The News Media Association will run their campaign Journalism Matters from 5 to 11 October 2020, after it was postponed earlier this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. The campaign will highlight the vital importance of trusted and accurate journalism...

In a DCMS Select Committee evidence session, the chief executive of Ofcom, Dame Melanie Dawes spoke about the importance of quality journalism and its funding in an era marked by disinformation. She said: "What our research shows is that the...

The Independent Press Standards Organisation has announced Charlotte Dewar as its new chief executive. Charlotte was previously the director of operations at IPSO for five years and has been acting chief executive since Matt Tee’s departure in February. Charlotte said: “I’m...

Public notices ensure open government and are an integral source of revenue for the local news industry.The government has launched its planning reform consultation today, following the release of the Planning for the Future white paper earlier this year. The...

Advertising spend data published this morning has shown that the tech platforms continued to profit as the coronavirus pandemic took hold in the UK while all other media sectors suffered dramatic declines in revenues. New figures for Q1 2020 from...

The Labour Party has continued to press for a business rates holiday for news media amid concerns about the future of titles which have seen advertising revenues squeezed during the cornavirus pandemic.  The Express and Star reported that the Shadow Leader...

The UK Press Card Authority has released a flyer promoting the press card scheme. The flyer will be sent out to authorities informing them of the scheme and its purpose in providing verification of the card holder’s identity to...

Local news publishers have experienced a drop in Facebook interactions of nearly a quarter in just a week after the platform introduced changes to its ranking system, according to new analysis.   Behind Local News reported that early data analysis suggests...

Leaders from across the UK’s advertising and media industries have this afternoon written to the Prime Minister outlining their concern regarding speculation that strict new rules on TV and online advertising are due to be announced next week.  The letter...