Strategic lawsuits against public protection, known as SLAPPs, pose a clear and present danger to the rule of law, free speech and a free press, the chief executive of the Solicitors Regulation Authority has said. In a piece for The...

Registration is open for Ad Net Zero's second global summit on 9 and 10 November with the event broadcast live from Park Village in London to an international audience as well in person attendance by supporters. It follows the inaugural Ad...

Sayra Tekin will speak at an event looking at key issues for government media policy and regulation under a new Prime Minister and the importance of protecting freedom of speech within the Online Safety Bill. The News Media Association’s director...

News permits required for news photography in the Royal Parks are to be reissued after a joint letter coordinated by the News Media Association expressing alarm over restrictions to photography at the back of Downing Street. A coalition of organisations representing professional...

The Cabinet Office has announced it will reexamine the function of the "FOI Clearing House" after recommendations called for greater transparency and more protections for those submitting Freedom of Information (FOI) requests. The review, led by Sue Langley, recommended the...

Tindle Newspapers has purchased the Cornwall-based Voice Newspapers series, extending its reach into the local Cornwall marketplace. The eight titles in the Voice series, based in Truro, will form part of Tindle Newspapers Cornwall Ltd following the acquisition from AD’...

Secret guidance issued by the College of Policing to all police forces in England and Wales risks equating the media industry with wrongdoing and corruption, industry bodies have warned. In a letter to the College of Policing, the Society of...

A coalition of organisations representing professional photographers and journalists including the News Media Association has written to The Royal Parks to voice concerns about restrictions to news photography at the back of Downing Street. In a letter to The Royal...

Local and national newsbrands are urged to support an IPA ad campaign encouraging advertisers to increase their investment in ad spend in the coming year. The ads promote IPA research which shows that companies which increased their marketing budgets during...