Ofcom chief executive Sharon White has said that a new regulator to crack down on online harms distributed by the tech giants must “not encroach into a thriving pluralistic newspaper sector in the UK.” Giving evidence to the Digital, Culture,...

As the News Media Association move offices into NLA media access’ premises, NMA deputy chief executive Lynne Anderson highlights the importance of partnership and collaboration for the news media industry in 2019. In a blog post for nla media access announcing...

A campaign by The Yellow Advertiser which unearthed the existence of a hidden council report on a paedophile ring in the 1980s and lobbied for greater local council transparency has won the Making a Difference award. The Award is...

The Star’s Molly Williams has won the inaugural Cathryn Nicoll Award set up by the News Media Association to reward brilliant interviewing and feature writing by young regional press journalists. Molly, a Local Democracy Reporter for The Star, Sheffield, and...

The winner of the inaugural Cathryn Nicoll Award which has been set up to highlight and reward brilliant interviewing and feature writing by young journalists will be revealed tomorrow at the Regional Press Awards. Run by the Society of Editors,...

Members of the House of Lords highlighted the rise of attacks on journalists internationally and discussed the UK’s role promoting media freedom in a short debate on the effectiveness of national and international measures to curb attacks on journalists and...

A new awards scheme to highlight the best local public interest journalism produced by Local Democracy Reporters since the launch of the Local News Partnership has been launched.  The BBC, working with local publishers and the News Media Association, is to...

The News Media Assocation is to move offices at the end of next week. The NMA will leave its current Vauxhall Bridge Road headquarters next Friday and start operating in the new premises on New Bridge Street, London, the...

Jeremy Hunt has given his backing to Journalism Matters saying that he hopes the the News Media Association's campaign "will help us all to champion the importance of media freedom."  In a message of support for the campaign today, the Foreign...