wrote a series of articles for the West Sussex Gazette.