The News Media Association has welcomed the Joint Committee on the draft Online Safety Bill's report and said that it looks forward to working with policymakers to ensure that the news publisher content exemption is “watertight and fit for...

European publishers have warned that a new report could pave the way for the tech platforms to further entrench their dominance over the  data and push news media publishers out of the marketplace.  The Internal Market and Consumer Protection committee...

The new advanced research and invention agency will come to be viewed with public suspicion and distrust if it is not included within the scvope of Freedom of Information laws, peers have warned. The News Media Association has joined forces...

European news publishers have welcomed EU Finance Ministers’ adoption of amendments to the EU VAT Directive which will allow Member States to zero-rate journalistic publications in print and online. News Media Europe executive director Wout van Wijk said: “By allowing...

The number of journalists jailed around the world set another record in 2021, as repressive regimes crack down on the independent press, a new report from the Committee to Protect Journalists has warned. The CPJ’s 2021 prison census found that the...

Newsworks is partnering with the British Library for its ‘Breaking the News’ exhibition next year which will explore the roles of choice, interpretation, truth and trust in UK news media.  The exhibition, which will run from 22 April to 21 August,...

LOCALiQ has announced the launch of cross media optimisation, a new proprietary goal-based ad technology solution that automatically optimises clients’ advertising campaigns to increase performance in real time across major digital ad platforms. Cross media optimisation’s...

The News Media Association has expressed grave concerns over a European Court of Human Rights judgment which the NMA fears could set a precedent requiring publishers to remove lawful and accurate articles from their websites. The ECHR judgment found that...

Denham: Must Protect FOI For Fair and Free Journalism Former Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham answered questions last week from the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee (PACAC) on transparency concerns raised against a Cabinet Office body which coordinates Freedom...