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  • Bagnall, Steve
  • Barr, Gordon
    Gordon Barr is our Entertainment Editor. He has been covering showbiz stories for us since 1993, hav... View
  • Black, Dave
    Dave Black is our south east Northumberland reporter. Based in Bedlington, he is an authority on iss... View
  • Butcher, Joanne
    Joanne Butcher joined us as a reporter in January 2009. She heads up our Give Them Justice campaign,... View

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  • Carmichael, Kim
    Kim Carmichael joined ncjmedia from the University of Sunderland in July 2008. Since then Kim, who i... View
  • Caroe, Laura
    Laura Caroe is a senior reporter and has been working for ncjMedia since 2007. She has since covered... View
  • Craig, Alastair
    Alastair Craig has been a senior reporter with ncjMedia since May 2007. He previously worked for the... View

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  • Daniel, Brian
    Brian Daniel is our north Northumberland reporter. He has been with us since November 2007 and previ... View
  • Davies, Katie
    Katie Davies joined ncjMedia in 2009 as a trainee reporter. She recently attended the Press Associat... View
  • Dent, Karen
    Karen Dent is a business reporter who specialises in small businesses and rural affairs. Prior to jo... View
  • Doherty, Phil
    Phil Doherty joined the company in 2000 and writes general news and features across the titles. He i... View
  • Doughty, Sophie
    Sophie Doughty has been a senior reporter at ncjMedia since 2006 and now specialises in covering cri... View
  • Douglas, Mark
    Mark Douglas is a sports writer who covers a wide range of sports in the North East. He moved to the... View

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  • Edwards, Luke
    Luke Edwards joined us as a trainee reporter in 2000. After 18 months working as a news reporter he ... View

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  • Farrington, Neil
    Neil Farrington is the most honest, hard-hitting sports columnist in the North, taking on the big bo... View
  • Ford, Coreena
    Coreena Ford joined ncjMedia in 1997, working for the Journal before moving to the Sunday Sun, first... View

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  • Gilmour, Alastair
    Alastair Gilmour's weekly beer column is published in The Journal each Friday and has seen him garne... View
  • Green, William
    William Green is The Journal's Political Editor. Based at Westminster, he joined the paper in 2007 a... View

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  • Hodgson, Barbara
    Barbara Hodgson is an arts and entertainment writer who also contributes to our sister Culture magaz... View
  • Hunt, Amy
    Amy Hunt heads up our award-winning Go Green campaign, aimed at encouraging people in the North East... View
  • Hunter, James
    James Hunter is our Sunderland reporter and covers the latest news from the Stadium of Light.. View
  • Hutchinson, Lisa
    Lisa Hutchinson has been a journalist with the company for the past 20 years. She is a Newcastle las... View

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  • Juncar, Nicola
    Nicola Juncar has been our Education Reporter since December 2005. It's her role to cover news stor... View
  • Jupp, Adam
    Adam Jupp joined us as a trainee in June 2004. He became investigations reporter in 2006, tackling i... View
  • Justice, Mr
    Mr Justice is our consumer champion who works to expose wrong-doing and bad service across the North... View

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  • McKay, Neil
    Neil McKay is our Durham reporter. Based in Durham City, he has worked at a number of newspapers in ... View
  • Mullen, Tom
    Tom studied English at Newcastle University before joining ncjMedia as a trainee reporter in 2007. H... View

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  • Nichol, Sara
    Sara is a senior reporter who has been with ncjMedia since starting as a trainee in January 2008. Sh... View

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  • Oxley, Ken
    Ken Oxley is Deputy Editor of the Sunday Sun and has been a journalist for more years than he cares ... View

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  • Pattinson, Rob
    Rob Pattinson is a senior reporter and has been with the paper since May 2007. In November 2009 he w... View
  • Pearson, Adrian
    Adrian Pearson is The Journal's Regional Affairs Correspondent. He specialises in North East governa... View
  • Purewal, Nick
    Nick Purewal has been our rugby writer since October 2006, covering Newcastle Falcons, England, loca... View

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  • Rae, Helen
    Helen Rae is our Health Reporter and is interested in all aspects of healthy living. She writes the ... View
  • Rayner, Stuart
    Stuart Rayner is a sports writer who covers a wide range of sports in the North East. Before heading... View
  • Robson, Vicky
    Vicky studied at Sunderland University and joined ncjMedia as a trainee reporter in May 2008. Since ... View
  • Ryder, Lee
    Lee Ryder joined us in 2005 and is chief sports writer. The Tyneside native has followed Newcastle U... View

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  • Sharma, Sonia
    Sonia joined us in December 2002 as a senior reporter based at the Newcastle headquarters. In 2003, ... View

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  • Walker, Liz
    Liz Walker is a senior reporter. She has worked as a journalist since 2004 and joined ncjMedia in 20... View
  • Warburton, Dan
    Dan Warburton is a senior reporter and has been with the paper since January 2008.. View
  • Weatherall, Robert
    Robert Weatherall has worked for ncjMedia since February 2005. He is a general news reporter writing... View
  • Whetstone, David
    David Whetstone is our arts and entertainments editor and is also the editor of Culture magazine. He... View
  • Wonfor, Sam
    Sam Wonfor is an award-winning arts and entertainments writer who has worked in North East journalis... View
  • Wood, Kerry
    Kerry joined the company in April 2007 as the Derwentside reporter covering Consett and Stanley. In ... View

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