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| News Media Association | |
|---|---|
| Name | News Media Association |
| Type | Trade association |
| Founded | 2013 |
| Headquarters | London |
| Region served | United Kingdom |
| Key people | CEO, Chair |
News Media Association
The News Media Association is a United Kingdom trade body representing national, regional, and local news publishers. It engages with Parliament of the United Kingdom, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, European Commission, Competition and Markets Authority, and regulators such as the Independent Press Standards Organisation and the Office of Communications to shape media policy and commercial frameworks.
The organisation emerged from a lineage including the Press Association, the Society of Editors, and predecessor industry groups active during debates around the Digital Economy Act 2010, the Leveson Inquiry, and the aftermath of the Phone hacking scandal. Founding members included proprietors tied to companies such as News UK, Reach plc, Bauer Media Group, and regional houses derived from mergers involving Trinity Mirror and assets once owned by DMG Media. Early campaigns responded to initiatives by the European Court of Justice, rulings from the Court of Justice of the European Union, and policy shifts from the European Parliament concerning digital markets and copyright.
The organisation's governance has reflected practices common to bodies like the Federation of Small Businesses and the British Chambers of Commerce, with boards populated by executives from Johnston Press (later restructured into JPIMedia), The Guardian Media Group, Financial Times, The Telegraph Media Group, and independents representing local interests such as Archant and Iliffe Media. Membership tiers mirror associations such as the Advertising Association and the National Union of Journalists, encompassing publishers with print titles like The Times, Daily Mail, The Sun, Daily Mirror, and local titles in cities like Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, and Edinburgh. Committees liaise with bodies including the British Board of Film Classification, Creative Industries Council, and the Institute of Directors.
The organisation conducts activities comparable to those of the Motion Picture Association and the Royal Television Society, offering commercial negotiation, legal support, and collective bargaining for digital advertising against platforms such as Google, Facebook, Twitter, and Amazon. It organises industry events akin to the MediaLive conference, publishes guidance parallel to output by the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism and the Poynter Institute, and operates training programmes reminiscent of initiatives from the Shoreditch Trust and the BBC Academy. It also engages in licensing frameworks similar to schemes by PRS for Music and British Phonographic Industry.
The association has lobbied on issues intersecting with laws and institutions such as the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, the Data Protection Act 2018, and negotiations arising from the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumer Bill. It has submitted evidence to committees in the House of Commons and House of Lords, engaged with the Competition Commission and the Information Commissioner's Office, and worked alongside campaign groups like Free Press and think tanks including the Institute for Public Policy Research and the Adam Smith Institute. Policy priorities have included press freedom debates linked to the Human Rights Act 1998, sustainability of local journalism in the wake of austerity measures associated with policies from the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and taxation matters influenced by the HM Revenue and Customs.
Research outputs have resembled reports from the Pew Research Center, the Reuters Institute, and the Ofcom Research Programme, providing data on circulation trends, digital revenue, and advertising markets. The association has commissioned studies examining the economic contribution of publishers similar to work by the Centre for Economics and Business Research and academic partners such as London School of Economics, University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, and City, University of London. Publications have addressed topics covered by the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee and cited metrics from firms like Comscore, Nielsen, and Kantar Media.
The organisation has faced scrutiny paralleling the scrutiny directed at entities like News Corporation and inquiries such as Leveson Inquiry, criticized by advocates including Reporters Without Borders and unions like the National Union of Journalists for positions on regulation and commercial deals with platforms. Disputes over collective bargaining with Google and Meta Platforms prompted debate reminiscent of cases before the Competition and Markets Authority and legal challenges in the High Court of Justice. Critics have argued that campaigns mirror strategies used by large conglomerates including Abrdn and Gannett and that policy stances sometimes conflict with recommendations from the Committee to Protect Journalists and research produced by the Media Reform Coalition.
Category:Trade associations based in the United Kingdom Category:Mass media in the United Kingdom