David Newell Presented With OBE By Prince William

News Media Association chief executive David Newell has been presented with an OBE for services to the newspaper and publishing industry by Prince William.

Mr Newell, who was awarded the honour in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List earlier this year, attended a ceremony at Buckingham Palace on Friday with his wife Cora and daughter Rebecca. 

Mr Newell became director of the Newspaper Society, the regional newspaper association, in 1997 and then additionally director of the Newspaper Publishers Association, the national newspaper association, in 2007.

He oversaw the two organisations merge in 2014 to create the NMA and provide a united voice for the news media industry, defending and promoting press freedom.

Mr Newell sits on industry boards including the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers, Advertising Standards Board of Finance, Advertising Association, News Media Europe.

A solicitor by training, Mr Newell previously was an academic at the University of Leicester and a legal advisor. He is the author of a number of books and articles on employment law and law for journalists.