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Tag Archives: newcastle journal
Proof that understanding how to bring a story to life is essential for data journalism
I’m sure we’ve all seen stories about the rising number of children living in poverty. One of the challenges for regional newspapers is to make a story like this compelling – after all, it’s an issue which many might sympathise … Continue reading
Gallery: How the newspapers which knew Gary Speed best covered his death
The death of Gary Speed was one of those news stories which, when read first on Twitter, always makes me think: “I need to see that several more times from people I trust before I believe it.” Confirmation followed soon … Continue reading
FOI Friday: Strange weapons, cost of a big fire, prison menus and revisiting attacks at hospitals
Newcastle Evening Chronicle: Reports compiled about big fire show concerns over safety equipment EFFORTS to fight a giant blaze were hit by concerns over safety equipment. Internal fire service documents seen by the Chronicle reveal the fire caused damage to … Continue reading
FOI FRIDAY: Secret dossiers, missing prisoners, hate crimes and council redundancies
1. Secret dossiers There’s a lot of focus on FOI as a tool to get data out of authorities at the moment, so I thought it was worth kicking off this week with a great example of what you … Continue reading
FOI FRIDAY: 10 things we’ve learnt this week thanks to the Freedom of Information Act
The Alcoholic baby Starting this week with the Journal in Newcastle, which used FOI to find out the extent of alcohol-related problems suffered by children admitted to hospital: Under the Freedom of Information Act, The Journal asked North East health … Continue reading
FOI Friday: 10 things we’ve learnt thanks to the Freedom of Information Act this week
1. Schooling ‘on the cheap’ Schools are bound by the Freedom of Information Act, but have 40 days to reply. That can make FOI-ing schools a bit of a challenge, but the results can pay off, as demonstrated by the … Continue reading
FOI Friday: 10 things we’ve learnt thanks to Freedom of Information this week
The council which was paid to grit – but then didn’t do its own roads We start this week in the North East, with The Journal in Newcastle. It reported this week that council chiefs have provoked anger after it … Continue reading
FOI Friday: 10 things we learnt this week thanks to the Freedom of Information Act
Here’s the first FOI Friday round up of 2010. I’ll be posting a round up of the stories which made the papers over the Christmas period in the next couple of days 1. Phone masts You’d think something as controversial … Continue reading
FOI Friday: Cannabis, university spending, race crimes at the football and asbestos in council buildings
Unpaid court fines tops £4million – Bedfordshire On Sunday MORE than £4 million in court fines is owed to courts in Bedfordshire, a Freedom of Information request has revealed. The figures, released by Her Majesty’s Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS), … Continue reading →