Emanuele Grassia, Author at News Media Coalition

13th August 2026

Australia leads in forcing big tech to help fund the news sector

The News Bargaining Incentive reached the Australian House of Representatives after NMC’s member AAP successfully argued that Primary Source Journalism is vital to the information ecosystem. Chief Executive Emma Cowdroy welcomed a guaranteed five per cent share of any money the scheme raises.

3rd August 2026

Reuters Editor-in-Chief echoes NMC on primary source journalism

Factual, first-hand, trustworthy newsgathering of original news content requires journalist access to places, events and information, alongside editorial training and good judgement. That was the central message of Reuters Editor-in-Chief Alessandra Galloni in delivering the Andrew Olle Media Lecture in Sydney.

31st July 2026

Primary source, on the ground: Andrew Olle Lecture on principles of professional newsgathering

Reuters Editor-in-Chief Alessandra Galloni set out what original reporting is, what it costs and what it needs in order to happen. Her account tracks closely with the principles that the Primary Source Journalism Framework describes.

31st July 2026

Andrej Čukić appointed Editor-in-Chief of EPA Images

EPA Images has appointed Andrej Čukić as its new Editor-in-Chief. The appointment takes effect on 10 August 2026. It was announced from Frankfurt on 29 July 2026.

9th July 2026

Spain’s Football League Deploys Court-Ordered IP Blocks to Combat Piracy – Disrupting Legitimate Websites

NMC welcomes efforts to strike a balance in combating online piracy while protecting media freedom, but the collateral blocking of news outlets, human rights platforms, and essential infrastructure demonstrates why enforcement mechanisms must be calibrated with precision. Without technical safeguards and transparency, anti-piracy measures risk becoming tools that disrupt the open internet infrastructure on which primary source journalism and newsroom operations depends.

3rd July 2026

European politicians line up to demand better enabling environment for on-the-ground newsgathering

For the News Media Coalition, the debate mattered because it repeatedly returned to the ground where Primary Source Journalism lives: access to events and institutions, the terms attached to accreditation, the concentration of rights, and the protection of the people who do the reporting. Those themes surfaced again and again, across political groups and national delegations.

2nd July 2026

EPA Images opens second edition of its news photography programme

EPA Images, the European Pressphoto Agency and an NMC member, has opened applications for the second edition of its Advanced Programme in International News Photography. The 12-month course, run by the EPA Academy, begins on 15 October 2026 at the agency's headquarters in Frankfurt.

25th June 2026

Council of Europe parliamentarians confront restrictions on the Press at major sporting events

A Parliamentary Assembly report warns that growing limits on journalists at major sporting events threaten independent reporting — concerns the News Media Coalition has raised during the run up to the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

21st May 2026

‘The truth doesn’t arrive on its own. Someone has to be there to witness it’ – AP’s Julie Pace

At a moment when artificial intelligence can generate text, images and 'feeds' that look at a glance, like real journalism, the executive editor of one of the world's most respected news agencies has issued a clear and urgent challenge to her industry: get closer, not further away.

Emanuele Grassia

About Emanuele Grassia