The News Media Association has called on the Welsh government to keep public notices in printed local newspapers following proposals to change the requirements for notices publicising council tax changes. Following a statement in the Welsh Parliament by the...

The local news media industry’s Public Notice Portal has hit the milestone of one million pageviews. Designed to enhance local media’s coverage of public notices in print, the portal was officially launched in May this year and has seen...

MPs, editors and members of the public believe that trusted journalism is essential to tackling the threat of AI-fuelled misinformation, which could threaten to undermine the next general election. New research from the News Media Association and Newsworks –...

Ministers must not bow to pressure from the tech platforms and allow them to launch expensive and time-consuming appeals against the decisions of the Digital Markets Unit, editor of The Sun Victoria Newton has said today. Speaking at the...

Forty-two million people read local news media titles in print and digital every month, according to the latest audience data from JICREG, the local media audience measurement currency. Released during the News Media Association’s Journalism Matters campaign this week,...

The Culture Secretary and Shadow Culture Secretary have today highlighted the vital importance of trusted journalism to society and outlined their plans to support a free and sustainable press. In articles for the News Media Association’s Journalism Matters campaign,...

The News Media Association has called for Ofcom to take another look at the BBC’s expansion into local news, warning the licence fee funded plans will crowd out commercial providers, as the BBC announced a rise in local audiences....

This year’s Journalism Matters week, the annual News Media Association campaign to highlight the importance of trusted journalism to our society, will take place this year from 30 October to 5 November. The campaign will focus on the rise...

Over 60 editors, journalists, writers, publishers and experts including the News Media Association are calling on the UK government to commit to a standalone anti-SLAPP law in the King’s Speech. Over 60 editors, journalists, writers, publishers, academics and experts,...