Newsworks is partnering with the British Library for its ‘Breaking the News’ exhibition next year which will explore the roles of choice, interpretation, truth and trust in UK news media.  The exhibition, which will run from 22 April to 21 August,...

European news publishers have welcomed EU Finance Ministers’ adoption of amendments to the EU VAT Directive which will allow Member States to zero-rate journalistic publications in print and online. News Media Europe executive director Wout van Wijk said: “By allowing...

The number of journalists jailed around the world set another record in 2021, as repressive regimes crack down on the independent press, a new report from the Committee to Protect Journalists has warned. The CPJ’s 2021 prison census found that the...

LOCALiQ has announced the launch of cross media optimisation, a new proprietary goal-based ad technology solution that automatically optimises clients’ advertising campaigns to increase performance in real time across major digital ad platforms. Cross media optimisation’s...

The News Media Association has expressed grave concerns over a European Court of Human Rights judgment which the NMA fears could set a precedent requiring publishers to remove lawful and accurate articles from their websites. The ECHR judgment found that...

Denham: Must Protect FOI For Fair and Free Journalism Former Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham answered questions last week from the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee (PACAC) on transparency concerns raised against a Cabinet Office body which coordinates Freedom...

Lawyers at last week’s Anti-SLAPP conference, coordinated by the Justice for Journalists Foundation and the Foreign Policy Centre, have criticised the ‘SLAPP industry’ in London’s legal sector and courts. Strategic lawsuits against public participation (or SLAPPs) involve...

The Community News Project will create up to 100 community reporter roles, as the project will receive new funding. Meta (formerly Facebook) will make an $8 million donation (around £5.9 million) to the NCTJ to continue the scheme for a...

The Local News Partnership should be expanded to increase the partnership’s output of local public interest journalism which has delivered so much value for communities across the UK, the News Media Association has said. Speaking at the annual Local Democracy...