The government’s Environment Bill has returned to Parliament after a delay due to the pandemic. The Bill will see a new, independent body created to oversee environmental failures. The Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) will be created to cover all...

There is a “a strong case for intervention by Government” to tackle the power of the tech giants following the Competition and Market Authority’s report into the digital marketplace, Minister for Media and Data John Whittingdale said yesterday.   In an...

More MPs have come out in support of quality local journalism by tabling Parliamentary Questions calling on Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick to keep planning notices in local newspapers as the Government mulls widespread planning reform. This week, Bob Seely, Conservative,...

Investigations into suspected failures by public authorities authorities to comply with environmental law must not be hidden from public view, the News Media Association has said.  The NMA and the Campaign for Freedom of Information have voiced concerns over...

The US election saw the Guardian record its highest-ever digital traffic, reaching more than 190 million page views and 52.9 million unique browsers worldwide in 24 hours - exceeding all previous traffic records by an enormous margin. The Guardian’s previous...

Advertisers have condemned a Government proposal to ban the advertising of high fat, salt sugar food and drink online which will deal a huge blow to UK advertising “at a time when it is reeling from the impact of...

New data has shown that the tech platforms are continuing to profit through the coronavirus pandemic as all other sectors suffer severe declines. Adspend figures for Q2 2020 from AA/Warc show that internet pure play, mainly Google and Facebook, grew...

Ability of Journalists To Work Freely is Fundamental to a Functioning Democracy, Says FCDO Statement The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office have released a Media Freedom Coalition statement calling on all states to protect the rights and safety of journalists...

The Lord Chief Justice will speak about the relationship between the law and the media at the Society’s Virtual Conference for 2020 which starts later this month. The ‘The Law and the Media: Maintaining Justice’ discussion is likely focus on...