The national and local news media industry has voiced its support for Leeds Live reporter Stephanie Finnegan who was targeted with rape threats and abuse on social media after covering a court case. Stephanie was targeted on social media after...

Associations representing more than 4,000 publishers across the globe including the News Media Association have accused Google of “effectively putting a gun against publishers’ heads” with its proposed framework for the new data protection regime. In a joint statement on...

Express & Star Keith Harrison has called for the local media industry to get on the front foot and be “positive” and “passionate” in order to capitalise on the huge positives and opportunities in local journalism.   Speaking at the Behind...

The Mail in Cumbria has won an 18-month Freedom of Information battle for transparency after the Nursing and Midwifery Council released a review looking at the regulator's decision not to suspend a midwife involved in the care of the two...

Members of the House of Lords have backed down on their campaign to use the Data Protection Bill as a platform to enact a sweeping Leveson 2-style inquiry into the media, allowing the Bill to receive Royal Assent yesterday...

News media publishers across the globe have called on Google to respond to a letter sent to chief executive Sundar Pichai more than three weeks ago expressing profound concerns over its proposed framework for the new data protection regime. Google...

The importance of trusted media sources like local newspapers “cannot be under-estimated” in the era of fake news and misinformation, the Prince of Wales has said in a message for Local Newspaper Week. In a letter to local newspapers, Prince Charles...

As someone who appreciates the vital role played by local newspapers, for many years, I have enjoyed keeping in touch with local issues through such papers as the Aberdeen Press and Journal, the John O'Groats Journal, and the Wilts...

A campaign by The Cambs Times which took an important health issue affecting thousands of women right to the heart of Government has won the Making a Difference award for the best local newspaper campaign. An online poll in which...