Responding to a US federal judge decision that Google has violated US antitrust law by maintaining its monopoly in general search services and general text advertising, News Media Association chief executive Owen Meredith said: “This is a landmark ruling...

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...

HM King Charles has said that news media titles underpin democracy and are “an antidote to misinformation” in a message to News Media Association members marking the 10th anniversary of the NMA. In a message to NMA members today,...

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...

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...