Giving the Digital Markets Unit the teeth it needs to level the playing level field between news publishers and the tech platforms will pave the way for a sustainable future for high quality local journalism, the editor of the...

The Labour Party supports moves to make platforms pay for news content and to give newspapers and publishers greater control of their data and content, Sir Keir Starmer has said today in an article for the News Media Association’s...

Bringing forward the legislation to give the Digital Markets Unit the teeth it urgently needs is an open goal for a government seeking ways to allow households to keep more of their money, News Media Association chief executive Owen...

Government is committed to acting to protect journalism including repealing Section 40 of the Crime and Courts Act and stepping in to tackle the dominance of the tech platforms in the digital marketplace, the Culture Secretary has said. In...

A showcase of agenda-setting investigations, campaigns and scoops from national, regional and local news brands demonstrating the power of original news content has been unveiled ahead of Journalism Matters week which kicks off on 31 October. Campaigns in this...

Behind Local News is to host its annual conference with an agenda-setting programme of topics and annual awards recognising women in journalism during the week of the industry’s Journalism Matters campaign. The Behind Local News Conference will be held at the...

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 31 October to 6 November. Last year, hundreds of local and national titles...

Journalism Matters, the news media sector’s campaign to highlight the importance of trusted journalism, launched this week with a public call by Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries MP to back “our world-renowned news industry” by buying newspapers or going on...

The Freedom of Infornation Act is an essential tool for journalists and the public but it is under attack on multiple fronts, damaging the public right to know, the director of the Campaign for Freedom of Information Maurice Frankel...