Prime Minister Theresa May has warned of the dangers of fake news distributed on social media and given her strong backing to a free press which underpins democracy by investing in highly trusted journalism.  On a visit to Eastbourne in...

UKIP leader Paul Nuttall has saluted the local newspaper industry in the run up to the general election saying that local papers are good for democracy and provide “vital information” for local people. Mr Nuttall was speaking at a Newspaper...

WPP chief executive Sir Martin Sorrell has said that Facebook and Google must address issues around brand safety online and fake news and said that their dominance was prompting advertisers and agencies to look for alternatives.  Speaking to City AM,...

Iliffe Media has acquired KM Media Group which publishes nine paid-for and four free newspapers including the Kent Messenger Series and the Kentish Gazette, established in 1717. The group publishes KentOnline.co.uk, with an audience of 2.4m unique monthly browsers. In addition to...

Hundreds of local press titles have today joined forces to launch the first ever print and digital campaign to fight fake news through highly trusted local media journalism in the run up to the general election. Launching the Fighting Fake...

In the run up to this year’s Local Newspaper Week, local press publishers are coming together to launch the first ever print and digital campaign against fake news and highlight the very high levels of trust that readers place...

The threat to press freedom posed by Section 40 of the Crime and Courts Act 2013 has been blamed as one of the causes for a decline in the UK’s ranking in World Press Freedom Index this year. The UK...

As campaigning for the general election gets underway, the NMA reminds members in the local and national press of the comprehensive election guide available in the legal section of the NMA website. Unlike broadcast outlets, newspapers are free to be...

Media organisations including newspaper publishers, broadcasters, trade bodies and academics have warned MPs that online platforms are fuelling the rise of fake news while real news is being starved of revenues. In their responses to the Culture, Media and Sport...