Fake local newspapers produced by political parties which mimic the look and feel of independent local papers are a “cynical” attempt to mislead the public which undermines trust in both politicians and local news media, News Media Association chairman...

News organisations that bid to employ Local Democracy Reporters have been notified if they have been successful. A competitive tendering process to employ the reporters for the next three years has finished with the bidders notified of the results this...

The Campaign for Freedom of Information published a briefing on Tuesday for MPs for the second reading of the Advanced Research and Invention Agency Bill (ARIA). The CFOI have expressed their concern of the exclusion of the Freedom of Information...

There is growing recognition across the world that the tech platforms must pay news publishers for their content and the News Media Association is working to ensure that new revenue streams are developed to finance local and national journalism. The...

National, local and regional media marked the first anniversary of lockdown yesterday, with front pages and tweets of support and remembrance. The country was encouraged to light a candle yesterday marking the anniversary, in memory of those who have...

The backlash against the BBC’s surprise announcement of plans for a new network of "digital community journalists" is growing with senior industry figures branding the proposals a “direct assault on the commercial media.” In a piece for The Yorkshire Post,...

The BBC should rethink its announcement of a new network of "digital community journalists" and instead channel any extra investment in local news through the existing Local News Partership with the local news media sector, the News Media Assocation said...

There has been a growing effort to frustrate Freedom of Information requests in recent years with respondents increasingly turning down requests for a variety of “questionable” reasons, such as cost or commercial sensitivity, The Times said today. In a piece...

Australia’s news media bargaining code is a “big step forward” in acknowledging the principle of payment for content but the code can be improved to deliver better outcomes as other regulators seek to implement their own regimes, peers have...