Microsoft has this week come out in support of Australia’s news media bargaining code to level the playing field between the news media industry and the tech giants, saying the news publishers are “vital to the country’s democracy.” The code...

The arrest of a photographer covering a protest at an asylum centre in Kent raises “serious concerns” about press freedom, the News Media Association has warned. Press Gazette reported that freelance photographer Andy Aitchison was arrested on suspicion of causing criminal...

Coverage of high profile royal and political engagements covered by the Royal Rota has risen sharply among News Media Association members during the coronavirus pandemic. The NMA, which facilitates the Royal Rota on behalf of its members, has worked with...

Local news from the UK’s regional press industry was read by 43.7 million people in December, data from Comscore has revealed. In total, 85.8 per cent of the UK’s adult, online population used local news in December, up from 79...

The tech platforms are continuing to eat into other media sectors’ share of advertiser spend as the coronavirus pandemic severely depresses ad revenues for the content creators.     Adspend figures for Q3 2020 from AA/Warc published this week show that...

Publishers spoke of the importance of quality journalism and have called on peers to work towards some of the industry’s key asks, chiefly regulation of the tech giants, exemption from Online Harms and retaining the statutory requirement for public...

Trusted journalism has never been more important for audiences than it is now, and the new online harms regime will uphold freedom of expression, Ofcom group director of broadcasting and online content Kevin Bakhurst has said. In a piece for...

The Commonwealth Press Union Media Trust has presented the 2020 Astor Award to Professor Robert Pinker for his outstanding contribution to press freedom across the Commonwealth. The Astor Award is one of the most prestigious – and one of the...

      The Information Commissioner’s Office has announced that it is resuming its investigation into real time bidding and the adtech industry The investigation, which the News Media Association and its members have fully engaged with, was paused in May last year...