News Media Association chairman Ashley Highfield has outlined the ways in which a “genuinely symbiotic” partnership between the BBC and local press industry could be achieved for the benefit of both parties and the general public. Mr Highfield, Johnston Press...

The News Media Coalition is leading a call for the entertainment industry to engage with the news media over the issue of increasingly restrictive credentialing agreements for photographers and videographers covering major events. The NMC said increasingly restrictive credentialing...

The Intellectual Property Office has published guidance for applicants on the licensing of orphan works for commercial and non-commercial use. The Copyright and Rights in Performances (Licensing of Orphan Works) Regulations 2014 enables the licensing of orphan works for commercial...

The News Media Association has called for the Freedom of Information Act to be extended to keep the public “ever more informed” about the workings of public bodies and able to hold power to account. In its submission to the...

News media represents a unique and powerful proposition for central Government to communicate effectively with the public and should not be bypassed in favour of less effective platforms, the News Media Association has said today. Responding to Modern Communications Operating...

There’s plenty of evidence that the print media business, with scale and unique engagement, remains strong and media agencies could be guilty of ignoring the power of print, an article in Media Week today argues. The piece cites the acquisition...

Award winning actor and director and campaigner Michael Sheen OBE has launched a passionate defence of the Freedom of Information Act, describing the Government's review of the regime as a "full frontal attack" on the public right to know....

A City media analyst has written of his belief that Trinity Mirror's acquisition of Local World will provide a boost to the local press sector.  In an article, Ian Whittaker, head of European media research, Liberum, wrote that media agencies...

DRAFT DRAFT  Johnston Press chief executive Ashley Highfield has been announced as the new chairman of the News Media Association, following a meeting of the NMA Board today.   News UK chief operating officer David Dinsmore was elected NMA vice chairman. The...