Conducting a Leveson 2-style enquiry into data protection issues in the media would be “to look for cobwebs while Rome burns in front of our eyes,” the chairman of the regional press lobby in Westminster has said.  In his submission...

KM Media Group chairman Geraldine Allinson has called for brands to move spend back into highly trusted local media in the wake of further revelations about social media.   In a piece for Mediatel this week, Geraldine pointed to recent YouGov research...

Dominic Carter has been appointed as group chief commercial officer, a new role that will oversee all national advertising revenue for News UK and Wireless Group operations in the UK and Ireland. In this new role, Mr Carter will oversee...

Dobbies is running a campaign in local media through Local Media Works' Featurelink service which allows brands to connect with communities through a powerful combination of native content and advertising.  Planned and bought by MediaCom, the campaign encouraging people to...

Global Witness is the latest campaigning body to warn that widely condemned costs sanctions which would punish publishers for refusing to join a state-recognised regulator would have “a highly undesirable impact on non-profit and civil society organisations.” The global campaigning...

Plans to shroud healthcare investigations in secrecy have been criticised by bodies including the News Media Association and Campaign for Freedom of Information. Proposals from the Nursing and Midwifery Council to avoid public misconduct hearings for nurses and midwives are...

Publishers have pointed to the high trust levels placed in news media by the public as advertisers threaten to abandon Facebook following “deeply concerning” allegations of personal data misuse on a mass scale. Representing leading UK advertisers, ISBA demanded yesterday...

Sir James Munby, president of the family division of the High Court of England and Wales, has praised The Times’ campaign for divorce law reform. Sir James, the most senior family judge, said the newspaper had "gathered together a remarkable...

Newsquest has launched a new weekly free title, the Burnley Star. The first edition – with a claret and blue masthead mirroring the town’s football colours – hit newsstands for the first time today. Editor Steve Thompson said: “This is an...