The N. Correspondent

The Northern Correspondent - a home for long-form journalism in the north east of England. Issue #9 out now and in print from

[Civic Journalism Lab @CivicJLab]

Still time to get yerself a seat at our free, three-day ***Festival of Journalism*** that begins tomorrow at midday @UniofNewcastle in association with the clever and lovely people @PA_Training - register here to join our community of learning! https://t.co/2mea10ouVk

[The N. Correspondent @northcorr]

Thinking of our good friend and his family today

[Adam Banks @adambanksdotcom]

Happy birthday Adam and happy #adambanksday everyone. Remember him today and remember to take that little bit more care on your kerning pairs, ligatures, colour palettes and layout grids. Be a bit better for our mate who we miss daily… AGB.

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Our good friends @bureaulocal are seeking a reporter in or around #Sunderland to help them with an important story - DM us if you're interested

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Brynn has asked us to share details of the funeral service for our friend @adambanksdotcom on Tuesday 8th December at 9.30am (UK) - friends will be able to join a webcast of the service at https://t.co/yun8x3KwdJ with username Piyo7147 and passcode 370917

[The N. Correspondent @northcorr]

@steveharris @CraigGrannell @ianbetteridge @adambanksdotcom A lovely, clever, talented man. What I really appreciated about @adambanksdotcom was his appetite for learning and willingness to try new stuff. A couple of years ago he offered to have a go at shooting a short film for us. And I just knew it would be good https://t.co/ySuRW550Rp

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Where does travel journalism go next? Hear the views of our panel of travel journalists, editors and bloggers: @SimonCalder @Wanderlust_Lyn @BudgetTraveller @nickytrup @Amanda_Statham and @kevin_rushby. Wednesday's event is free to all. Register here
https://t.co/y1NyzMBmmM

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Great work by our friend @markpinderphoto via @caferoyalbooks

[Guardian culture @guardianculture]

Newcastle West End: Elswick to Newburn https://t.co/1GOQ2EaKg7

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Learn how to set up your own local news collaborations in today's free online masterclass on collaborative reporting, led by @rachelhamada of @bureaulocal @TBIJ and @TheFerret - brought to you by the Civic Journalism Lab @UniofNewcastle

[The N. Correspondent @northcorr]

Anyone up for a local collaborative reporting project or two?

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Learn how journalists now co-operate on reporting projects and explore with us a roadmap to creating local news collaborations. Register for our free online masterclass on collaborative reporting, led by @rachelhamada of @bureaulocal and @theferret https://t.co/YqMNtgRZPL

[Ian Wylie @Wylienet]

Love this front cover - nice reminder of all the great north east venues we've been missing (and perhaps took for granted) but can support again when the time comes

[Civic Journalism Lab @CivicJLab]

We're screening Official Secrets, followed by a Q&A with @yvonneridley - former Observer journalist who was at the heart of the story - and @iainmunro10 whose research focuses on whistleblowing. Register now for your free ticket. March 4th @UniofNewcastle https://t.co/mJvPlqVQo7

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Whose news do you trust? Critical question in run-up to this election, so join our discussion with @IpsoNews chair Sir Alan Moses, Northern Echo editor @hcecho and @JournoMacaskill of @GrimsbyLive @ScunthorpeLive. Thursday 6pm @UniofNewcastle. Free tickets https://t.co/pC69AWpXbD

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Can we trust mainstream media in an age of fake news? Join us to discuss with @TheNorthernEcho editor Hannah Chapman @hcecho, @GrimsbyLive digital editor Jamie Macaskill @JournoMacaskill and IPSO chair Sir Alan Moses. Thursday 28th November @UniofNewcastle https://t.co/pC69AWpXbD

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In our latest podcast, @jessbrammar and @emmayoule of @HuffPostUK discuss their investigation of Kensington & Chelsea council property dealings before the Grenfell Tower disaster - from our @cijournalism conference @UniofNewcastle https://t.co/I6geLioT9v

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Hearing @emmayoule describe the origins of her @HuffPostUK investigation into Grenfell Tower #cijnewcastle

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Tune-in tonight, if you're interested in the issue of fake news, and how to combat it

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Why did Carrie Gracie have to quit her job to win #EQUALPAY at the BBC? Hear @BBCCarrie speak @UniofNewcastle this Wednesday at 2pm. Tickets free, but numbers limited. Register here: https://t.co/jHMxy3TBst

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Are you a different person on social media? We're exploring journalists' identities, personas, credibility and authenticity on Monday evening @UniofNewcastle with @AyoCaesar @fleetstreetfox @stokel and @bethanyusher - join us (it's free): https://t.co/0SFCNkd4Fm

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How do journalists juggle their personal/professional personas, authenticity and credibility on social media? Hear the views of @AyoCaesar @fleetstreetfox, @stokel and @bethanyusher - on Monday evening @UniofNewcastle https://t.co/0SFCNkd4Fm

[The N. Correspondent @northcorr]

Happy days

[Michelle Pegg @mmpegg]

Good to see our @northcorr still out there @Wylienet @stokel ✊