Sir Ray Tindle has highlighted the importance of local news to people’s lives and the unique connection local papers have with readers which advertisers can use to communicate effectively with local communities.   In a speech in Taunton this afternoon,...

MPs have highlighted the importance of journalists such as Marie Colvin reporting from conflict zones and the vital role of the UK as a beacon for press freedom on the world stage. Speaking in a House of Commons debate on...

The pilot scheme which will see the public and media gain access to Court of Protection hearings across England and Wales for the first time has begun. A new Pilot Practice Direction, changing the default position to one where hearings...

Culture Minister Ed Vaizey has restated the Government’s commitment to “supporting the local newspaper industry” saying that “people rely on” local media. Responding to a written question about the Government’s plans for the industry from Gregory Campbell...

The Newspaper Conference hosted a lunch with Nicky Morgan, Secretary of State for Education and Minister for Women and Equalities on Monday 1 February. Mrs Morgan addressed London-based regional press political journalists at the event in central London which was...

The News Media Association has welcomed a Government report which has found that the amount contributed to the UK economy by the creative industries, of which news media publishers are an integral part, grew at almost double the rate...

Campaigners have called for the Freedom of Information Act to be extended to cover private sector companies contracted to carry out public services. The Campaign for Freedom of Information, whose director Maurice Frankel gave evidence at an Independent Commission on...

Print ads are better than both online and TV at increasing brand favourability and purchase intent, according to a US study by Millward Brown.   The research, trailed in a piece for Ad Week,  found that print’s attributes  of highly...

The voice of European publishers, News Media Europe, with a combined worth of over 12 billion euros and more than 2,100 titles, has launched. The NME promotes the interests of the news media industry to the European Union institutions. A...