In an article for Journalism Matters, the News Media Assocation's new campaign to promote news media journalism, NMA chairman David Dinsmore has called for the benefits of journalism to society to be properly acknowledged. He said: "The ability of journalists...

The era in which social media companies have considered themselves above the law and behaved like “digital gangsters” is coming to an end with the introduction of effective independent regulation, Damian Collins has said. The chair of the Commons Digital,...

Dame Frances Cairncross will attend the NMA Annual General Meeting on Tuesday 14 May to discuss with publishers her report into the sustainable future of journalism. The NMA welcomed the report when it was released in February and has been...

Journalism Matters, the news media industry’s new campaign to highlight the importance of journalism to society, will kick off on Monday with the launch of the Making a Difference vote for the best local newspaper campaign. On Monday morning, a public...

Culture Secretary Jeremy Wright has said that a new regulator for social media companies must not trespass upon areas where there is already a regulatory structure such as the press industry. In evidence to the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport...

The President of the Family Division is consulting on draft guidance as to reporting restrictions which are intended to provide greater clarity and guidance in relation to applications by journalists to vary/lift statutory reporting restrictions. It helpfully encourages courts ‘to be...

There was extensive coverage by national and local newspapers of the royal photocall of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's first child, Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, at Windsor Palace on Wednesday. The NMA was instrumental in ensuring that member newspapers had...

Guardian Media Group has announced the successful completion of its three year turnaround strategy to break even at an EBITDA operating level, with profits of £0.8 million for 2018/19. The strategy was launched in January 2016 by editor-in-chief Katharine Viner and...

Local elections take place in many areas today (2 May) and the European Parliamentary Elections are scheduled for 23 May.  News Media Association members are reminded that we provide legal guidance and information in the Legal Resources section of...