Brilliant local journalism has been showcased as the shortlists have been announced for the Regional Press Awards which includes the News Media Association’s Cathryn Nicoll Award for young journalists. James Thomas, Hereford Times; Molly Dowrick, Plymouth Live; and Sian Bayley,...

Damian Collins MP is to chair a joint Parliamentary Committee tasked with scrutinising the Online Safety Bill which is designed to crack down on online harms propagated by the tech giants. The Committee, which is made up of six members...

News Media Europe has called on EU Member States to transpose the Copyright Directive into national legislation without delay in order to help create a fairer online ecosystem for news media content.   The European Commission has started infringement proceedings against...

StokeonTrentLive and the Sentinel have launched the Harper-Lee’s Law campaign following the death of a toddler who swallowed a battery button. Knowing the child’s mum wanted to bring about some meaningful change in her daughter’s memory, Stoke journalists contacted her...

Sweeping reforms to the Official Secrets Act could criminalise public interest journalism by exposing journalists and whistle blowers to harsh new penalties such as lengthy prison sentences, the News Media Association said today. Responding to the Home Office’s consultation on...

Speaking at the Oxford Media Convention, John Whittingdale has spoken of the importance of sustaining local media and curbing the dominance of the tech giants. He said: “Local newspapers are trusted more, because they are a part of their community,...

The News Media Association has called on Michael Gove to designate journalists and news media ancillary workers, including printers and newspaper deliverers, as critical workers, as they have been since the start of the pandemic. In a letter to the...

The Ozone Project has announced the launch of the Ozone Attention Index, a bespoke measure of advertising engagement that will become a constant feature in all campaign reporting. This will feature in addition to clients’ own campaign key performance...

News Media Association chief executive Owen Meredith spoke of the challenges facing news media publishers and of the importance of local news brands to their communities during a Westminster Media Forum conference on the future of news this week. Owen...