Lord Black of Brentwood, Telegraph Media Group executive director, is to chair a Westminster Media Forum seminar looking at technology trends, content standards and digital journalism in the news media industry.  Speakers at the event in July include Local Media Works...

Former Newspaper Society president Sir Gordon Linacre has died at the age of 94. A leading figure in the local newspaper industry Sir Gordon, also a winner of the NS’ president’s prize, was made chief executive of the United Newspaper...

Ashley Highfield has written of his exasperation at last week’s BBC report on the future of news but he believes a “genuinely collaborative partnership” between the BBC and local press is still possible.   Writing in the Guardian today (Thursday)...

A report by the Interception of Communications Commissioner's Office recommending judicial oversight for police applications to identify journalists’ sources under RIPA has been accepted by the government.  Following publication of the report yesterday (Wednesday), the Prime...

The Mail titles achieved a 23 per cent growth in market share, as reported in the DMGT quarter trading update. This is a record level since ABC figures were first compiled in 1932. The overall DMGT revenue for the...

The News Media Association has boosted its public affairs function with the appointment of two new legal policy and regulatory affairs advisors. Reporting to LPRA director Santha Rasaiah, Lucy Gill and Kerry Nicholson will work across the whole range of...

Applications for written press accreditation to cover the Wimbledon Tennis Championships are now being taken by the All England Club. Local press editors wishing to send a journalist to cover this year’s Championships should get in touch with the News...

Johnston Press chief executive Ashley Highfield has written of his belief that general election coverage in the local press will be “digital first” although print will still “shape and reinforce readers’ views.” “Local news is and should continually develop...

News media publishers have reacted in dismay to a BBC report which advocates massive expansion of the BBC’s global and local services which could be highly damaging to independent news media providers. Published yesterday (Wednesday), BBC director of news and...