New consultation and archive services for the local news media sector’s Public Notice Portal have been launched following a major phase of development with funding from the Google News Initiative. The new PNP consultation function enables members of the...

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...

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...

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...

Plans to scrap laws requiring alcohol licensing notices and changes to local authority governance arrangements to be published in printed local newspapers amount to a direct attack on the public right to know, the local news media sector has...

A new study reveals that trust in local media has grown significantly over the past year, with 80 per cent of UK adults now saying they trust the news and information they see in their local media, up from...

Responding to a speech by BBC director-general Tim Davie in Salford today, News Media Association chief executive Owen Meredith said: “We welcome Tim Davie’s recognition and aim to strengthen our plural local news market. As Ofcom has said, the...

Local news media plays a unique and vital role in society and is a cornerstone of our democracy, King Charles has said today. Ahead of a reception for regional media in the UK at Buckingham Palace this evening, King...

Responding to the government’s response to the House of Lords Communications and Digital Committee’s Future of News report, News Media Association chief executive, Owen Meredith, said: “We welcome the government’s commitment to supporting a sustainable local news media sector...