Moorlands Mail. Yorkshire Post exclusive

Popular newspaper the Yorkshire Post welcomed two budding journalists from the Moorlands Mail to take a peek behind the scenes.  

On May 27, Gregory Bertrand and Dom Bailey interviewed Peter Charlton, editor of the York-shire Post, and then were shown around the newsroom by the man himself. And the following day, new Prime Minister David Cameron had the same tour!  

In comparison to the small IT Room, where the magic of the Moorlands Mail is created, the newsroom of the Yorkshire Post is massive; there are at least one hundred computers com-pared to the sixteen PCs of Moorlands.

During the tour we met the picture editor, who showed us the thousands of pictures received every minute from around the world.  “There are around 80 journalists working for me in this building,” Mr Charlton told us.

“I left at school at 16 after my GCSEs to join as a journalist. I became an editor after being a re-porter with the Yorkshire Post for many years. I then transferred to editorial production. These are the people who edit the story, double check every line, and also make every story fit on the page.”  He added: “The best part of my job is the people. That’s both the men and the women who are in the editorial department. Also the people I meet in the course of the job. One minute I could be in a football match visiting as a guest, and the other minute I could be at a drinks reception at 10 Downing Street. 

Mr Charlton said that the newspaper runs so smoothly because of the way that everyone works as a team. “There is no such thing as a typical day in the news room,” he said. “However, most days are busy and there is a creative environment in which to work but there are lots of deadlines so people are fixed on their computer.”  

Despite the obvious differences, such as workers and funding, the big difference between our small tabloid and their large broadsheet is the effort that is pumped into the stories. Over five weeks, one issue of Moorlands Mail is produced whereas a Yorkshire Post is a daily occurrence.  

We felt very lucky to have such a great insight into the working of a real newspaper and hope-fully picked up some tips for the Moorlands Mail!

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22 March

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22 March

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17 March

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15 March

Football on the Grainge pitch
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12 March

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26 February

Over 30 extra-curricular activities to choose from at Moorlands
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11 February

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29 January

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22 January

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21 January

Young Voices - postponed
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21 January

School open - Tues 22nd Jan
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08 January

Well done - Year 6 Trinity Building Project
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08 January

Christmas carols in the playground
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08 January

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08 January

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18 December

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18 December

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18 December

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18 December

Christmas Concert
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17 December

House swimming Gala
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12 December

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11 December

Harrogate radio station Stray FM came in to record Years 3 & 4
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05 December

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04 December

Miss Greenwood's Wedding
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27 November

Black Belts for three ex-Moorlanders
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27 November

Year 5's geography field trip to Yorkshire Water
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27 November

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08 November

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24 October

Autumnal Acrostic Poetry
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21 October

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09 October

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21 September

Headmasters merit book
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11 September

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31 August

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19 June

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19 June

Street Party for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee
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19 June

Year 3 at Murton Park - Saxon Day
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29 May

Moorlands Golf Day
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29 May

Year 2 - Science topic
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25 May

Beach party for Early Years
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25 May

Year 1 - Medieval Day May 2012
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25 May

Year 7 - geography field trip to Clampham 24 May 2012
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25 May

Sleeping Beauty Party
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22 May

Year 8 organise a fancy dress walk for charity
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22 May

Lord Mayor visits Moorlands School
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22 May

Year 4 - Camp Week
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02 May

A school production of Treasure Island for Years 3 - 6.
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02 May

A new date for the Golf Day and Felix with Easter basket
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23 April

Please help secure free Sports Equipment for Nursery.
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29 March

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26 March

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26 March

Cubhill and Foxhill Run 2012
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20 March

Rugby National Honours
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20 March

Year 3 – Dragons Den
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20 March

Year 2 - Katie Morag day
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20 March

Year 8 - UK Mathematics Trust Team Challenge
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13 March

11th March - ‘Keep Calm and Dance for Marie Curie cancer care”
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13 March

1 March – Uppingham Prep Schools Orchestra Day
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06 March

Year 8, discover how to find the DNA of a kiwi
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28 February

