The one-day appeal hearing in which the NMA will appeal against the outcome of the judicial review of the Press Recognition Panel’s decision to recognise IMPRESS will be held on 17 January next year. Last month, the Court of Appeal...

The world’s media is gearing up to cover the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in Windsor on Saturday, with the News Media Association working with the Royal Households to ensure access for local and national news media. Through...

MPs have rejected moves to enact a Leveson 2-style inquiry into the media for the second time in the space of a week after the House of Lords tagged an amendment onto the Data Protection Bill which would have...

Local newspapers across the UK are opening up their newsrooms to show readers exactly how trusted local journalism is produced as part of Local Newspaper Week’s #TrustedNewsDay today. Local newspapers have launched a series of initiatives including inviting readers to...

According to police, the media had been “exceptional” and treated those affected by the Manchester Arena bombing with respect, in contrast with the allegations about media behaviour in the Kerslake Review, members of the House of Lords heard yesterday. In...

David Dinsmore, the chairman of the News Media Association, has lent his support to Local Newspaper Week (14-20 May).  I have always been a firm believer in the power of journalism as a force for good in our society.  At its...

Actress, writer Rachel Shenton wrote and starred in the Oscar-winning short film The Silent Child I am a huge supporter of local newspapers because they do so much good for the communities they serve. Take, for example, my local paper The...

Oscar-winner Rachel Shenton is backing local newspapers ahead of the industry’s annual Local Newspaper Week which kicks off on Monday with the launch of the Making a Difference online vote. Rachel, who wrote and starred in the short film The...

The ICO has now published its final guidance on consent under GDPR. This follows the guidance issued by the European Group of Data Protection Authorities, the Article 29 Working Party.