News
Political figures support Journalism Matters campaign
Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Leader of the Opposition Kemi Badenoch and Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy show their support for the Journalism Matters campaign.
Press freedom/development
News
Viner: Government must employ ‘healthy, human scepticism’ about promise of AI-driven growth
Katharine Viner says the government must employ some “healthy, human scepticism” about the promise of AI-driven growth at the expense of the creative industries and instead place confidence in the ongoing role of journalism in the democratic process.
News
2025 Journalism Matters campaign launches
Journalism Matters: Main UK news organisations call on Starmer to back trusted journalism.
News
USA: NUJ calls for release of journalist detained by ICE
The NUJ last week joined the International Federation of Journalists in calling for the immediate release of UK journalist and political commentator Sami Hamdi.
Industry Voice
Protecting the future of journalism: a free press in the digital age
In the first of our new ‘Industry Voice’ series, Owen Meredith, CEO of the News Media Association, outlines the challenges facing news media and his organisation’s position on tackling unfair competition, protecting IP and promoting press freedom.
FEATURE
The journalistic killing fields of Gaza – statistics to cry over
The reported civilian death toll in Gaza has hit 66,000, with starvation now adding to the fatalities caused by direct military action. Within that total is an unprecedently large number of journalists, writes Paul Connew.
News
Coalition calls on Shabana Mahmood to abandon plans
Plans for a new law granting police firearms officers facing criminal proceedings a presumption of anonymity have been slammed as an affront to the principles of open justice.
News
SoE welcomes pledge by government
The Society of Editors welcomes a pledge by the government to ensure the prominence of public service media content.
COLUMN
Free speech – where to draw the line
Reaction to the murder of Charlie Kirk last week has highlighted tensions over free speech in the USA.
COLUMN
Slippery slope
Reform UK’s decision to cut off relations with Nottinghamshire Live has drawn deserved condemnation.
News
SoE and NUJ criticise Reform UK council leader's ban
The Society of Editors and the National Union of Journalists has criticised a Reform UK council leader's ban on engagement with Nottinghamshire Live.
News
SoE welcomes new guidance
The Society of Editors has welcomed new national guidance for disclosing suspects’ details.
COLUMN
Killing journalists
The killing of five journalists in Gaza on Sunday has been widely condemned by journalist groups.
FEATURE
Drones, democracies, and the dangers to press freedom
Truth is the new target for elimination in this changed world. It should worry us all, says Elena Cosentino in her contribution to the recently published book, ‘Pandering to populism? Journalism and politics in a post-truth age’.
News
NUJ deplores killing of journalists
The Israeli government has admitted to killing five Al-Jazeera journalists and media workers in an airstrike on a tent outside the al-Shifa hospital in Gaza.
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