The crucial legislation giving the Digital Markets Unit the teeth it needs to level the playing field between news publishers and the tech platforms will spur growth as other players in the digital marketplace are given the space they...

To mark World Press Freedom Day, Wout van Wijk, executive director of News Media Europe, interviewed Lord Black of Brentwood, deputy chairman of the Telegraph Media Group and NME media freedom ambassador. Lord Black said: "Media freedom is all about...

A new report from the National Council for the Training of Journalists examining the characteristics of UK journalists has shown progress within diversity of journalists in the industry. Joanne Butcher, NCTJ chief executive, said: “Our research programme, including reports like...

Former chairman of Johnston Press Freddy Johnston CBE has died aged 86. Mr Johnston, who was president of the Newspaper Society in 1989-90, became chairman at local news publisher F. Johnston & Company after his father died in 1973.   Under Mr Johnston’s charge...

Greater transparency is needed from the Government to restore trust in its handling of Freedom of Information requests, the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee has said. The committee’s inquiry into the Cabinet Office FOI “Clearing House,” received...

A package of interim measures would help secure the immediate future for trusted local journalism while action is taken to level the playing field between the tech platforms and news publishers, the News Media Association said.    Local publishers including...

Nigel Newton has used his inaugural speech as president of the Publishers Association to call for greater regulation of tech platforms, saying that government must “restrain the tech platforms through legislation now or we risk publishing’s future.” Chief executive of...

The Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries has said that she is "minded to" intervene in the acquisition by Newsquest of Archant, DCMS has announced.  DCMS said it had written to Newsquest and Archant to inform them of the decision which the...

The Government must follow through with a clear plan of action on tackling SLAPPs in the legal system, Baroness Stowell, the chair of the Lords Communications and Digital Committee has said in a letter published yesterday to the Justice...