Facebook, Amazon and Google are facing significant challenges to their business models in Europe over the next week, as regulators gear up for battles over competition and copyright, the FT has reported today. EU Governments are still in negotiations over...

The News Media Association has launched a new award for young journalists as part of the Society of Editors Regional Press Awards. The Cathryn Nicoll Award has been set up by the NMA in memory of Cathryn Nicoll who held...

The Local News Partnership is adding “huge value to democracy” should be expanded to further increase the additional output of quality local public journalism, the Culture Secretary told publishers and parliamentarians yesterday. Jeremy Wright was speaking at a parliamentary...

Adspend on local media’s digital platforms grew faster than any other category in 2017, according to the latest Advertising Association/Warc ad expenditure report. The moving annual total for local media in digital grew by 16.7 per cent in quarter three...

Elizabeth Denham has called for urgent action to bring private companies providing public services under the scope of the Freedom of Information Act, adding that the collapse Carillion and the Grenfell Tower tragedy had “sharpened” her resolve to improve...

The Government has moved to address press freedom concerns raised by the News Media Association and campaigners by introducing prior notification requirements as MPs scrutinise the new regime for border security in the UK.   In a debate yesterday, Security Minister Ben...

The Prime Minister has highlighted the important role that journalists play in democracies across the world and said that in 2019 “we are placing our resources behind the cause of media freedom.” In response to a parliamentary question this week...

UK adults are consuming more news than before, with traditional media remaining the most trusted news source whilst trust in social media remained extremely low, the Edelman Trust Barometer 2019 has found.   The Edelman Trust Barometer, surveyed 33,000 people across...

Four additional publishers have joined the Facebook-funded Community News Project, bringing the total number participating in the scheme to nine. The Barnsley Chronicle, Baylis Media, KM Group and Newbury News are now participating in the project, which will recruit about 80...