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This week, the Express broadcast a 42-minute documentary exploring the campaign to change the law on assisted dying. As Storm Bert swept in, our teams worked around the clock to keep readers up to date. And in Sport, we looked at the role football plays in the lives of fans. Read about all this and more in this week's Celebrating Great Journalism - and subscribe for weekly highlights. #localjournalism #journalism #localnews

This week we were delighted to welcome eight new content creator apprentices in our newsrooms on an 18-month programme to gain skills and experience that will help them embark on a career in journalism. It’s the culmination of our ‘Get Into Journalism’ programme with The King's Trust that saw 12 young people get a taste of journalism in our newsrooms in September and October. Congratulations to our content apprentices: Aakifah Gani, Charlotte Gosling, Josh Whorms, Mariam Haji, schannell kanyora, Shannon Miller, Tahira Ali and Taila Nichole Thompson. We can’t wait to see what they produce. #journalismcareers ? #apprenticeship ? #getintojournalism ? #journalismtraining ? #contentcreators??

'Rough: the stories behind London's homelessness crisis' is the name of a new project by journalists at MyLondon. The aim is to shine a light on the stories and people affected by the crisis: https://lnkd.in/e3tajrzX The team has been speaking to some of the city’s most vulnerable people sleeping in dangerous and squalid conditions in shop doorways, tents and under flyovers. From Maria, a 20-year-old domestic abuse survivor who came to London from Bolivia for a better life, to Liam, the son of Fleetwood Mac’s founder who sleeps rough outside Richmond station (links in the comments below to both of those stories, and more). MyLondon senior reporter Luke Donnelly is project lead for 'Rough'. He says: "When travelling for stories across the city our reporters have noticed more begging on trains, more cardboard signs outside supermarkets and more tents on green spaces. "Over the past few months, we’ve spoken to hundreds of people, visiting some of them several times to build up trust. "In this project we’ve not done anything radical by speaking to people on the street. But we hope by bringing photos and unique voices to as wide an audience as possible, this scandal might be recognised for what it is." MyLondon news photographer Facundo Arrizabalaga has also been working on the project, bringing to life the stark reality of London's homelessness crisis: https://lnkd.in/eA9Hwu_D ?? Check out more of the stories in the comments below, as well as the Mayor of London’s response to MyLondon’s work.

Check out Reach Studio’s new podcast series ‘Won In A Million’, as today’s third episode drops featuring Ted Lasso star Kola Bokkini.? The series, produced in partnership with Lotto from The National Lottery, and hosted by comedian Ellie Taylor features five winning guests and celebrates the feeling winning gives us and how we can get more of it. Ellie said: “I had such a great time recording ‘Won In A Million’. The podcast is all about celebrating that fuzzy feeling that winning gives us by chatting to some professional winning guests. Between them they've won Drag Race, BGT, Emmys, BAFTAs and even a Hip Hop championship, so what better group of people to grill about winning in all its beautiful glory. The line-up is stellar, the chat is fantastic and I know listeners will love it!" Guests include: - Helen Skelton, multiple world record holder? - Ginger Johnson, champion hot dog eater and winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race - Kola Bokkini, star of Ted Lasso and Celebrity Race Across The World - Thanyia Moore, comedian, actor and presenter and winner of the The National Funny Woman Awards - and Richard Jones, winner of Britain’s Got Talent and showstopping podcast magic performer. https://lnkd.in/ev4jeefD Watch all of the pod episodes on Youtube here: https://lnkd.in/eCH4PNPM Apple Podcasts: https://lnkd.in/eYUgXc84 Spotify Podcasts: https://lnkd.in/eW_gwZCQ Allwyn UK Hearts & Science

Check out Reach Studio’s new podcast series ‘Won In A Million’, as today’s third episode drops featuring Ted Lasso star Kola Bokkini.? The series, produced in partnership with Lotto from The National Lottery, and hosted by comedian Ellie Taylor features five winning guests and celebrates the feeling winning gives us and how we can get more of it. Ellie said: “I had such a great time recording ‘Won In A Million’. The podcast is all about celebrating that fuzzy feeling that winning gives us by chatting to some professional winning guests. Between them they've won Drag Race, BGT, Emmys, BAFTAs and even a Hip Hop championship, so what better group of people to grill about winning in all its beautiful glory. The line-up is stellar, the chat is fantastic and I know listeners will love it!" Guests include:? ?? Helen Skelton, multiple world record holder? ?? Ginger Johnson, champion hot dog eater and winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race ?? Kola Bokkini, star of Ted Lasso and Celebrity Race Across The World ?? Thanyia Moore, comedian, actor and presenter and winner of the The National Funny Woman Awards ?? Richard Jones, winner of Britain’s Got Talent and showstopping podcast magic performer. Take a look at our teaser below, and you can watch the podcast here: Youtube: https://lnkd.in/eCH4PNPM Apple Podcasts: https://lnkd.in/eYUgXc84 Spotify Podcasts: https://lnkd.in/eW_gwZCQ Allwyn UK Hearts & Science

Today is the UN's International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and we are proud to support a campaign by South Yorkshire Police called ‘Know More’. It wants people across the county to understand that abusive messages and posts are a crime, and all of them have a real-life impact on the women and girls who experience it. The campaign has been informed by some of our research, and one of our journalists has bravely shared her story of online abuse to help raise awareness of the particular issues faced by women in journalism and public-facing roles. Watch the video below. Our Online Safety Editor, Dr Rebecca Whittington, also provided guidance about staying safe online. She talks about Know More, and our other work to prevent the abuse of women in journalism, in Press Gazette today. Link in comments to read the story #onlinesafety ? #journalism ? #womeninjournalism? #southyorkshire? #yorkshire? #onlineharrassment https://lnkd.in/eRaykbwx

This week's Celebrating Great Journalism shines a light on some of the great work going on in our regional newsrooms. Find out how MyLondon is taking a stand for community facilities, BristolLive campaigns against knife crime, and the BirminghamLive team has been remembering the victims of the Birmingham Pub Bombings 50 years ago. Subscribe for weekly highlights from across our 120+ trusted brands. #journalism #localjournalism #localnews

Reach Solutions and EssenceMediacom recently worked with Tesco in an advertising partnership across our titles and channels. Our local and national reach, innovative content, and deep understanding of our audiences was the perfect partner for Tesco as a community-focused retailer. Watch the video to see how our content supports partnerships that create real connections, drives engagement, and enables our journalism to continue serving communities. https://lnkd.in/eZqKXeDf #advertising ? #agency? #mediapartnerships ? #journalism

Some of London's best used arts and sports venues are under threat of closure. It would be easy to think that the capital gets the lionshare of resources - benefitting from major infrastructure spending on projects such as the Elizabeth Line. But local authorities?which provide the day-to-day services for ordinary Londoners face the same urgent challenges as they do elsewhere. That's why I'm really impressed by this new MyLondon campaign spearheaded by editor Deanne Blaylock and senior content editor Dave Comeau. Over recent months, MyLondon has written dozens of stories about theatres, venues, swimming pools and sports clubs which are under threat - either through a shortage of funding or lack of political will. The team are joining the dots as part of a new campaign, asking why long-standing community assets can no longer be sustained, what can be done about it, and what happens if they are lost forever. Really pleased to see this get off the ground - and fingers crossed for what it can achieve. https://lnkd.in/eg6JdHAd

Masthead change to mark the 50th anniversary of the Birmingham Pub Bombings. Until there is #justiceforthe21, we will always stand with the victims.