Media contacts

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Newspapers in Brighton

Argus

Argus and Leader
Argus House
Crowhurst Road
Hollingbury
BN1 8AR

Website:

www.theargus.co.uk

Switchboard:

Tel. 544544
Fax. 566114
Covers Argus and Leader.

Editorial:

Editor: Michael Beard
Tel. 544501
Email: editor@theargus.co.uk

News Desk:

News Editor: Lee Gibbs
Tel. 544516
Email: lee.gibbs@theargus.co.uk

(Covers all editorial: news, videos, letters, What's on, features)

Text:

Send news, views, pictures by texting SUPIC to 80360.

Letters:

Email: letters@theargus.co.uk
Write to Argus Letters at the address above.
Submit a letter from their website at: http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/letters/sendaletter/

What's On:

Email: listings@theargus.co.uk
Submit details of your event to The Argus and at http://events.theargus.co.uk/events/eventadd.asp

Picture desk:

Tel. 544526
Email: picture.desk@theargus.co.uk
(Send press releases with photo calls to the picture desk as well as the newsroom)

Adverts:

Tel. 544733
Email: adverts@theargus.co.uk / nikki.sitwell@the argus.co.uk

Features:

Tel: 544592
Email: kim.protheroe@theargus.co.uk

Radio

BBC Sussex Radio (formerly Southern Counties Radio)

Broadcasting House
Queens Road
Brighton
BN1 3XB

Website:

www.bbc.co.uk/sussex

Contact:

Tel. 01273 320428
Email: sussexnews@bbc.co.uk
(emails sent to this address will be forwarded onto the relevant individual or department)

Text:

Text 81333, starting the message with the word "Radio"

B'ton News:

Tel. 01273 320401 / 320402 or 08459 570057 (for phone-ins)
Fax. 01273 571754

Editor:

Angus Moorat
Email: angus.moorat@bbc.co.uk

Promoting Events:

Send information by post or email marked 'Information Exchange' giving at least 10 days notice. Email to sarah.marks@bbc.co.uk.

Action Desk:

Tel. 01273 725558 ask for Melita Dennett
Email: melita.dennett@bbc.co.uk
(Action Desk is available for community groups to appeal for volunteers, items they need, publicising services etc. It involves a short interview on the breakfast show.)

Juice FM

Juice 107.2 FM
170 North Street
Brighton
BN1 1EA

The best way to get a mention on the radio is to email or post your press release.

Website:

www.juicebrighton.com

Contact:

Tel: 386107
Fax: 273107
Studio: 387107
Studio text: 80006, start your message with "Juice" 

Email:

news@juicebrighton.com  for news items, or
studio@juicebrighton.com for immediate updates

Facebook and twitter:

http://www.facebook.com/Juicebrighton
http://.twitter.com/juicebrighton

Radio Reverb (97.2 FM)

11 Old Steine
Brighton
BN1 1EJ

Contact:

Tel: 687955

Website:

www.radioreverb.com

Email:

Email: office@radioreverb.com (general enquiries) or studio@radioreverb.com

twitter:

http://twitter.com/radioreverb

The One World community show is on air on Fridays at 1pm. It includes a round up of community events, activities, groups, projects, services, opportunities for volunteering and other useful information for people in Brighton and Hove. Plus interviews with people involved in community groups, projects and services.

If you would like your event, group, project or volunteering opportunity publicised, or would like to be on the show just email or phone them.

Radio Free Brighton

Aim to have shows for all ages and interests - all produced and presented by volunteers in several languages. Cover a wide range of topics:

• Eco issues, human rights and in-depth news (both local and global)
• Science, history, arts and poetry
• Stories, live music performances, music and entertainment

Website:

www.radiofreebrighton.org.uk

Contact:

Use their contact form on the website

Email:

studio@radiofreebrighton.org.uk or radiofreebrighton@yahoo.co.uk

Facebook and twitter:

www.facebook.com/radiofreebrighton
http://twitter.com/rfbrighton

Heart Sussex

Heart Radio Sussex
Radio House
Franklin Rd
Brighton
BN41 1AF

Website:

www.heartsussex.co.uk

General:

Tel. 01273 430111(office) or 0845 7102103 (studio)

News:

Email: news@southernfm.com

Text:

82122 starting your text with the word SUSSEX

Events:

You can add your events to the events calendar on their website. Go to the website, click on 'events' then on 'add an event'.

Television

BBC South Today

BBC TV
Broadcasting House
Havelock Road
Southampton, SO14 7PU

Covers the area from East Sussex, across to Devon and up to Oxfordshire.

Website:

www.bbc.co.uk/england/southtoday

Contact:

Tel: 02380 226201

Email:

south.today@bbc.co.uk or you can email direct from the website.

Text:

07786 200606

Videos and photos:

07834 845220

Political correspondent:

peter.henley@bbc.co.uk

Newsroom:

Tel. 02380 374540 or the switchboard
If you are phoning out of hours you will be given a pager number to ring.
Email: newsg.south@bbc.co.uk

BBC South East Today

BBC TV
The Great Hall
Mount Pleasant Road
Tunbridge Wells
TN1 1QQ

Covers East and West Sussex, Surrey and Kent

Website:

www.bbc.co.uk/southeasttoday

Newsroom:

Tel. 01892 675580 for breaking news.
For future events contact 01892 675575

Email: southeasttoday@bbc.co.uk

Meridian Broadcasting

Meridian Broadcasing
Olivier House
18 Marine Parade
Brighton
BN2 1TL

Website:

www.itv.com/meridian-east

News:

Tel. 0844 8814353

Email: newsroom.brighton@itv.com

Community Channel

Community Channel
2nd Floor Riverwalk House
157-161 Millbank
London, SW1P 4RR

Tel: 08708 505500
Email: info@communitychannel.org
Website: www.communitychannel.org

Broadcast on Freeview, Virgin Media and Sky. The Community Channel states that it "makes you think again about the world around you, and inspires you to take action on the causes and issues that matter to you." They broadcast original shows and work from new directors and community programme makers.

