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Dates Announced For Journalism Matters Campaign

This year’s Journalism Matters week, the annual News Media Association campaign to highlight the importance of trusted journalism to our society, will take place this year from 31 October to 6 November. Last year, hundreds of local and national titles...

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Porritt: Editors Have A Duty To Keep The Pressure On

Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak have pledged to back the regional press but editors have a duty to keep the pressure on to ensure promises are delivered on,  Norwich Evening News editor Richard Porritt has said.  Both candidates to be...

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Times Earth Business Summit Launched

The Times and The Sunday Times will host the first ever Times Earth Business Summit on 20 October aimed at a business leadership audience.  It will focus on the latest in investment, science, innovation, finance, legislation and politics to inform decisive...

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Truss Matches Sunak Commitments on DMU And Section 40

Liz Truss has matched Rishi Sunak’s commitments to promote the sustainability of journalism by taking forward in the autumn the legislation underpinning the Digital Markets Unit and repealing Section 40 of the Crime and Courts Act 2013. Asked in an interview...

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Meredith: Next PM Must Tackle Pressing Media Issues

The next Prime Minister must tackle pressing issues facing the media industry such as ensuring robust protections for publishers are included in the Online Safety Bill and bringing forward the Digital Markets Unit legislation. In a piece for In Publishing,...

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Theft Of Journalism Online More Than Doubled In UK In 2021

The number of cloned and ripped-off news articles successfully taken down from “pretty sophisticated fake sites” on behalf of UK publishers more than doubled in 2021 compared to the year before. NLA Media Access got more than 50,000 articles removed...

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National World Posts Strong Digital Revenue Growth

National World has posted strong digital revenue and operating profit growth with plans to continue to invest heavily in digital content and launches in the coming year. In a half-yearly financial report for the six months ending 2 July 2022,...

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Government Calls For More Evidence On Copyright Framework

Surrounding plans to weaken the UK’s copyright framework by introducing a text and data mining exception for any purpose, the Government has responded to written questions from Lord Black of Brentwood on Government assessments of the financial impact on...

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