‘For major events, such as Olympics, rugby and football world cups, as well as for large-scale civic events such as national commemorations, news organisations need to be able to plan well in advance, in some cases often years before photographers, reporters and video journalists, and their back-office teams, hit the ground,’ said Andrew Moger, CEO of the News Media Coalition.

The National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ) has launched a new campaign, ‘Where your story goes’, to inspire more young people to pursue a career in journalism.

Lisa Nandy, the Culture Secretary of the UK government announced a local media strategy with up to £12m funding for local media’s digital innovation and for community radio.