The forthcoming Media Bill will include provisions to repeal Section 40 of the Crime and Courts Act “which has for too long hung over the heads of our free press,” Media Minister Julia Lopez MP has said. Speaking at...

Forty million people now read local news media in print and digital every month, according to the latest audience data from JICREG Trust Local, as a new survey shows that public trust in local news brands has grown sharply...

GroupM trading director Craig Smith has called on media agencies and advertisers to invest more ad spend in highly trusted local news media as new audience data from JICREG Trust Local show that local news media now reaches 40...

The News Media Association issued over 1,400 cards to newsgatherers working in the news media industry last year. The number issued in 2022 saw a nine per cent increase on the previous year. Press cards are formally recognised by...

A coalition representing media from across the world has warned that provisions in the National Security Bill could have a chilling effect on journalism, creating a blueprint for authoritarian governments around the world to threaten journalists, activists and whistleblowers....

Across 2022, national, regional and local news media brands published powerful front pages, from hard-hitting campaigns, scoops and exclusives to launching appeals for those in need. From The Camden New Journal’s aid van delivering donations to refugee camps on...

Editors from the Daily Telegraph, The Times and Mail Newspapers have come together to call on Michelle Donelan and Dominic Raab to take urgent action in tackling the damaging proposals set out by the Information Commissioner’s proposed data protection...

Local, regional and national news brands across the UK are encouraging readers to donate and support charitable causes over Christmas. The Guardian and Observer’s Christmas appeal raised £200,000 in only five days after the appeal launched. The appeal is...

Responding to Ofcom’s announcement today that the BBC’s plans for the expansion of their online local news services were not “material”, News Media Association chief executive, Owen Meredith, said: “We are extremely disappointed that Ofcom have reached this conclusion...