CN Group has announced that the publisher is in the process of being sold to Newsquest, with completion expected shortly after the shareholder meeting on 9 March, subject to shareholder approval. In a press release today, CN Group said that...

Commercial boycotts of the kind orchestrated by Stop Funding Hate which seek to tell people what to people will serve only to dampen and impoverish public debate on key issues, The Times columnist David Aaronovitch has said. Writing in The...

Unilever’s chief marketing officer Keith Weed has become the latest senior marketer to warn the tech giants to take action on transparency, fake news and “toxic content directed at children” before “viewers stop viewing, advertisers stop advertising and publishers...

Johnston Press chief executive Ashley Highfield has warned that local newspapers will close if MPs do not overturn the Section 40-style clause in the Data Protection Bill when it comes before the House of Commons.   Writing in the Yorkshire Post,...

CAP has released revised standards on gambling advertising, which focus on ads that appeal to problem gamblers with free bets and bonuses.  It covers what needs to be included in all advertising which promotes free bets or bonuses.  This includes...

Publishers would be forced to pay the full costs of data protection claims - such as the one threatened against several national newspaper publishers this week by Max Mosley - regardless of whether or not they successfully they defended...

Cancer Research UK is running another Featurelink campaign for seven weeks to help people detect the signs of cancer early.   The Local Media Works Featurelink service creates branded features in local news brands across the UK to complement and connect...

The News Media Association is seeking assurances that the Government remains committed to stamping out town hall Pravdas after an apparent climbdown from pursuing legal action against two local authorities who persist with the publications. Following reports last week that...

Prime Minister Theresa May has cited the importance of a free press to democracy as she launched a review to preserve the future of high quality national and local newspapers in the UK.  Announcing the review during a speech in...