A female reporter has said that vile abuse and threats against journalists is becoming “all too common” after a man was sentenced to 20 weeks in jail for posting a rape threat on Facebook. In a piece for Behind Local...

Updated guidance outlining how best to work alongside the media agreed between HM Courts and Tribunals Service, the News Media Association and the Society of Editors has been issued to all court and tribunal staff in England and Wales. The...

The News Media Association is to seek confirmation from the Cabinet Office that news media will be designated as an emergency service in the event that restrictions are placed on movement because of coronavirus.    The NMA will stress the...

Geordie Greig, editor of the Daily Mail, will deliver the third annual Society of Editors Satchwell Lecture in London in May. Greig was appointed as editor of Mail Newspapers in September 2018. He moved from The Mail on Sunday where...

  A new regulatory regime for the tech giants will not impact upon free speech which is the “beating heart of our democracy, values and modern society,” a senior Ofcom executive has said today. Ofcom group content director Kevin Bakhurst moved...

The Government has said that it looks forward to continuing “constructive engagement” with the News Media Association over advertising and trading restrictions for the Commonwealth Games to ensure that there will be no adverse impact on local newspapers. Speaking in...

Journalists have until Monday to enter the Regional Press Awards which includes the News Media Association’s Cathryn Nicoll Award for young journalists. Entries for the awards, which highlight brilliant journalism in the local media sector, can be made  through the...

The News Media Association has updated its Power of News showcase highlighting examples of national and regional newspapers’ agenda- setting investigations, campaigns and scoops. The latest examples include the cross- publisher Power Up the North campaign which ran in over...

The House of Lords Communications and Digital Committee, has launched an inquiry into the future of journalism in the UK. Launched one year after the publication of the Cairncross Review on the sustainability of UK journalism, the inquiry aims to...