The ''Islington Tribune'' is a free, independent newspaper that covers the
London Borough of Islington
The London Borough of Islington ( ) is a London borough in Inner London. Whilst the majority of the district is located in north London, the borough also includes a significant area to the south which forms part of central London. Islington has ...
in north London. It was founded in 2003 as a sister paper to the ''
Camden New Journal
The ''Camden New Journal'' is a British independent newspaper published in the London Borough of Camden. It was launched by editor Eric Gordon (who died on 5 April 2021, aged 89) in 1982 following a two-year strike at its predecessor, the ''C ...
''. It carries significant influence locally due to its high news content, investigations and large readership: it has the highest circulation of the local papers in the borough.
History
The paper was founded in 2003.
[ In 2006 the ''Islington Tribune'', along with its sister paper the ''Camden New Journal'' - broke the national story that Government minister ]Margaret Hodge
Dame Margaret Eve Hodge, Lady Hodge, (née Oppenheimer, formerly Watson; born 8 September 1944) is a British politician serving as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Barking since 1994. A member of the Labour Party, she previously served as ...
had described the war in Iraq
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Other armed conflicts involving Iraq
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** Ikhwan raid on South Iraq 1921
* Smaller conflicts, revolutions, coups and periphery confli ...
as British Prime Minister Tony Blair
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's biggest mistake. The editor of the paper was subsequently interviewed on the BBC and Channel Four.
The ''Islington Tribune'' is contributed to by Emily Finch and Calum Fraser. Former reporters include Kim Janssen and Andrew Walker, who works for the BBC, as well as former ''Camden New Journal'' deputy editor Andrew Johnson. Peter Gruner, an award-winning environment journalist who previously worked for the ''Evening Standard
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In October 2009, after be ...
'', worked for the title until 2015.
New Journal Enterprises group
The ''Camden New Journal'', ''Islington Tribune'', ''West End Extra'', and ''The Review'' are all publications of New Journal Enterprises.
See also
*''Islington Gazette
The ''Islington Gazette'' is a weekly paid-for newspaper covering the borough of Islington in north London, England. It was established in 1856 and was owned by Independent News & Media until the early 21st century when it was bought by Archant.
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References
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Media and communications in the London Borough of Islington
Publications established in 2003
London newspapers