Associated Newspapers editor-in-chief Paul Dacre has launched a passionate defence of the Freedom of Information Act, arguing that proposals to water it down are part of an “unprecedented attack” upon the freedom of the press in the UK.   In...

The News Media Association has said that local papers must be able to report youth football results after it emerged that Football Association is seeking to prevent leagues publishing results of  under 11s teams. The FA told the Daily Telegraph...

Tower Hamlets has agreed to make their weekly newspaper East End Life compliant with Government rules which prevent council publications from competing with independent commercial newspapers, according to Communities Secretary Greg Clark. At a Newspaper Conference quarterly lunch this week...

News Media Association chairman Ashley Highfield paid tribute to the remarkable achievements of Sir Ray Tindle over the course of his “long and distinguished career” in local newspapers. At a lunch today attended by national and local press publishers to...

The Editors’ Code of Practice, under which the vast majority of Britain’s newspaper, magazine and news website journalists work, including those at the Financial Times, Guardian and Independent, has been revised to reflect the findings of the major review...

The vital role of public interest journalism in UK newspapers was celebrated at the British Journalism Awards this week. Sunday Times Insight Team editor Jonathan Calvert was named Journalist of the Year in recognition of a year of agenda-setting investigations...

Conservative MP David Davis has said he is confident that any attempt to weaken the Freedom of Information Act 2000 would be defeated by MPs. Speaking at a cross-party in event in Parliament on Monday (30 November) organised by the Campaign...

The News Media Association provides a range of media facilities services designed to facilitate their coverage of high profile set piece events. This work forms a part of the NMA’s mission to promote better access for news media publishers...

The News Media Association has received a written assurance from the Department for Business Innovation and Skills that the Trade Secrets Directive will not change the protections that exist for investigative journalists under UK law. The European Commission, Council and...