Responding to the Competition and Market Authority’s announcement about its initial plans as new digital markets competition regime comes into force, News Media Association chief executive Owen Meredith said: “Today is a welcome landmark in the ongoing work to...

In response to the government’s consultation today on copyright and AI, Owen Meredith, chief executive of the News Media Association, has said: “The government’s consultation, along with its preferred policy option on AI and copyright, fails to address the...

Throughout 2024, national, local, and regional media published a variety of powerful front pages that covered a range of events, from the elections in the UK and the US, to the 2024 UEFA Euros, the Summer Olympics, and the...

A new coalition of rights holders including publishers, authors, artists, music businesses, specialist interest publications, unions, and photographers has called on government to spur growth in the creative and tech sectors by protecting copyright ahead of an imminent consultation....

The News Media Association and Newsbrands Scotland have united to strengthen even further the voice of news publishers right across the UK. The merger will enable the two organisations to work more closely together to make the case for...

Senior parliamentarians and leading creatives have raised significant concerns about the theft of copyright on a mass scale by generative artificial intelligence firms. Dozens of organisations and individuals have voiced their support for amendments tabled by Baroness Kidron to...

The local news media sector’s Public Notice Portal will undergo a second major phase of development with new funding from the Google News Initiative to deepen public engagement with public notices. Work has already begun on the new services...

Responding to Ofcom’s BBC Annual Report and Local Media Review, published today, NMA chief executive Owen Meredith has said: “In the Local Media Review today, Ofcom has acknowledged that ‘increased BBC online local news forms part of the headwinds...

Responding to the Lords Communications and Digital Committee The Future of News report, News Media Association chief executive Owen Meredith said: “The Future of News report today rightly highlights the enormous value news creates for our democratic society and...