The digital ecosystem is a “perfect storm” designed to prevent original journalism from thriving, delegates at the News Media Association’s Conservative Party Conference panel event heard yesterday. Chaired by NMA chief executive Owen Meredith, the ‘Truth to Power: How...

In response to Ofcom’s review of local media in the UK today, News Media Association chief executive Owen Meredith has said: “In its report today, Ofcom has rightly recognised the vital role local news media plays in “the social...

News Media Association chief executive Owen Meredith and Heléna Herklots CBE, Older People’s Commissioner for Wales, have called for proposals to remove the statutory requirement on local authorities to publish council taxes in printed local newspapers to be rejected....

The chief executives of local news publishers representing more than 30 titles in Wales reaching 2.4 million adults in print and digital every month – 90 per cent of the population of Wales – have called on the Welsh...

People will rely heavily upon highly trusted local news media to combat misinformation and fake news during the upcoming general election, a new public poll published today for the News Media Association’s Local Matters report has found. According to...

Editors of news media titles in Wales have warned of the harmful consequences for local democratic engagement if the Welsh government presses ahead with plans to remove council tax notices from printed local newspapers.      If enacted, the proposal...

The local news media industry’s award-winning Public Notice Portal has hit the milestone of one million users, as new research shows that local news media remains the number one destination for public notices. Designed to enhance local media’s coverage...

Responding to the Public Accounts Committee’s report on the BBC’s implementation of Across the UK, News Media Association chief executive Owen Meredith said: “The Public Accounts Committee is absolutely right to criticise the BBC for its plans to cut...

Responding to Tim Davie’s Royal Television society address, News Media Association chief executive Owen Meredith said: “Tim Davie has set out a vision for the BBC that overreaches its remit and its commitments under the Royal Charter and Agreement...