The House of Lords Communications and Digital Committee wrote to the Ministry of Justice, HM Treasury and DCMS last week, urging government to tackle the use of SLAPPs (strategic litigation against public participation) by corporations or wealthy individuals to...

The News Media Association has worked closely on the launch of a pilot scheme allowing media to report on the family courts which goes live in Cardiff, Leeds and Carlisle today. The NMA has been strongly supportive of reforms...

The News Media Association has welcomed some recommendations from the DCMS Committee’s new report ‘Sustainability of Local Journalism’, following their inquiry. Responding to the DCMS Committee’s new report on the ‘Sustainability of Local Journalism’, NMA chief executive, Owen Meredith...

The forthcoming Media Bill will include provisions to repeal Section 40 of the Crime and Courts Act “which has for too long hung over the heads of our free press,” Media Minister Julia Lopez MP has said. Speaking at...

GroupM trading director Craig Smith has called on media agencies and advertisers to invest more ad spend in highly trusted local news media as new audience data from JICREG Trust Local show that local news media now reaches 40...

Forty million people now read local news media in print and digital every month, according to the latest audience data from JICREG Trust Local, as a new survey shows that public trust in local news brands has grown sharply...

The News Media Association issued over 1,400 cards to newsgatherers working in the news media industry last year. The number issued in 2022 saw a nine per cent increase on the previous year. Press cards are formally recognised by...

A coalition representing media from across the world has warned that provisions in the National Security Bill could have a chilling effect on journalism, creating a blueprint for authoritarian governments around the world to threaten journalists, activists and whistleblowers....

Across 2022, national, regional and local news media brands published powerful front pages, from hard-hitting campaigns, scoops and exclusives to launching appeals for those in need. From The Camden New Journal’s aid van delivering donations to refugee camps on...