Peers have challenged the Government to act swiftly to implement the recommendations from the Cairncross review to help the news media industry as it tackles the challenges posed to its business model by the tech giants and the BBC.   In...

Tony Gallagher has been appointed deputy editor of The Times as he steps down as editor in chief of The Sun after four years and Victoria Newton has been appointed editor in chief of The Sun, News UK has...

Culture Secretary Nicky Morgan has called for officials to sit down with the lobby to “work out” media access issues after political editors walked out of Number 10 Downing Street in protest at handpicking of journalists for a Government...

A call for entries for the Regional Press Awards, including the News Media Association’s Cathryn Nicoll and Making a Difference awards, has been launched by the Society of Editors. The awards celebrate the best of British regional and local newspaper...

The Government has said it is “keen to continue working with the News Media Association” over advertising and trading regulations for the Commonwealth Games after concerns were raised about an adverse impact on local newspapers. In a Lords debate on...

Swift and significant market intervention must happen now otherwise the future of high-quality local journalism may be placed in jeopardy, the News Media Association has said, as the Government responds to the Cairncross report. Short-term funding initiatives to support local...

The Scottish Newspaper Society has joined forces with othjer bodies including the News Media Association to highlight concerns around changes to the way Government briefs lobby journalists in Westminster.    In a letter to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, SNS director...

Yorkshire Post editor James Mitchinson has called on peers to work towards creating a fair deal between the tech companies and the news media industry so that pubvlishers can be appropriately rewarded for their investment in news. Mr Mitchinson was...

Julian Knight, Conservative MP for Solihull, has been elected chair of the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee. Former journalist Mr Knight said: “Delighted to have been elected chair of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee, lots of...