Speaking at the Oxford Media Convention, John Whittingdale has spoken of the importance of sustaining local media and curbing the dominance of the tech giants. He said: “Local newspapers are trusted more, because they are a part of their community,...

The News Media Association has called on Michael Gove to designate journalists and news media ancillary workers, including printers and newspaper deliverers, as critical workers, as they have been since the start of the pandemic. In a letter to the...

News Media Association chief executive Owen Meredith spoke of the challenges facing news media publishers and of the importance of local news brands to their communities during a Westminster Media Forum conference on the future of news this week. Owen...

The Society of Editors have announced today the appointment of Dawn Alford as its new Executive Director. She takes over from Ian Murray, who stepped down in March, after three years in the role. Dawn has had a long career...

A European Court judgment has extended the “right to be forgotten” from search engines to news websites, which could impact on UK publishers. The “right to be forgotten” allows people to ask that any dated information online can be removed...

The News Media Association has welcomed the French Competition Authority’s decision to sanction Google for its conduct in relation to publishers. The NMA said: “Robust regulation of the tech giants is urgently needed to level the playing field between news...

The News Media Association shares the concerns expressed by the Campaign for Freedom of Information over the ban on disclosure of information by the Health Services Safety Investigations Body. The NMA said: “We support the CFOI's concerns surrounding the Health and...

The News Media Association has written to an influential Parliamentary committee to brief MPs on the work undertaken by the local news media sector to boost engagement with public notices. In a letter to Clive Betts MP, chairman of the...

The Ozone Project has announced today a landmark test partnership with MG OMD to deliver a programme of actionable metrics to boost business results for advertisers.  MG OMD will run the outcomes test across Ozone’s "premium only video" inventory –...