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Last night, our journalists around the country manned live blogs, attended election counts, created special print editions and recorded political history. Read our highlights in today's Celebrating Great Journalism - General Election Special, and subscribe to the newsletter for weekly highlights from across our national and regional brands. #localjournalism #journalism #localnews

After six weeks of campaigning, it’s finally general election day in the UK. Our journalists around the country have been working hard to cover every development, and now our newsrooms wait to uncover, share and analyse the results. Here are just a few of the front pages from our national and regional titles today. #electioncoverage #journalism #localjournalism

We've been determined to ensure the agenda in this election campaign isn't totally set by what the parties want to talk about, but about the issues that really matter to voters. So we launched the 5,000 Voices campaign, to ensure views and issues from diverse communities across the UK were all captured in our coverage. It's been a truly collaborative project that's created content for our smallest local titles and our biggest nationals, and we've also been able to give invaluable experience to some young journalists just starting out on their careers as part of it. You can read more about what we've done here: https://lnkd.in/euE7Cjn2, and dip into some of the 150+ stories created so far here: https://5000voices.co.uk/. Congratulations to Paul Gallagher, Helen Dalby and others who helped coordinate it, and thanks to all our news teams across the country for buying into it so enthusiastically. It's a very important piece of work.

Two weeks ago, we launched 5000 voices - an ambitious vox pop video project capturing the public’s views in the run-up to tomorrow’s general election. Our journalists have been talking to voters around the UK about the campaign trail’s hot topics and mishaps, what they think of the party leaders, and what really needs to be done in their areas. It’s a revealing collection of views - link in comments to read the stories from across our titles. And in this video, check out some of the answers we got when voters in Edinburgh, Dorking, Bury, Hull, Greater Manchester and other parts of the UK were asked: what’s more important, tax cuts or better investment in public services? #electioncoverage  #localjournalism  #journalism

On Saturday, staff from the Mirror and Reach joined the Pride in London march as part of the Mirror’s media partnership. Many members of ReachOut, our colleague network for LGBTQ+ staff and allies, were part of the parade with their friends and family. Kate Allen, Chair of ReachOut, said: “What an incredible day! As Reach colleagues, friends and family marched together to celebrate love and equality, I was so proud that we were able to experience such an amazing ‘life moment’ together and that the Mirror was official media partner for the first time in our history. We are already looking forward to next year.” Here’s a few pictures from the day taken by our staff. #pride  #lgbtq+  #prideinlondon  #allyship

Our #storyoftheweek comes from CornwallLive where senior reporter Oli Vergnault tests out a new stretch of the A30 that’s been four years and £330m in the making - a highly viewed piece and a classic example of local journalism “on the ground.” #storyoftheweek #CornwallLive Link in comments to read more

It’s Pride Month, and we are excited to show support and solidarity for the LGBTQ+ community this weekend. On Saturday, the Mirror will be the official media partner for Pride in London for the first time ever. Staff and clients will be proudly marching at the parade under the Mirror banner. Mirror, Curiously and MyLondon have all been sharing content in the run-up to the event and will also be reporting live from the event. Highlights so far include: 🏳️🌈What Pride Month is and how it all started https://lnkd.in/evmPrhnW  🏳️🌈Cruise exclusively for LGBTQIA+ passengers https://lnkd.in/eGPWYyqj  🏳️🌈'London is the gay capital of the world' say husbands who grew up in 'closed gay communities' https://lnkd.in/eDb5H6SD #pride   #lgbtq+  #prideinlondon  #allyship  #mediapartnerships

Exciting news out of our Reach Studio team as they secure a partnership with Crown Trade for Euros vodcast Euro Thrash - a first for the blended editorial and commercial team which formed earlier this year. Check out their latest episode below - link in comments. #vodcast #partnership #Euros #EuroThrash

Ahead of the general election, our titles have launched a campaign to raise awareness of the rise in election misinformation, particularly social media. Check out the video below from our Online Safety Editor, Dr Rebecca W. for advice when navigating news online. #GE2024CheckYourSources

A big welcome to Fiona Salmon, who has joined as Managing Director of Mantis, our leading brand advertising solutions provider. Fiona will take responsibility for growth across the UK and Europe, business operations, and prioritising sustainability. Terry Hornsby, Group Digital Director at Reach, said: “Fiona’s diverse experience makes her the perfect fit for a company sitting at the intersection of media, technology, and advertising. Her skills in fostering strategic partnerships will be a vital asset as she takes the helm of our UK operations, and we look forward to seeing her play an integral part in driving ongoing growth.” Find out more on our website - link in comments.