Southport Reporter

Southport Reporter is an online newspaper started by Patrick Trollope.[1] It was the UK's first online-only regional newspaper.[2] It is based in Southport on Merseyside, and was quickly recognised by the National Union of Journalists as well as other media groups,[3] authorities and organizations as a newspaper.[4] This recognition was due to the fact it was only run by certificated professional journalists (often the journalist held NUJ or IFJ ID/certification). As a result, they had to follow and run under the rules of the UK Press Complaints Commission's Code of Practice[5] and the NUJ Code of Conduct.