Areas of focus

For years, news publishers have operated in a highly dysfunctional digital market which has precluded them from realising the fair returns for their content. This structural imbalance is placing the business model of news publishers, particularly local news publishers, under enormous strain, which in turn damages journalism in this country.

Local news media informs the public, holds local authority to account and reports on the stories that matter. This is because local journalists care about, belong to, and participate in the communities they serve.

Freedom of expression is a universal human right. It is not the prerogative of the politician. Nor is it the privilege of the journalist. In their day-to-day work, journalists are simply exercising every citizen’s right to free speech.

The rapid advancement of AI in recent years has caused serious concern over the role it will play in spreading dis and misinformation online and beyond. To combat these dangers, journalism will play as vital a role as ever in combatting the dangers AI poses to our society.

Print and paper is used by news media publishers to produce their print titles. Newsprint is uncoated paper, made out of mechanical pulp or waste paper, which is used to produce newspapers.

Journalists have a fundamental role to play in holding power to account on behalf of the public. Sadly, those who wish to avoid such scrutiny can resort to threatening journalists with physical violence or other forms of intimidation in order to censor their reporting.