The local media sector, through the News Media Association, has challenged party leaders Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn to answer five questions about how they would help the industry if they were elected Prime Minister.  The NMA said: "Senior politicians...

Press freedom concerns have been voiced after the Conservative Party banned a Daily Mirror reporter from its campaign coach as the Prime Minister travelled from Manchester to the north east of England.   The Mirror reported that it had been invited...

The Information Commissioner has renewed her call for the Freedom of Information Act to be extended to cover private companies providing public services which is valued at £284 billion a year .   Speaking at the Society of Editors conference, Elizabeth...

The Sun has launched a major campaign for its 50th birthday, inviting readers to nominate the charities that mean the most to them, for the chance to share in a £1 million year-long Reader Fund giveaway. Tony Gallagher, The Sun editor-in-chief,...

PHD Media has won the Local Media Works Awards Best of the Best award for planning an outstanding national campaign in local media. A panel of judges picked PHD Media for its ‘Awesome Week’ campaign for the Lego Movie 2 and...

The Local Democracy Reporting Service, part of the News Media Assocation and BBC's Local News Partnership, has officially started in Northern Ireland. Jessica Black was the first reporter on the BBC-funded scheme to file a story from the area with...

Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn have spoken of the importance of local press after the weekly Chad newspaper accused the Prime Minister of fobbing off local media during a visit to the area. In a piece last week, The Chad...

Government must “get out of the slow lane” with their support for local journalism otherwise more local papers will be lost at a time when we need them most, Newsquest chief executive Henry Faure Walker has said. Speaking at a...

Local and national news media publishers are able to apply to the Government-funded Future News Fund for grants of up to £100,000 to “pilot new approaches to public interest news,” Nesta has announced. Applications have to be submitted by  8...