Julian Knight, Conservative MP for Solihull, has been elected chair of the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee. Former journalist Mr Knight said: “Delighted to have been elected chair of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee, lots of...

News UK has announced plans for the launch of Times Radio, a new digital radio station in partnership between The Times, The Sunday Times and Wireless. Launching later this year, Times Radio will be available on DAB, online and via app and smart speakers. The...

Yorkshire Post editor James Mitchinson has called on peers to work towards creating a fair deal between the tech companies and the news media industry so that pubvlishers can be appropriately rewarded for their investment in news. Mr Mitchinson was...

The Scottish Newspaper Society has joined forces with othjer bodies including the News Media Association to highlight concerns around changes to the way Government briefs lobby journalists in Westminster.    In a letter to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, SNS director...

Henry Faure Walker, chairman of the News Media Association, said: “The news media industry welcomed the launch of the Cairncross Review and the majority of its recommendations aimed at sustaining high quality journalism. We are encouraged by the importance...

The News Media Association has welcomed assurances from the Information Commissioner’s Office that news media will not be swept up in new age appropriate design rules which could have wreaked havoc on the industry. Responding to the publication of the...

Reach plc highlighted the climate crisis emergency by producing special issues across 25 large regional print titles and 37 news regional websites.  Titles across the UK took part, including The Birmingham Mail, Manchester Evening News, Liverpool Echo, The Chronicle -...

Lord Black of Brentwood highlighted violence against journalists across the globe and questioned the steps being taken to ensure those responsible for the violence were brought to justice in an Oral Question session at the House of Lords. As chairman...

Local and national newspaper readers across the UK supported and raised millions for charitable causes over the Christmas period. The Sunday Times’ Christmas Appeal passed £1.1M to help schools transform the lives of some of the country’s most deprived children....