New Culture Secretary Nicky Morgan supported bill granting anonymity under arrest
Newly appointed Culture Secretary Nicky Morgan has rarely spoken on issues facing the media in the past, although she once…
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Times and Sunday Times win permission to share resources and journalists
The Times and Sunday Times newspapers have been given permission from the Government to start sharing more journalists and other…
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Government launches £2m pilot innovation fund to help find sustainable journalism model
The UK Government will establish a £2m innovation fund to support public interest journalism, with a focus on local and regional…
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UK to establish committee on journalist safety
Culture Secretary Jeremy Wright has announced the UK will establish a National Committee for the Safety of Journalists. The announcement…
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New online safety laws pose ‘profound dangers to press freedom’, warn UK media groups
The Government’s proposed online safety laws pose “profound dangers to press freedom” and could create “unintended consequences for freedom of…
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Independent and Standard say they have ‘nothing to fear’ from Gov probe into Saudi deals
The company behind the Independent and Evening Standard newspapers has claimed it has “nothing to fear” from a Government investigation…
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Digital Minister fears interventions to save local news industry could come ‘too late’
Digital Minister Margot James has said she fears solutions to save the local news industry from commercial challenges may come…
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The Government’s proposed new online safety laws pose a threat to freedom of expression in the UK, a campaign group…
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