NMA CEO Owen Meredith speaks on the new Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act.

Watch here: youtu.be/OO5XoKKEIRk

Delighted to see the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill pass final parliamentary stages today. Look forward to Royal Assent and the Competition & Markets Authority moving swiftly to use their new powers to unlock the true potential of the UK digital economy.

The repeal of Section 40 within the Media Bill is expected to be discussed in the Lords tomorrow. Likes of News Media Association RSF in English Committee to Protect Journalists say it was 'incompatible with the principles of free speech. Never again must the UK go down this dangerous road' newsmediauk.org/blog/2024/05/2…

We support the letter from Tina Stowell of the Lords Communications and Digital Committee today to Justice Secretary Alex Chalk KC MP urging the government to amend the SLAPP Bill so as not to risk undermining vital protections against SLAPPs. Read the letter below 👇

Newspaper groups warn Apple over ad-blocking plans ft.com/content/c6dcbe… via @ft

The NMA is one of the many signatories today in an open letter to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport SoS Lucy Frazer highlighting the dangerous repercussions of the BBC's ad plans. Links below👇

We wholeheartedly agree with Nish Kumar quoted in the Cambridge Independent: 'Local newspapers are incredibly important to the functioning infrastructure of journalism, which itself is then an important part of the infrastructure of a functional democracy.'
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Yet more evidence of how Meta is damaging democracy. Ofcom surveys repeatedly show the public go to Facebook for news, yet as Meta continually downgrades quality news providers, the public are left with a raft of mis/disinformation masquerading as news pressgazette.co.uk/media-audience…

Giving evidence to the Lords Communications and Digital Committee today, the NMA’s Sayra Tekin set out why – even with the amendments that have been tabled for Commons Committee Stage – the SLAPP Bill must go further in order to be at all effective in protecting public participation and free speech.

What are #SLAPPs ? And what can be done to tackle abuse of the UK legal system?

We're live with Foreign Policy Centre, News Media Association, RSF and David Hooper talking about #SLAPPs .

Watch the session here:
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There’s no democracy without a free press.

#WorldPressFreedomDay

'It is a day to go and buy a local or a national newspaper and be grateful for the brilliant reporters shining a light on the good and the bad.'

Welcome clarion call to the public to support journalism.

In a video message for #WorldPressFreedomDay NMA CEO Owen Meredith speaks of the crucial role journalists play holding power to account and the vital role of local news media underpinning democracy in local communities up and down the UK.

Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer has called on the public to buy local and national newspapers in support of the industry’s “brilliant reporters shining a light on the good and the bad.” #WorldPressFreedomDay2024
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