A new report from the National Council for the Training of Journalists examining the characteristics of UK journalists has shown progress within diversity of journalists in the industry. Joanne Butcher, NCTJ chief executive, said: “Our research programme, including reports like...

Greater transparency is needed from the Government to restore trust in its handling of Freedom of Information requests, the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee has said. The committee’s inquiry into the Cabinet Office FOI “Clearing House,” received...

A package of interim measures would help secure the immediate future for trusted local journalism while action is taken to level the playing field between the tech platforms and news publishers, the News Media Association said.    Local publishers including...

Nigel Newton has used his inaugural speech as president of the Publishers Association to call for greater regulation of tech platforms, saying that government must “restrain the tech platforms through legislation now or we risk publishing’s future.” Chief executive of...

A new regime which fosters genuine competition online and enables to publishers to reap the fair commercial rewards for their investment in journalism is long overdue, News Media Association chief executive Owen Meredith said today. In a piece for The...

The Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries has said that she is "minded to" intervene in the acquisition by Newsquest of Archant, DCMS has announced.  DCMS said it had written to Newsquest and Archant to inform them of the decision which the...

The Government must follow through with a clear plan of action on tackling SLAPPs in the legal system, Baroness Stowell, the chair of the Lords Communications and Digital Committee has said in a letter published yesterday to the Justice...

World Press Freedom Day, the annual global event to promote the importance of press freedom organised by UNESCO, will be held on Tuesday next week.  Held on 3 May each year, the event aims acts as a reminder to governments of...

The government has confirmed that the Online Safety Bill will be amended to make sure that journalistic content cannot be removed from tech platforms until “a proper right of appeal” has taken place. During the second reading of the Bill...