The News Media Association considers that the introduction of a simple, broad public interest defence to the Official Secrets Act is essential to enable matters of public interest to be scrutinised and debated and allow malpractice to be exposed...

The Ozone Project has announced a new partnership with Asian Media Group which will see the publisher’s consumer websites including Eastern Eye, Garavi Gujarat and Asian Times become part of Ozone’s media portfolio. In addition to joining the media alliance, Asian...

The publisher exemption from the new online safety regime must be strengthened during the passage of the Online Safety Bill, as Ministers have committed to do, News Media Association chief executive Owen Meredith said yesterday. Giving evidence to the Online...

The Ozone Project has announced that HuffPost UK and BuzzFeed UK will join the online digital advertising partnership of news brands, increasing Ozone’s reach by more than 200,000 readers every month. These titles, which sit under the BuzzFeed, Inc. group,...

The BBC must step back from its “misguided plans” to boost its own local news services, in direct competition with commercial providers, to avoid damaging local journalism, the News Media Association has said. Responding to BBC director-general Tim Davie’s speech yesterday...

The Competition and Markets Authority has launched a second investigation into Google’s practices in ad tech with a probe into whether Google has broken the law by restricting competition in the digital advertising technology market. The CMA said that until the...

Speaking at the UN Security Council meeting on the protection of journalists, Ambassador James Kariuki, the UK deputy permanent representative to the UN, said a free and independent press were vital to countering disinformation and propaganda. He said: “An independent...

Newsquest Media Group is launching new apprenticeships through its Young Reporter scheme across its titles in England. The Newsquest Young Reporter Scheme has been active for 14 years and is a schools’ programme for students aged 14-18 that runs for...

The Government paid tribute to Shireen Abu Akleh on Monday, after she was killed whilst working in the West Bank, and highlighted the vital and important work journalists carry out around the world. Ms. Abu Akleh worked as a reporter...