Strategic lawsuits against public participation are an increasingly prevalent threat to freedom of expression and journalists and other public watchdogs must be better protected from them, the European Commission has said.   The Commission is consulting key stakeholders to gather...

A new report from the Australian competition authority has found that Google’s dominance in the ad tech sector places public access to “important and valuable content” such as journalism at risk.    The Australian Competition and Consumer Competition’s final...

The News Media Association has welcomed a probe into the Cabinet Office’s handling of Freedom of Information requests including the “Clearing House” which determines how FOI requests are handled across Government. In its response to the Public Administration and Constitutional...

Criticism of the media for reporting on the fuel crisis is misplaced and remaining silent on the issue would be a disservice to readers, Iliffe Media editorial director of Ian Carter has said. In a piece published on Behind Local...

AdGreen’s bespoke carbon calculator created for the advertising production community went live yesterday. More than 130 brands, advertising agencies and production companies signed up ahead of its launch to use the tool. The tool allows production teams to measure the...

Newsquest has launched a diversity and inclusion committee made up of individuals whose experience and expertise will ensure that a wide range of perspectives be brought to bear on advancing diversity and inclusion in Newsquest, the publisher has announced. The committee...

Speaking in the House of Lords, Lord Black of Brentwood highlighted the challenges in sustaining the health of the media, proper competition in the market and the highest standards of quality journalism. In a speech to PRCA Fellows, chairman of the...

Defamation law reform in Northern Ireland moved a step closer to becoming a reality after a key piece of draft legislation passed a hurdle in the Northern Ireland Assembly. The News Media Association has long campaigned for the regime in Northern...

A new law will be introduced in Europe to crack down on threats to media freedom which must be stopped in order to promote and protect transparency, European Commission President von der Leyen has said.  In recent years, journalists have...