News Media Association Archives - Press Gazette https://pressgazette.co.uk/subject/news-media-association/ The Future of Media Mon, 07 Sep 2026 08:39:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://pressgazette.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2022/09/cropped-Press-Gazette_favicon-32x32.jpg News Media Association Archives - Press Gazette https://pressgazette.co.uk/subject/news-media-association/ 32 32 US issues ‘censorship’ warning over UK plan to boost ‘public service’ news on social media https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/us-issues-censorship-warning-over-uk-plan-to-boost-public-service-news-on-social-media/ Mon, 07 Sep 2026 08:39:35 +0000 https://pressgazette.co.uk/?p=256706 Social media app folder on a phone, featuring icons for X, Instagram, Tiktok, Threads, Facebook, Pinterest, Youtube, Google and Linkedin

News Media Association warns forcing prominence for 'trustworthy' news could end up harming sector.

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]]> The US Government has intervened in the UK’s proposals to force tech platforms to put “trustworthy” news providers at the top of social and video feeds.

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]]> UK news industry backs law to stop deceptive AI scraping https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/uk-news-industry-backs-law-to-stop-deceptive-ai-scraping/ Wed, 24 Jun 2026 08:43:02 +0000 https://pressgazette.co.uk/?p=254065 The silhouette of a spider is formed by gaps in binary code to portray AI crawler story

Follows New York state bid to stop deceptive bots which fuel '$1bn' content trading market.

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]]> A proposed UK law is being drafted to stop companies deploying AI bots from using deceptive tactics to scrape websites.

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]]> News publishers could be made prominent at top of Youtube and social feeds https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/news-publishers-could-be-made-prominent-at-top-of-youtube-and-social-feeds/ Mon, 22 Jun 2026 21:30:00 +0000 https://pressgazette.co.uk/?p=254006 Lisa Nandy speaking at the Society of Editors Conference 2026. Picture: Lucy Young

Consultation to examine how 'trustworthy' news publishers should be categorised.

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]]> Content from “trustworthy” news publishers could be made easier to find on social and video platforms like Youtube and Facebook under new UK proposals.

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]]> Owen Meredith leaving NMA to join Mail group as head of public policy https://pressgazette.co.uk/the-wire/media-jobs-uk-news/owen-meredith-leaving-nma-to-join-mail-group-as-head-of-public-policy/ Wed, 19 Nov 2025 14:00:38 +0000 https://pressgazette.co.uk/?p=245959 Owen Meredith. Picture: DMG Media

Current CEO of the News Media Association replacing editor emeritus Peter Wright.

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]]> Owen Meredith is leaving his job as CEO of the News Media Association to join Mail publisher DMG Media as managing director, public policy, starting in May 2026. He will replace editor emeritus Peter Wright, who will be retiring after 47 years with the company.

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]]> Facebook slammed for ‘attack on local journalism’ after third site ‘restricted’ https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/facebook-local-news-restrictions-kent-ofcom-nma/ Thu, 22 May 2025 13:38:01 +0000 https://pressgazette.co.uk/?p=239984 Facebook page of local news publisher Kent Online and the story that got the page restricted (Headline: Dover man accused of raping girl tells jury: 'She told me she was 20'"

Upcoming Online Safety Act measures will require better protections for publisher content on platforms.

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]]> Restrictions hitting local news pages on Facebook have been described as “an attack on local journalism”.

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]]> News titles from Guardian to Daily Mail unite in opposition to AI copyright grab https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/news-titles-from-guardian-to-daily-mail-unite-in-opposition-to-ai-copyright-grab/ Tue, 25 Feb 2025 15:32:29 +0000 https://pressgazette.co.uk/?p=237480 A composite image showing a newsstand with copies of UK newspapers mostly bearing 'Make it Fair' branding, reflecting their support for a campaign against the UK government's proposals to create an opt-out copyright model for AI companies scraping data from the internet. The newsstand is depicted alongside screenshots of several news sites' home pages, which are also taken over by the campaign.

Nearly every UK national newspaper has backed campaign against AI copyright exemption.

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]]> Almost every UK daily newspaper title gave over its print front and website home pages to a campaign against government proposals to create a copyright exemption for artificial intelligence companies.

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]]> Lords amendments offer AI copyright protection for publishers https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/government-defeated-lords-copyright-ai-scraping/ Wed, 29 Jan 2025 16:32:23 +0000 https://pressgazette.co.uk/?p=236579 A picture of the Houses of Parliament, illustrating a story about the Government's defeat in the House of Lords over amendments to a bill that would give creators and news outlets greater protections from copyright abuses by AI companies.

Data (Use and Access) Bill will now go back to Commons with Government urged to hear concerns.

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]]> Government plans to allow AI companies to use news content to train artificial intelligence models without permission or remuneration have been dealt a blow in the House of Lords.

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]]> ‘Opt-out’ AI rights would let tech companies ‘shirk responsibilities’ on copyright https://pressgazette.co.uk/comment-analysis/opt-out-ai-rights-would-let-tech-companies-shirk-responsibilities-on-copyright/ Thu, 19 Dec 2024 13:22:41 +0000 https://pressgazette.co.uk/?p=235279 Copyright definition - used in stories about AI and images taken from social media

News Media Association boss says Government's proposed approach "overlooks the real challenge".

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]]> The rise of generative AI presents both opportunities and significant challenges for the media landscape, particularly for news publishers and all creative businesses. The race for market share and dominance in the generative AI sector poses a grave threat to our intellectual property rights and the ability to sustainably invest in the creation of original content.

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]]> Ofcom: BBC now part of ‘headwinds’ facing local news publishers https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/regional-newspapers/ofcom-says-bbc-has-become-hindrance-to-local-news-commercial-sector/ Mon, 02 Dec 2024 10:19:43 +0000 https://pressgazette.co.uk/?p=234472 BBC headquarters in London to accompany local news market story

Commercial publishers pleased with Ofcom acknowledgement of BBC competition.

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]]> An increase in local news being produced online by the BBC is adding to the “headwinds” facing commercial publishers, regulator Ofcom has found.

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]]> bbcofcompageviews Picture: Ofcom review of local media in the UK UK Digital Markets Act paves way for big tech regulation: what comes next? https://pressgazette.co.uk/comment-analysis/uk-digital-markets-act-paves-way-for-big-tech-regulation-what-comes-next/ Thu, 25 Jul 2024 14:04:14 +0000 https://pressgazette.co.uk/?p=230403 Google AI Overviews response on a mobile search. The search says: "Why is the lever not moving at all..." and the start of the AI response says: "A film camera's film advance lever may not move for a number of reasons, including:"

The legislation is passed but the work doesn't stop there - what news publishers need to know next.

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]]> With the successful passage of the Digital Markets, Competition, and Consumers Act, we are now in a position to build on the considerable momentum to make the digital markets fairer for all players, including news publishers.

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