Sheffield journalists fight job cuts

Sheffield Star journalists have launched a "Save our Star" campaign following proposed cuts by the paper's owner, Johnston Press. Several long-serving staff are set to lose their jobs in a round of proposed redundancies while two district offices, in Barnsley and Rotherham, have been earmarked for closure. Staff have passed a vote of no confidence in the newspaper's editor, Alan Powell. NUJ official Julia Armstrong said: "People are angry. We feel the Star is paying the price for Johnston Press's greedy spending spree over the last few years." (Via HoldTheFrontPage)