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The most recent Press Releases from the NS. Use the menu on the right to view archived news items. If you cannot find the Press Release that you are looking for please contact Paul Sinker.

Press Releases

  • Evidence Highlights Importance of FOI and Investigative Journalism to UK Democracy
    The importance of investigative journalism to democracy and the need to strengthen freedom of information legislation to help combat the UK’s culture of official secrecy have been highlighted by inquiries of select committees of the House of...
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  • NS President Hosts Lunch for Lord Patten
    NS president Geraldine Allinson, chairman of KM Group, hosted a lunch on Monday for Lord Patten, chair of the BBC Trust, to meet regional publishers and discuss the future local and regional media landscape, regulation and the BBC’s activities in...
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  • New 'Editor of the Year Category for Regional Press Awards
    A new category ‘Editor of the Year’ has been added to the Society of Editors Regional Press Awards for which entries opened this week. The new award will recognise the editor of a daily or weekly regional newspaper who can demonstrate...
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  • NLA Welcomes Copyright Tribunal Clarity
    In response to the Copyright Tribunal’s interim decision in the case of Meltwater Holding v. the Newspaper Licensing Agency, David Pugh, managing director of the Newspaper Licensing Agency, said:  “We welcome today’s decision...
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  • NS Requests Meeting with Norman Baker Over Damaging Transport Notice Proposals
    The NS has requested a meeting with Transport minister Norman Baker to discuss the regional press industry’s deep concerns about proposals to remove the requirement for traffic orders to be published in a local newspaper. MPs and councillors...
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  • Local Press Photography Highlighted in Diamond Jubilee Exhibition
    Photographs published in local newspapers are featured in a Royal Collection exhibition to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee. Entitled ‘The Queen: 60 Photographs for 60 Years’, the exhibition at Windsor Castle features photographs contributed...
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  • Local Newspaper Week 2012 Dates Announced
    This year’s celebratory Local Newspaper Week will be held during the week of 21-27 May.  The annual campaign run by the regional press aims to raise awareness of the strengths of local newspapers and the important functions they perform in...
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  • Stephen Abell Steps Down as Director of PCC
    Stephen Abell, the Director of the Press Complaints Commission since the beginning of 2010, has announced that he will be leaving the PCC at the end of February. He is leaving to become a partner at Pagefield communications consultancy, where he will...
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  • Prince Charles Visits Barnsley Chronicle
    Prince Charles met staff and toured the operations of the Barnsley Chronicle in celebration of the role that the paper has played in the town over its 153 year history. The Prince of Wales started the press to print a special Royal Supplement...
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  • Fields in Trust to Launch Featurelink Campaign
    Fields in Trust is launching a Featurelink campaign as part of a drive inspired by the Diamond Jubilee to safeguard outdoor spaces for sport and play in communities across the UK. The national charity’s Queen Elizabeth II Fields Challenge...
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