News UK, publisher of The Times, Sunday Times, The Sun and The Sun on Sunday, has won a legal appeal exempting electronic editions of newspapers from VAT. On appeal, the Upper Tribunal ruled that digital versions were “newspapers” under the...

The Editors’ Code of Practice, under which the majority of Britain’s newspaper, magazine and news sites journalists work, has launched a public consultation. The Editors’ Code of Practice Committee, which writes and revises the code of standards policed by the...

Damian Collins has urged brands to call out social media platforms on the authenticity of the accounts that their content is being advertised against. Speaking at the Campaign Breakfast Briefing event in London Mr Collins, former Chair of Commons DCMS...

The Manchester Evening News sent a reporter to cover the trials of Manchester student rapist Reynhard Sinaga for more than a year before a story could be published due to reporting restrictions on the case. The paper revealed that it...

The News Media Association has urged to Number 10 Downing Street to consult with political journalists in the parliamentary lobby on changes to briefings which could weaken media access to Government.    The chairman of the lobby Christopher Hope, chief...

The industry welcomed the publication of the Cairncross review which made a series of detailed recommendations on how to support local news media.  One of the key recommendations, also made by the Furman review, was for a CMA market...

Following an industry wide Free the Press campaign coordinated by the NMA, the Government announced that it would formally close the Leveson Inquiry and would not commence Section 40, seeking its repeal at the earliest opportunity. National publishers launched The...

Local media has seen a powerful year for news, with the collaborative ‘Power up the North’ campaign from newspapers across the North, and the Bristol Post’s investigation into racial discrimination. These stories highlight the powerful work of local newspapers in...

The Government will continue to work to promote freedom of speech, human rights and the rule of law, according to the Queen’s Speech today.   Laying out the legislative priorities of the new administration, the Queen said:  “My Ministers will promote...