Joy Yates

Joy Yates is the Regional Editor for Newsquest Cumbria, with titles including the Carlisle-based News & Star, The Mail in South Cumbria, The Cumberland News, The Whitehaven News, the Times & Star, Westmorland Gazette as well as Northumberland's Hexham Courant. Joy is on the Society of Editors board of directors and is a former chair of the society's North East branch. Joy is also a member of the Defence and Security Media Advisory committee. An award-winning journalist, Joy is an industry adviser for Sunderland University on behalf of the National Council for the Training of Journalists.

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