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American publishing trade associations in merger talks
The News Media Alliance will absorb the MPA – The Association of Magazine Media under a merger agreement awaiting NMA member approval.
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Defunding fake news
Misinformation is a profitable business, made possible by Silicon Valley’s laissez-faire approach and an undiscerning programmatic ecosystem. Two senior media executives have decided to do something about it. Ray Snoddy meets them.
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Information commissioner is told Freedom of Information is “broken”
More than 100 newspaper editors, MPs, journalists, celebrities and campaigners signed a letter calling on John Edwards to fix FOI.
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Lords Committee welcomes CMA commitment to tackling digital competition
Baroness Stowell, Chair of the Lords Communications & Digital Committee, has welcomed a commitment by the CMA to take more action on digital competition issues.
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Industry leaders call on PM to act swiftly to save media
A coalition across the media sector has come together to call on Boris Johnson to take urgent action to tackle the harmful impact of the tech platforms on media and publishing.
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SoE welcomes Chris Mullin court victory over source disclosure
The Society of Editors has welcomed the decision by a court to back journalist Chris Mullin in his fight against a police production order to disclose information that would reveal his sources.
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NMA Welcomes Culture Secretary’s comments on Stronger Exemptions
The News Media Association has welcomed the commitments this week from the Culture Secretary to strengthen the exemption for news publishers’ content in the Online Safety Bill.
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Society backs government clampdown on use of SLAPPs
The Society of Editors has welcomed an announcement by the Ministry of Justice of the government’s commitment to clamp down on so-called Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs).
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CMA investigates Google and Meta over ad tech concerns
The CMA is taking a closer look at Google and Meta’s conduct over concerns that they hampered competition in markets for online display advertising services.
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Meredith calls for DMU legislation ‘early in the next parliamentary session’
Legislation to tackle the imbalance of power between news providers and the tech platforms and provide a sustainable future for independent journalism must be brought forward without delay.
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Birmingham Six journalist hearing must be held in public, says SoE
The hearing to challenge the use of anti-terrorism legislation to force Chris Mullin to reveal confidential sources relating to his investigations into the IRA Birmingham pub bombings must not be held in private, the Society of Editors has warned.
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Ban on merger between The Times and The Sunday Times lifted
News UK has been formally released from undertakings to keep The Times and The Sunday Times separate, given when Rupert Murdoch acquired the titles in 1981.
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Nina Wright appointed as PPA Chair
The Professional Publishers Association has announced the appointment of Nina Wright, Harmsworth Media CEO as its new Chair.
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EU outlines strategy on tech standards to counter China influence
The EU this week proposed a new aggressive strategy in setting global tech standards, which the bloc’s competition commissioner Margrethe Vestager said was a bid to counter China's rising influence.
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Twitter files lawsuit over new German social media law
Twitter has filed a lawsuit over a new German law which obliges social media groups to block or delete criminal content quickly, and report particularly serious criminal offences to the police.
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