Responding to the Competition and Markets Authority’s proposed measures to improve Google search services in the UK, News Media Association chief executive Owen Meredith has said: “This is a critical next step in bringing the new digital markets regime...

Telegraph Media Group deputy chairman Lord Black took over as NMA chairman on 1 January, succeeding Tindle Newspapers chief executive Danny Cammiade. Jeremy Spooner, Baylis Community Media CEO and chair of the NMA’s Independent Publishers Forum, has become NMA...

In response to the publication of the BBC Charter Review by DCMS today, News Media Association chief executive Owen Meredith has said: “We are pleased that the Charter renewal process will look at the BBC’s impact on the commercial...

Responding to the government’s Statement of Progress on AI and Copyright, NMA chief executive Owen Meredith has said: “The overwhelming response to the AI and copyright consultation – with 95 per cent of respondents unequivocally stating that copyright works...

In response to today’s publication of Ofcom’s 2024-25 annual report, News Media Association chief executive Owen Meredith said: “Ofcom’s report exposes a structural imbalance that can no longer be brushed aside. The regulator acknowledges again that the BBC’s rapid...

News Media Association chief executive Owen Meredith has been appointed managing director, public policy, at dmg media starting in May 2026. He will replace editor emeritus Peter Wright, who will be retiring after 47 years with the company. Owen...

The i Paper and The Press and Journal, and its sister title The Courier, have been voted this year’s Making a Difference award winners for their respective campaigns, Second Post Office IT Scandal and Trapped by RAAC. Coordinated by...

Keir Starmer has been urged to make good on his promise yesterday to support and work with the local news media sector by rowing back on damaging plans to remove alcohol licensing notices from local newspapers. In a comment...

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has given his backing to the News Media Association’s Journalism Matters campaign saying that journalism is “absolutely vital” while pledging to work with the local news sector to protect local journalism. In a comment supporting...