Newspapers play a “particularly important role in a democratic society” and efforts to support their viability are to be welcomed in a marketplace where Google and Facebook continue to increase their share of digital advertising revenues, Ofcom has said. Newspapers...

The role of the media in uncovering the truth and acting as a “channel and champion” for those affected by the tragedy has been highlighted in a review into patient deaths at Gosport War Memorial Hospital. Following publication of the...

Discussions are continuing at European level over proposals for the introduction of an exclusive right in copyright law for press publishers. Yesterday (Wednesday) the Legal Affairs Committee (JURI) of the European Parliament voted in favour of Article 11, albeit...

Amelia Gentleman of the Guardian has won the prestigious Paul Foot award for investigative and campaigning journalism for her reporting on the Windrush scandal. The judges commended Gentleman’s determination in pursuing the issue, which led to the resignation of Home...

News UK, Guardian News & Media, and The Telegraph have announced The Ozone Project – a jointly-owned audience platform. The Ozone Project will offer advertisers and agencies direct and transparent access to an audience of more than 39.4 million unique...

The Guardian, The Observer, The Times and The Sunday Post have been shortlisted for the 2018 Paul Foot Award, selected from a record number of entries from digital media, national and regional publications. The Award, organised by Private Eye...

In written evidence to the Joint Committee on the Draft Health Service Safety Investigations Bill, the NMA has criticised a draft Bill that would allow NHS Trusts to investigate themselves without having to disclose any information used in the investigation...

The 2018 Reuters Digital News Report has shown that only 12 per cent of the UK trust news on social media, with the use of social media for news in the UK falling by two per cent. Launched today, the report which...

Newsquest CEO and NMA vice chairman, Henry Faure Walker, has called for the levelling of the digital advertising playingfield and highlighted the effectiveness of local newspapers' audience reach in a recent interview. Speaking in a wide-ranging MediaMasters podcast last week, Mr...