Weekly paper editor quits because he doesn't enjoy the job any longer

Matt Cornish, editor of the weekly Craven Herald & Pioneer for 15 months, has quit because, he says: "I'm just not enjoying it anymore." Cornish took over the chair of the Skipton-based Newsquest/Gannett title in November 2012 after being made redundant from the editorship of the Daventry Express. He is quoted by HoldTheFrontPage as saying: "I love local news, but I just don't feel I can continue producing a paper to a standard I can live with anymore without neglecting my young family." He spoke of the Herald as "a great paper" that is "hugely respected in the community" and praised the editorial team. Cornish, 37, has worked on several papers since he started in 2002 at the Hastings Observer. Aside from his two years as editor of the Daventry Express, he spent more than three years as editor of the News & Crier series in Cambridgeshire. Now he plans to go freelance. If lack of enjoyment is indeed his major reason for going, then it reflects well on him that he should go. Plenty of disenchanted journalists stay on and spend unhappy years complaining about their trade. But I wonder about Cornish, an occasional commenter to this blog, who has shown himself to be an enthusiastic and committed journalist. So it's a pity to see him go. Whatever the case, I wish him well. Source: HoldTheFrontPage Regional & local newspapers Newsquest Gannett Newspapers Yorkshire Roy Greenslade theguardian.com © 2014 Guardian News and Media Limited or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds

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