Publishers can bid to employ Local Democracy Reporters in their newsroom as all contracts are put out for tender. The BBC has made it easier for smaller organisations to win contracts in the first of its planned retenders since the...

A quarantine exemption for journalists who need to travel to England for work assignments or return to the UK having travelled abroad for work assignments is due to come into effect on Saturday. The News Media Association worked with Government...

A weekly newspaper which was launched by Newsquest just three years ago is to become a daily paper in the New Year. The Oldham Times will become a six-days-a-week print title from January 2021, returning a daily newspaper to the...

The News Media Association has welcomed the Government’s response to the Competition and Markets Authority’s market study into online platforms and digital advertising, urging it to implement the measures “without delay.” The Government announced this morning that it will...

The Times has accused Government of being “hellbent” on making scrutiny of decision-making harder after reporting on a Cabinet Office unit which advises Government departments on how to frustrate Freedom of Information Act requests.    In a leader this week, The...

More Labour MPs have joined the growing number of Parliamentarians to raise concerns with Government about proposals to remove planning notices from local newspapers and the impact upon local democracy. This week, Labour MPs Stephen Morgan, Portsmouth South; and Helen...

The Adam Smith Institute, a London based think tank, has called for a Free Speech Act to be introduced in the UK, modelled on the First Amendment of the USA. The report argues that UK Parliament should create an...

Local news media which provides a vital service providing trusted information to the public must be at the front of the queue for business rates relief following the Chancellor’s announcement of new measures to support businesses, the News Media...

The Government has committed to considering further “fiscal measures” to support the news media sector as the industry grapples with the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic.   Ministers have stressed the vital importance of the news media sector in providing trusted...