The News Media Association has today called for a “robust and comprehensive” exemption for news media publishers and their content from the new regulatory framework for the tech giants, designed to crackdown on online harms. The NMA warned that the...

The Conservative Party Leadership bids by Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt and MP for Uxbridge and South Ruislip Boris Johnson have received wide press coverage over the last few weeks. From the initial leadership rounds a lot of focus has on Boris Johnson,...

Facebook’s call for regulation is nothing more than smokescreen designed to fend off an enforced breakup of the business, media commentator Ray Snoddy has argued. In a stinging piece for Mediatel this week, Mr Snoddy said Nick Clegg’s recent speech in...

The Ozone Project has announced its partnership with OpenX, the independent advertising exchange, as Ozone Audience’s self-service partner. The partnership will see Ozone Audience’s segments made available to buyers via OpenX deals, giving brands and buyers’ greater control of...

IPSO has released new guidance to help editors and journalists report on major incidents. Based on the Editors’ Code of Practice, the guidance covers three key areas – the reporting of breaking news, the immediate aftermath of the incident and...

The director of BBC England paid tribute to the “power of local reporting” at the inaugural Local Democracy Reporting Service conference and awards yesterday.  In a speech to 180 journalists, she said the scheme was now seen as a success...

Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham has highlighted a number of concerns around adtech in a new report but said that the ICO wants to take a “measured and iterative approach” to the “complex” market, continuing to engage with the sector,...

A new conference to highlight the best local public interest journalism produced by Local Democracy Reporters since the launch of the Local News Partnership will be held in Salford next Tuesday.  The BBC, working with local publishers and the News Media...

The Editors’ Code of Practice, under which the vast majority of Britain’s newspaper, magazine and news website journalists work, is to be revised to further strengthen protection for victims of sexual assault. Clause 11 (Victims of sexual assault) has been...