The problems of funding journalism in the digital space will “persist and worsen” unless a new deal is struck with the tech giants to see the content creators fairly rewarded for their investment in news, News Media Europe has...

Facebook has faced heavy criticism over its threat to pull news from its platforms if the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s draft news media bargaining code becomes law. The code, which is designed to address acute bargaining power imbalances between...

David Newell, chief executive of the News Media Association, has announced that he will be retiring from the NMA next summer. He said: “Earlier this year, I announced to the NMA Board that I planned to step down as NMA CEO...

Archant is launching a new unit called Archant Ventures to champion local entrepreneurship within the community. Archant Ventures will invest in local organisations that show real growth potential – to accelerate their success, create new jobs and make a positive...

Julian Knight MP has called for an exemption for news publishers from the  online harms regime to ensure that freedom of the press is not damaged by the new regime. In a letter to Culture Secretary John Whittingdale, the chairman of...

A Local Democracy Reporter used her experience of reporting on local politics in Oldham to get the inside track as fears mounted that the town would be locked down following a sharp rise in coronavirus cases. In a piece for...

Tributes have been paid to press freedom campaigner Patsy Robertson, who worked for the Commonwealth Secretariat for almost 30 years under three Secretaries-General, after she died last week aged 86. After graduating in New York at the end of the...

Google is facing a growing backlash over its response to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s draft news media bargaining code which is designed to address acute bargaining power imbalances between news businesses and the platforms. In response to an...

The public have “relied heavily” on local news media to “cut through the noise and hold decision makers to account” during the coronavirus pandemic, Shadow Transport Secretary Jim McMahon has said. The MP for Oldham West & Royton said that...