Parliamentarians have warned of increased risks to journalists and media freedom as oppressive regimes seek to use the coronavirus pandemic to silence reporting. The All-Party Parliamentary Human Rights Group and the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Media Freedom wrote a joint letter...

The NMA has called for immediate financial and operational support for all UK news publishers in its submission to the House of Lord’s Inquiry into the Future of Journalism It said: “There is an urgent need for immediate financial and operational...

The Information Commissioner’s Office has announced that it is to pause its investigation into real time bidding and the adtech industry because of the coronavirus outbreak. In a statement today, the ICO said its concerns around adtech remained but it...

Plans to scrap VAT on e-books and e-newspapers have been fast-tracked in a boost to readers and publishers during the coronavirus outbreak, the Chancellor announced today. Rishi Sunak said the zero rate of VAT will now apply to all e-publications...

The Government will continue to work closely with the news media industry to address the unique and unprecedented challenges created by the coronavirus outbreak, the Minister for Media and Data has said. John Whittingdale told MPs that the Government recognised...

This week over 30 of Newsquest and JPI Media’s newspapers have turned their mastheads blue and added in the rainbow symbol in solidarity to support the NHS and all key workers during the coronavirus pandemic.   Jeremy Clifford, JPI Media’s Editor...

News organisations are over four times as trusted for news and information on the Coronavirus according to the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism (RISJ) latest study.   In a factsheet released earlier this week, RISJ examined people’s attitudes...

World Press Freedom Day, the annual celebration of the benefits of press freedom, will be held on Sunday. UNESCO has created campaign materials including banners, posters, logos, social media messages and campaign messages. that publishers can use to help mark World Press Freedom...

The Guardian has announced a strong rise in reader support including a 39 per cent year-on-year increase in digital subscriptions across the publisher’s premium apps and tablet editions. The Guardian said recurring monthly supporters had increased by 23 per cent...