Easter Holiday Club Activities Timetable
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10 February

Year 1 - International Food Day
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09 February

Year 2 visited Abbey House Museum
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07 February

Moorlands Got Talent - £3k raised
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06 February

Moorlands Despatches February 2012
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06 February

Year 3 - A Pirate themed week
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27 January

Feb half term holiday club
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20 January

School Minibus
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19 January

Moorlands Got Talent
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12 December

Early Years Nativity
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12 December

Geography Field Trip - Year 5
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22 November

Save money and raise funds for Moorlands School when you shop online at Christmas.
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17 November

Year 5 with some of boxes collected for Operation Christmas
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01 November

A new after school club - Cookery Club
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01 November

Reception and Year 1 went to the Pizza Farm near York
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27 June

Photos of the Summer Concert 2011
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24 June

Photos of the Year 7 Exhibition
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21 June

A trip to Yorkshire Sculpture park for Year 7
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21 June

Early Years Sports Day
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21 June

IAPS National Golf Championship at Royal Lytham & St Annes
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09 June

Year 2 at Bradford Industrial Museum
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09 June

Year 4 at Murton Park
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09 June

Year 3 at Murton Park
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12 May

Lord Mayor of Leeds visits Moorlands school
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12 May

Year 1 visit from a Policeman
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12 May

Year 1 visit to the Deep
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10 May

Last term outdoor adventure at Stape Year 4 and 5
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06 May

Moorlands Despatches May 2011
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05 May

Great fun for all at the Olympic Sponsored Event
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05 April

Moorlands Despatches April 2011
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23 March

Congratulations
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16 March

Year 2 Victorian Day
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11 March

Scholarship Success
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08 March

Head of Moorlands Diploma
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04 March

Nursery children go swimming
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02 February

Moorlands Despatches Feb 2011
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17 January

Moorlands Despatches January 2011
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17 January

Spy School February Half Term
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05 January

Exam Week - timetable
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05 January

School Colours
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13 December

Shoe box appeal
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10 December

Cleaners required
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06 December

MSA Fair
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06 December

Nathanael's Double Success
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02 December

Early Years Nativity Postponed
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01 December

School closed
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30 November

Netball cancelled
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30 November

School open.
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29 November

Clubs & late class cancelled due to snow
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29 November

Rugby cancelled - Wed 1st Dec
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26 November

Snow Contingency
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19 October

U13 Rugby team, Rugby School v Moorlands
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08 October

Half term clubs
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04 October

Half term Star Linguist Holiday Squads
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04 October

Moorlands Despatches Oct 2010
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28 September

French and Spanish Holiday Clubs- Star Linguist
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20 August

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20 August

Well Done Sam Walker
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19 July

Second Hand Uniform Shop
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18 July

White Rosettes win at Llangollen Eisteddfod
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14 June

Last chance for Ball tickets
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07 June

Moorlands Despatches June 2010
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21 May

Half term sports camp
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18 May

Year 4 Camp
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11 May

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04 May

Moorlands Despatches May 2010
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09 March

Poetry walk in The Hollies
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02 February

Moorlands Despatches Feb 2010
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22 January

Sports results
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14 January

Moorlands Despatches Jan 2009
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03 December

Rugby semi-finalists
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04 November

Moorlands Despatches Nov 2009
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Moorlands Mail October 2009
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15 October

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02 October

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11 September

Eton Success
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17 June

Scholarship success for Moorlanders
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09 June

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08 June

Foundation Unit now accepting Children from 2 Years
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28 May

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15 May

Kaiser Chiefs Rock School
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12 May

Foundation Unit Open Morning
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01 May

Dalby Forest
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05 March

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09 February

The Staff Pantomime
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09 February

Sports and climbing club during Easter and Summer holidays
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04 February

Open Morning- 27th February 9.30am until noon
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11 December

Singing Stars' Success
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30 November

Netball success
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30 November

2009/2010 Term dates
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24 May

Bugman comes to school
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