Prime Minister Theresa May has again spoken of the importance of press freedom to a democratic society. During Prime Minister’s Questions yesterday, Mrs May responded to a question about the Government’s role in defending the independence of the judiciary. She said:...

The official ABC figures for October 2016 show that the UK national newspaper market enjoyed a 20 per cent year-on-year uplift across digital platforms, according to analysis from Newsworks. In the month ahead of the US presidential election, while Brexit...

The News Media Association is joining the Campaign for Freedom of Information and the Society of Editors in urging the Government not to resurrect proposals to weaken the rights to appeal decisions to block the release of information under...

Regional newspapers have covered the shock election of Donald Trump as United States president by exploring the consequences for the UK. Front pages courtesy of NLA media access. 

The News Media Association has welcomed the Government’s strong commitment to open justice and offered to work with the Government as it seeks to reform the justice system by using technology to make processes more efficient. Responding to a consultation paper...

Lord Pannick QC has written an impassioned defence of press freedom in which he voices his opposition to costs sanctions which would see newspapers forced to pay the costs of claimants even if they were unsuccessful in libel or...

British Gas is to launch a Featurelink campaign targeting small businesses next week. The campaign - which will see advertising and editorial appear in around 70 daily and weekly local press titles - urges small business owners to put boiler...

The Information Commissioner has criticised Facebook over its arrangements for sharing customer information with Whatsapp saying that she was concerned consumers “weren’t being properly protected.” The news media industry met with  Elizabeth Denham at a lunch hosted by the...

New guidance from the Chief Coroner aimed at helping coroners in all aspects of their work which concerns the media stresses that coroners must firstly be guided by the principle of open justice.   The publication of Coroners and the...