The Camden New Journal is a free, independent newspaper that covers the London Borough of Camden

London Borough of Camden

In 1801, the civil parishes that form the modern borough were already developed and had a total population of 96,795. This continued to rise swiftly throughout the 19th century, as the district became built up; reaching 270,197 in the middle of the century...

. It was born out of a strike in the 1980s supported by campaigning journalist Paul Foot

Paul Foot

Paul Mackintosh Foot was a British investigative journalist, political campaigner, author, and long-time member of the Socialist Workers Party...

, Holborn and St Pancras MP Frank Dobson

Frank Dobson

Frank Gordon Dobson, is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Holborn and St. Pancras since 1979...

 and the paper's editor Eric Gordon. It carries significant influence locally due to its high news content, investigations and high readership.

It was named Free Newspaper of The Year at the Press Gazette

Press Gazette

Press Gazette, formerly known as UK Press Gazette , is a British media trade magazine dedicated to journalism and the press. It was first published in 1965, and currently has a circulation of about 2,500, although it had enjoyed higher circulations earlier in its history...

's national industry awards in 2001, 2003, 2005 and 2010. It was nominated in 2002 and 2004.

Current journalists include Dan Carrier, Josh Loeb, Pavan Amara, Steve Barnett, Tom Foot and Richard Osley. One contributor, Rose Hacker

Rose Hacker

Rose Hacker was a British socialist, writer, sex educator and campaigner for social justice. At her death, aged 101, she was the world's oldest newspaper columnist.-Life:...

, was believed to be the world's oldest columnist: her column ceased with her death in 2008 at the age of 101

The paper also includes a diary page, penned by John Gulliver.

In 2006, the Camden New Journal - and its sister paper the Islington

Islington

Islington is a neighbourhood in Greater London, England and forms the central district of the London Borough of Islington. It is a district of Inner London, spanning from Islington High Street to Highbury Fields, encompassing the area around the busy Upper Street...

 Tribune - broke the national story that Government minister Margaret Hodge

Margaret Hodge

Margaret Hodge MBE MP, also known as Lady Hodge by virtue of her husband's knighthood, is a British Labour politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Barking since 1994. She was the first Minister for Children in 2003 and was Minister of State for Culture and Tourism at the Department...

 had described the war in Iraq as British Prime Minister Tony Blair

Tony Blair

Anthony Charles Lynton Blair is a former British Labour Party politician who served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 to 27 June 2007. He was the Member of Parliament for Sedgefield from 1983 to 2007 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007...

's biggest mistake.

In 2008, journalist Paul Keilthy was nominated in both the Reporter Of The Year and Feature Writer Of The Year categories at the Press Gazette awards. Richard Osley was also shortlisted for Feature Writer Of The Year. In 2009, journalists Dan Carrier and Simon Wroe were nominated for the same award. The newspaper was nominated for Newspaper Of The Year for regional newspapers with high circulations.

The Islington Tribune is a widely-read local newspaper in the London Borough of Islington

London Borough of Islington

The London Borough of Islington is a London borough in Inner London. It was formed in 1965 by merging the former metropolitan boroughs of Islington and Finsbury. The borough contains two Westminster parliamentary constituencies, Islington North and Islington South & Finsbury...

, contributed to by Peter Gruner, an award-winning environment journalist who worked for the Evening Standard

Evening Standard

The Evening Standard, now styled the London Evening Standard, is a free local daily newspaper, published Monday–Friday in tabloid format in London. It is the dominant regional evening paper for London and the surrounding area, with coverage of national and international news and City of London...

. Former reporters include Kim Janssen and Andrew Walker, who works for the BBC. Former Camden New Journal deputy editor Andrew Johnson left to work at the Independent on Sunday for four years. He has now returned to the Islington Tribune.

The West End Extra, covering the entire borough of Westminster

City of Westminster

The City of Westminster is a London borough occupying much of the central area of London, England, including most of the West End. It is located to the west of and adjoining the ancient City of London, directly to the east of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, and its southern boundary...

, is also produced from the New Journals Camden Town

Camden Town

-Economy:In recent years, entertainment-related businesses and a Holiday Inn have moved into the area. A number of retail and food chain outlets have replaced independent shops driven out by high rents and redevelopment. Restaurants have thrived, with the variety of culinary traditions found in...

 office. Both are also edited by Eric Gordon.

Other newspapers in the same area

• Hampstead & Highgate Express ("Ham and High"; not free)