Journalism has never been more important to the public than it is now and the Government will continue to look at “all possible options” for supporting it, Minister for Media and Data John Whittingdale has said. In written answers to...

Justice Minister Chris Philp has said that open justice “remains a fundamental principle of the operation of courts and tribunals” as arrangements for the courts to operate with measures to tackle coronavirus are implemented. The NMA’s submission to the judicial...

National, regional and local newspapers are supporting charities and readers during the coronavirus outbreak highlighting the important role of trusted, quality journalism. The Mail Metro Media has teamed up with the Federation of Small Businesses to give free advertising to 1,000...

The NMA has called for immediate financial and operational support for all UK news publishers in its submission to the House of Lord’s Inquiry into the Future of Journalism It said: “There is an urgent need for immediate financial and operational...

Parliamentarians have warned of increased risks to journalists and media freedom as oppressive regimes seek to use the coronavirus pandemic to silence reporting. The All-Party Parliamentary Human Rights Group and the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Media Freedom wrote a joint letter...

Publishers receive just half of advertiser spend in the programmatic supply chain with 15 per cent of spend disappearing into a black hole, a new study from ISBA has found.   The study, Programmatic Supply Chain Transparency Study conducted in association...

The principle of open justice must be upheld as the courts authorities begin to implement new arrangements for holding jury trials with measures designed to tackle the spread of coronavirus, the News Media Association has said The NMA’s submission to...

The Information Commissioner’s Office has announced that it is to pause its investigation into real time bidding and the adtech industry because of the coronavirus outbreak. In a statement today, the ICO said its concerns around adtech remained but it...

Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick has urged the public to buy newspapers to stay informed about the fightback against coronavirus and help support the industry as it deals with the challenges posed by the outbreak. Giving the Government’s daily press briefing yesterday...