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ToryBoy visits the Frontline Club

on November 22, 2011 11:12 AM

  By William Turvill The Frontline Club, on Monday 21 November, screened the critically acclaimed ToryBoy The Movie, followed by a question-and-answer session with the film’s creators, John Walsh and John Cowen. Dubbed the “documentary of the year” by......more

Axing the handouts for 'subsidy junkie' regional media

on June 9, 2010 1:13 AM

Journalists need skills other than subbing and writing: they need to fill a niche and to stop being afraid of dealing with money. And with the new Lib-Con government finally and conclusively shutting the door on the idea of giving......more

Photography and Slander in Uzbekistan

on June 3, 2010 2:01 PM

In February this year, the Uzbek documentary-maker and photographer, Umida Akhmedova, was sentenced by a Tashkent court for "slandering the nation". William Wheeler takes a closer look at the case....more

Going solo: Is this the time for freelancers and hyperlocal?

on March 31, 2010 11:16 AM

  By Ewan Palmer   By now it's unlikely that journalists want to hear any more about how their industry is in turmoil. So how about suggesting ideas to sustain the craft: is the future in freelancing? Does it lie......more

Greenslade returns to the frontline with hyperlocal blog

on April 21, 2009 9:04 AM

Proving that the Frontline Club is not only about debate but also action, the discussion in the bar after the debate on the future of the local press prompted Roy Greenslade to  follow through  his championing of hyperlocal journalism. He......more

Events so far...

on April 16, 2009 8:49 PM

Before another week passes here’s a round up of the first event I organised for the Frontline Club. For the past month or so I’ve been finishing my time at Press Gazette - before Wilmington closed down the operation......more