What is NN Journal?
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NN Journal is a newsletter for people who care about Northamptonshire.
We believe there has never been a greater need for independent local journalism - reporting that digs beneath the headlines and tells the stories that are going untold. Working closely with the local community, NN Journal aims to shine a light on these issues and hold those in power to account.
About NN Journal
NN Journal was founded in January 2021 and is written and edited by Sarah Ward. We publish news and features about matters of importance from across the whole of Northamptonshire from local politics to social affairs, culture, crime, and health. We also subscribe to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, so we often feature reports written by Nadia Lincoln.
Without adverts or funders, NN Journal is entirely independent and we can and regularly do publish news that others chose not to. We think all those in Northamptonshire who hold power should be held to account and our archive features numerous examples of our reporting doing just this.
Part of our mission is also to strengthen Northamptonshire’s media. Today in 2025, the county is without a daily newspaper and local reporters are heavily outgunned by press officers. (Read our special report here). This means that the news received by people living in Northamptonshire is often biased and does not give the full picture. We are here to tell the other side of the story that public bodies do not want you know about.
And don’t just take our word for it. The incomparable Private Eye has described us as ‘excellent’ and from time to time it features news that has appeared in NN Journal first.
We don’t make much use of social media, as we don’t want to chase those algorithms, so the best way to make sure you receive all our news is to add your name to our mailing list. There is no obligation to pay. Most of our news is free to all.
Get in touch via email at sarahward@nnjournal.co.uk or call 07887 500545.
How it works
If you like what you read on NN Journal, and if you want to support us, you can do the following things:
You can subscribe for just £6 per month or £60 per year (or just £1.25 a week). There’s also the option to become a founding member and donate any amount you want. NN Journal members receive everything we publish. The income goes towards paying our journalists (plus other basic admin costs and insurances).
If you can’t or don’t want to subscribe, that’s totally fine but please add your self to our email list. You will receive regular news from us.
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Get in touch
If you have a story that you think needs to be looked into, please get in touch and email us at sarahward@nnjournal.co.uk
All of your tip offs or suggestions will be treated in the strictest of confidence and we will never reveal the identity of our sources.
Complaints
NN Journal’s reason for existence is to produce top quality journalism which adheres to the high standards expected by our readers. To do this we undertake fact checking, professional editing and use legal advice where needed. We subscribe to the Editor’s Code or Practice which you can read here. We will correct any factual errors whenever they are brought to our attention.
How to complain
If you do think that an article is not up to this standard, please email sarahward@nnjournal.co.uk.
Please include your name and any organisation you represent; contact details and the headline of the article in question.
Sarah Ward will respond within 48 hours after reviewing your complaint, with the intended remedy.