Listings and news magazines

Latest 7

Latest 7
Unit 1
Level 5 North
New England House
New England Street
Brighton
BN1 4GH

Contact:

Tel. 01273 818150

Email:

News: news@thelatest.co.uk
Events: listings@thelatest.co.uk

(Email or phone-in details of events for events at least a week before you want it publicised - it goes out weekly).

Website:

www.latest7.co.uk

What's On

Monthly 'Whats On' wall chart and pocket guide.

Williams Media Ltd
1st and 2nd floor
Unit 11
English Business Park
English Close
Hove, BN3 7ET

General:

Tel. 731000

Email:

listings@whatsonguide.co.uk

Website:

www.whatsonguide.co.uk

Fax, e-mail or write in with info for listings by 14th of each month for inclusion in the following month's edition, or submit your listings online via the website.

Insight City News

Insight City News
BN1 Publishing Ltd
Sussex House
75 Church Road
Hove
BN3 2BB

Contact:

Tel: 765200
Fax: 206681

Email:

info@insightcity.co.uk

Website:

www.insightcity.co.uk

Send info by 15th (at the latest) of each month for inclusion in the following month's edition. For news items contact them 2 months in advance.

GScene

Lesbian & gay monthly news and listings magazine

Gscene
111 Western Road
Hove
East Sussex
BN3 1AE

General:

Tel. 722457

Email:

info@gscene.com

Website:

www.gscene.com

Send info by 12th of each month for inclusion in the following month's edition.

3Sixty

Lesbian & gay monthly features and listings magazine

3sixty Magazine
4 Steine Street
Brighton
BN2 1TE

Website:

www.3sixtymag.co.uk

Contact:

Tel: 08455 192360
Fax: 676201

Email:

Email the magazine by a form on the website

Send listings in by 14th of each month, for inclusion in the following month's magazine.

One80news

Lesbian & gay fortnightly news magazine

One80news
4 Steine Street
Brighton
BN2 1TE

Contact:

Tel: 570570
Fax: 676201

Email:

info@one80news.co.uk

Website:

www.one80news.co.uk

Big Issue

Brighton is covered by the South East edition produced in London. There is no longer a local office in Brighton.

The Big Issue
1-5 Wandsworth Road
Vauxhall
London
SW8 2LN

Switchboard:

Tel. 020 7526 3200

Editorial:

editorial@bigissue.com

Website:

www.bigissue.com

Alternative press

Schnews

Published weekly by direct action group Justice?

Contact:

Tel: 685913
Press & emergency contact: 07947 507866

Email:

mail@schnews.org.uk

Website:

www.schnews.org.uk

Indymedia

You can post your own news and events on this site, or add comments to existing postings.

Websites:

UK: www.indymedia.org.uk

South Coast: www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/southcoast/

Community Newswire

A free national news distribution service for charities, communities and campaigns, run in partnership with the Press Association (PA).

The free-to-use Community Newswire service helps charities, communities and citizen journalists get their stories into the national and regional media. Stories, press releases and photos are submitted online to Community Newswire, and the best are selected and written up by dedicated Press Association journalists and distributed to thousands of newsrooms across the UK.

www.mediatrust.org/communitynewswire

Other local websites

www.brightonandhovenews.org
Website dedicated to Brighton and Hove news established in November 2009

www.gaybrighton.com
Lists local events and meetings for the lesbian and gay community.

www.brightonactivist.net
Lists local events, campaigns, demonstrations, meetings.

www.cvsectorforum.org.uk

CVSF has an events and meetings calendar for community and voluntary groups in Brighton and Hove. It is accessed through CVSF's website. If you would like to advertise your event for free, please email lisa@cvsectorforum.org.uk including the following information:

• Name of the event
• Date
• Time
• Venue
• Description (optional)
• Web-link to more info (optional)
• Who to contact for more info

Local community newsletters

If your event or news is relevant to residents of a particular area (e.g. Moulsecoomb), or a particular interest group (e.g. cycling/cyclists), it's worth finding out whether there is a local community newsletter produced in the area, and contacting the people who publish it.

If you don't live in the local area, you could check community centres, hairdressers, coffee shops, or other local businesses to check if such a publication exists.

Some newsletters are sent out only to their members so may not be available to the general public. Try doing an internet search for the area of interest, or location.

Media-related information and training

Brighton & Hove Community Reporters

For workshops, courses and training on how to be a community reporter in Brighton & Hove.

http://bhcr.scip.org.uk/

Media Trust

Online information, fact sheets and resources about PR, communications, marketing, digital media etc. They also provide training.

http://resources.mediatrust.org/

Working Together Project

They run various courses such as 'Producing a newsletter', 'Press and publicity skills', 'Introduction to public relations (PR)', 'Making posters and leaflets'.

www.workingtogetherproject.org.uk

enquiries@workingtogetherproject.org.uk
01273 810248
Brighton Junction
1A Isetta Square
35 New England Street
Brighton BN1 4GQ

 

Updated September 2011