News Media Europe has spoken of a missed opportunity to rebalance the online ecosystem following the announcement of the Digital Services Act and the Digital Markets Act by the European Commission. The DSA aims to clarify the responsibilities of digital...

Sayra Tekin has started work as the News Media Association’s new legal, policy and regulatory affairs director.   Sayra, an experienced legal advice and litigation lawyer most recently at the BBC, has now taken over from Santha Rasaiah who has retired...

Government must “move quickly” in taking forward legislation to underpin a new regulatory regime for the tech giants which will reset the relationship between publishers and the platforms, the Competition and Markets Authority has said.  In its advice to Government this...

A report published by the Foreign Policy Centre has highlighted concerns over threats journalists face when reporting on financial corruption and it’s effect on media freedom in the UK. The report highlights that many journalists who are working to...

Government is aware of the vital role public notices play in local newspapers revenues and is “working closely to ensure that we protect that,” Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden has said this morning.  The News Media Association is campaigning to keep...

More than 2600 journalists have been killed across the globe in the last 30 years, according to a report published by the International Federation of Journalists for International Day for Human Rights today.  In its White Paper on Global Journalism,...

The News Media Association wishes you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Next year, we look forward to continuing our work towards correcting the imbalance of power between the publishers and the tech platforms, highlighting the vital...

Forthcoming legislation to underpin the new Digital Markets Unit to regulate the tech platforms will provide a "very good spur" to try and achieve agreement between the publishers and the platforms, the Minister for Media and Data John Whittingdale has...

Government will consider the impact on transparency, local democracy and local newspapers’ revenues “before any decisions are taken” about potential changes to the planning regime, Ministers have said.    The News Media Association has warned that proposals to remove...