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Emily worked her way up from trainee 12 years ago to the become the paper's first female editor last year
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For the first time in its 135 year history, the Isle of Wight County Press has appointed a female Editor, and having grown up on the Island, she's someone you probably already know.
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Having first registered their domain name back in 1998, some 20+ years later the Isle of Wight newspaper have now changed their Web address.
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The editor of the County Press from 1997-2007 shares his view on the direction of the Isle of Wight newspaper since being taken over by mainland regional news mammoth, Newsquest.
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After 10+ years the County Press will be changing where the paper is printed, following the Newsquest take over.
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The Editor of the County Press told OnTheWight he has 'no comment to make' when we approached him about word of staff redundancies, four months after the family-owned business was bought by media group, Newsquest.
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The last meeting of the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) on the Isle of Wight was way back in the '90s, so it's quite a thing for them to return.
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Ignoring calls made by the MP, as well as the CP journalists and those trying to put together a community bid, to delay their decision, the shareholders voted to a sell out to mainland publisher, Newsquest.
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The CP journalists have now been joined by the Isle of Wight MP urging shareholders of the Isle of Wight County Press to delay any decision to sell their shares to mainland news publisher, Newsquest.
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Fearing the quality of the County Press will suffer if Mainland regional news mammoth Newsquest takes it over, an Isle of Wight businessman is asking for the sale to be delayed to build a bid, but his request is going unanswered.
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The previously-independently-owned Isle of Wight County Press has had an offer from a national media group that owns 150+ local newspapers to buy it. The CP's CEO says, "The directors are unanimous in recommending to shareholders that they accept the offer." Here's what we know.
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Any proceeds from the sale of the single will go to support Platform One to deliver a community music education project, following cutbacks to the Island’s music service in the last few years.
