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...

Local, regional, and national editors have called for measures to protect and promote the freedom and sustainability of UK news media as the News Media Association launches its manifesto ahead of the next general election. Published today, the document...

News Media Association chief executive Owen Meredith said: “The passage of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill marks a very important milestone in addressing market failure in the digital economy, and ultimately delivering a level playing field between...

Global press freedom campaigning organisations including the Committee to Protect Journalists, Reporters Without Borders, English PEN, and Global Witness have signed a statement welcoming the repeal of Section 40 of the Crime and Courts Act.   In a joint statement...

Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer has called on the public to buy local and national newspapers in support of the industry’s “brilliant reporters shining a light on the good and the bad.” In an op ed for World Press Freedom...

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...