Peers have called for action to bring the Northern Ireland defamation regime into line with the rest of the United Kingdom in order to end the chill on freedom of speech there.   The Lords debate on Monday was initiated by...

New support measures to support independent journalism in the UK are urgently required as the new national lockdowns “further intensify and prolong” the severe pressure on the news media industry, the News Media Association has said to the Chancellor. In...

It is imperative that news publishers and their content are wholly exempt from the proposed online harms regime in order to safeguard press freedom and prevent censorship by third party distributors, the News Media Association has said. In a submission...

Independent weekly title The Times of Tunbridge Wells has announced that it is to suspend publication because of the drop in advertising revenue caused by the national lockdown in England.    Writing in the paper this week, editorial director Richard...

Peers are to debate the defamation regime in Northern Ireland on Monday amid ongoing concerns about the failure to bring the province into line with England and Wales and crack down on libel tourism and the threat to freedom...

Local media as produced powerful stories in 2020, with campaigns such as X and X. These stories highlight the powerful work of local newspapers in delivering high quality trusted news to their communities across the country. Here is a...

  The NMA secured last week, with DCMS, a quarantine exemption for UK journalists and other essential news media workers who need to travel abroad for work assignments. The exemption came into effect in England on Saturday 21 November 2020.   Lynne...

The News Media Association has welcomed the Government’s commitment to protect press freedom by exempting news media content from the new regime to crack down on online harms propagated by the tech giants.  The NMA has successfully lobbied for comprehensive...

Local and national newspapers across the UK are encouraging readers to support charitable causes and local campaigns over Christmas. The Manchester Evening News is supporting local children’s charity Wood Street Mission this year and is encouraging readers to donate new...