Local news organisations across the UK are today taking part in a coordinated Day of Action against abusive legal threats known as SLAPPs, led by the News Media Association in partnership with the UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition. The day brings...

Responding to the statement made today on AI and copyright by the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, Liz Kendall MP, News Media Association chief executive, Owen Meredith, has said: “We are pleased that the government has...

Responding to the Competition and Markets Authority’s proposed measures to improve Google search services in the UK, News Media Association chief executive Owen Meredith has said: “This is a critical next step in bringing the new digital markets regime...

In response to the publication of the BBC Charter Review by DCMS today, News Media Association chief executive Owen Meredith has said: “We are pleased that the Charter renewal process will look at the BBC’s impact on the commercial...

Responding to the government’s Statement of Progress on AI and Copyright, NMA chief executive Owen Meredith has said: “The overwhelming response to the AI and copyright consultation – with 95 per cent of respondents unequivocally stating that copyright works...

In response to today’s publication of Ofcom’s 2024-25 annual report, News Media Association chief executive Owen Meredith said: “Ofcom’s report exposes a structural imbalance that can no longer be brushed aside. The regulator acknowledges again that the BBC’s rapid...

The i Paper and The Press and Journal, and its sister title The Courier, have been voted this year’s Making a Difference award winners for their respective campaigns, Second Post Office IT Scandal and Trapped by RAAC. Coordinated by...

Local newspapers across the country are to run the same front page cover calling on Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Business Secretary Peter Kyle to abandon proposals to shroud the sale of alcohol in local communities in secrecy. Hundreds...

Following today’s announcement from the Competition and Markets Authority confirming its decision to designate Google and Apple’s mobile ecosystems as having Strategic Market Status, NMA chief executive Owen Meredith has said: “Whilst the CMA’s decision is welcome, the expert...