Meet Our Writers
Name: Steven Cox
Job title: SEO copywriter
Email: steven.cox@lakestarmedia.com
About: Steven, 44, brings more than 20 years’ journalism and media experience to the team at Lakestar Media. Since obtaining his NCTJ qualifications, he has worked for many of the UK’s leading publishing houses, including the Guardian Media Group, Press Association, EMAP and Johnston Press. As well as mainstream news reporting, he has experience covering specialist fields including business, transport and travel.
Name: Richard Morris
Job title: SEO copywriter
Email: richard.morris@lakestarmedia.com
About: Richard completed a degree in journalism at the University of Sheffield in 2005 before spending three years working as a reporter at the North West Evening Mail in Barrow, Cumbria. He moved to Manchester in 2008 and spent one year as a senior business reporter at Crain’s Manchester Business. Richard joined Lakestar Media in December 2009
News
Woman MP says Twitter not to blame for her troll ordeal
3rd May 2012
A female member of the UK Parliament has refused to blame Twitter for a torrent of abuse she has received on the site, instead choosing to publish the comments in a bid to highlight the problem many women in politics face when they use the microblogging channel.
EU data reforms risk UK's standing as top digital economy
3rd May 2012
Plans for "chilling" changes to data protection laws will make it unlikely that the UK could be the source of the next social media phenomenon.
High Court slams door on music-sharing website
3rd May 2012
The British High Court has ordered all the country's internet service providers to block access to a Swedish-based music, film and game-sharing website.
Google faces online petition over PPC ad rotation changes
2nd May 2012
New pay-per-click advertisements placed through Google's Adwords ad management system can now only be rotated for a maximum period of 30 days.
National Trust turns to Facebook to find best Great British Day Out
2nd May 2012
Conservation body the National Trust is mounting a bid to reach out to a younger audience by launching a new Facebook app.
