Secret police misconduct hearing goes ahead despite editor’s protests
News website called for ruling to be overturned
Press Freedom
Local journalists across the UK are striking blows for press freedom on a daily basis, whether by challenging wrongly-imposed reporting restrictions in court cases, tabling freedom of information requests to public bodies, or generally seeking to uncover information about how we are governed.
On this page you will find an index of all the stories we have carried about regional press newspapers, websites and journalists who have stood up for the public’s right to know.
Sex offender who sought to rape 10-year-old girl named after press challenge
Judge overturns reporting ban on man caught by undercover police operation
Publishers welcome move on naming child murder victims
‘No plans to legislate in this area’ say ministers
Journalist overturns coroner’s decision to withhold secret inquest verdict
Media lawyers backed call for judicial review
Alleged child sex offender named after press challenge
Anonymity order removed by judge
Daily fends off teen killers’ fight to remain anonymous
Judge sides with court reporter over issue
Editor hits back after council chief’s public jibe at weekly
Executive questioned newspaper’s trustworthiness
Lawyers seek to stop journalist reporting hearing despite ‘transparency’ scheme
Judge overrules barristers in family court case
Change allowing journalists to report on family courts comes into force
Editorial director welcomes extension of pilot scheme
Coroner defends decision to deny journalist access to inquest
Reporter had requested online link 45 minutes beforehand
Teenage killers named after regional daily challenge
‘Strong public interest in knife crime’ says reporter
Regional journalists win right to name teen who killed two boys
Media organisations join forces to lift restrictions
Journalist steps up bid to reveal outcome of ‘secret’ inquest
Coroner previously declined to disclose outcome of hearing
Journalists given green light to cover all family courts in England and Wales
Government agrees to make pilot scheme permanent
Man who sent threatening email to weekly editor is fined
Incident stemmed from court report
Council attacks newspaper after being forced to publish racism report
Title risked ‘inflaming tensions’ in pursuit of ‘scoop’ says chief exec