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MP Calls For FOI Extension Following Carillion Collapse

Labour MP Andy Slaughter has called for an extension of the Freedom of Information Act to cover private companies undertaking public sector work following the collapse of Carillion. In a House of Commons session last week, Mr Slaughter said an...

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Rupert Murdoch Calls For Carriage Fee for Trusted Publishers

Rupert Murdoch has called for a carriage fee similar to the model adopted by cable companies for trusted news media publishers to ensure content creators are adequately rewarded for their investment in journalism. Mr Murdoch, executive chairman of News Corp,...

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NMA Concerned Over RIPA Proposals

Proposed changes to the to the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 could reduce the effectiveness of journalistic safeguards and give greater powers to authorities to uncover journalists’ sources, the News Media Association has warned.   Responding to a Home Office consultation, the...

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New Newspaper Conference Chair Hits Out At Anti Press Campaigners

Patrick Daly, parliamentary correspondent for the Bristol Post, Hull Daily Mail and Grimsby Telegraph, has been appointed chair of the Newspaper Conference representing London editors and political correspondents of News Media Association member regional newspapers. Patrick replaces Kate...

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Stephen Woodford Attacks Lords Press Freedom Curbs

Attempts to place increased financial burdens on the producers of quality journalism through a Leveson 2-style enquiry into the media and a Section 40 to the data protection regime will damage the media sector and wider economy, the chief...

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HMCT Launches Project To Promote Press Access To Courts

HM Courts and Tribunals Service will today launch a team featuring industry represetnation including the News Media Association and Society of Editors dedicated to promoting media reporting in courts. Bringing together representatives from HMCTS and across the media, the group...

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