THE News Media Association has welcomed Ofcom’s draft guidance for video sharing platforms which upholds press freedom by expressly excluding news media from the scope of the audio-visual media services regime. Welcoming the guidance in a response to Ofcom’s consultation on the regulations, the NMA welcomed the clarification that newspapers remain outside of the scope [...]

NEW research by Reach Solutions revealed that high-intensity content on news sites have no adverse impact on brands, concluding that consumers recognise that not all digital platforms are created equal when it comes to curation and regulation of content. The study demonstrates that trusted news sites play a vital role in allowing the public to [...]

Entries are now open for the Society of Editors’ Press Awards for 2020, known as the ‘Oscars’ for the British Press. The awards, run by the Society on behalf of the industry, will celebrate the best of UK national journalism during 2020. With revised, new and returning categories, entries can be made for work published [...]

JPIMedia Publishing has been acquired by David Montgomery’s National World plc for £10.2m. JPIMedia had announced it had placed itself for sale earlier in the year and the deal will see National World acquire the entire business, along with its subsidiaries. In an update to shareholders, National World said the acquisition of JPIMedia totalled £10.2 [...]

REACH has confirmed that John Brewis, MD of Reach Printing Services, is leaving the business at the end of the year. Alan Edmunds, Group COO at Reach, said:: "I would like to share my personal thanks to John for all his hard work, commitment and leadership over his many years with us. John leaves behind [...]

Celtic Media Print and Racing Post sign new extended print contract Celtic Media Print Limited and Spotlight Sports Group, publishers of the Racing Post, have confirmed the signing of a new extended print contract for the Irish edition of the market-leading title. The Racing Post and its Betting Shop Display edition for bookmakers have been [...]

A pioneering scheme to improve diversity in newsrooms is to be extended after Facebook confirmed funding for a third year. The Community Reporters Project was launched two years ago and has resulted in more than 80 trainee reporters being hired in newsrooms across the UK. Each focuses on a community which is under-represented in local [...]

Following the announcement of a review of its print capacity in September, Reach plc has today announced the start of a consultation process rover the proposed closure of print sites in Luton and Birmingham with 150 jobs at risk of redundancy. Moving forward the company plans to balance the production of its national and regional [...]

THIS month’s 10pt Talking Point column in printed PJ is by DAVID CROW who earned his first wage packet as a schoolboy with an early morning paper round. He is now managing director print and logistics group services division at JPIMedia, a member of the Newspaper Industry Materials Committee, chairman of the industry’s Contingency Planning [...]

The News Media Association (NMA)  has announced that Sayra Tekin will take over from Santha Rasaiah as its Legal, Policy and Regulatory Affairs Director when Santha retires at the end of this year. Sayra is an experienced legal advice and litigation lawyer at the BBC, who has been proactive at lobbying courts and regulators on [...]