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...

The coronavirus pandemic cast a spotlight on the vital importance of trusted news and information produced by news media publishers, with audiences for local and national journalism rising sharply, amidst repeated national lockdowns and restrictions. Facing unprecedented declines in...

The News Media Association has today written to the Transport Secretary after a new threat to public notices emerged in the form of a Government report recommending the abolition of the requirement for transport notices to be advertised in...

The UK will work with the United States and other countries to promote and defend press freedom, the Foreign Secretary has said, after America suffered more than 360 assaults on journalists since the beginning of 2020.   Responding to a Parliamentary...

The News Media Association has welcomed Ofcom’s draft guidance for video sharing platforms which upholds press freedom by expressly excluding news media from the scope of the audio-visual media services regime. Welcoming the guidance in a response to Ofcom’s consultation...

Government will consult on the new “pro-competition regime” to regulate the tech giants early this year and will legislate as soon as Parliamentary time allows, the Minister for Media and Data John Whittingdale said this week. The News Media Association welcomed...

Hundreds of JPIMedia titles have launched a campaign calling for local pharmacies to be used as vaccination centres, providing residents with local access to vaccinations. As the roll-out of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine continues, the Yorkshire Evening Post, Sunderland Echo, the...

The local news media sector has come together to launch an industry digital portal to further promote public notices to communities and enhance local democracy by harnessing local media’s massive online audiences. Funded by £1 million from the Google News...

The News Media Association has welcomed an exemption for newspapers from restrictions on advertising and trading near event venues during the Birmingham Commonwealth Games in 2022. The NMA said it was pleased that the Government has taken account of the...