3rd November 2026
Sarah Lester Editor-in-Chief at the Manchester Evening News (MEN) delivers a sober and powerful account of how global digital platforms have dragged down knowledge about important local issues. Good journalism 'changes lives', she told attendees at the annual launch of the Journalism Matters campaign in London, organised by the News Media Association.
16th October 2026
After the launch of the PSJ Framework in Brussels, NMC CEO Andrew Moger reflects on what the event achieved and where the work goes next. PSJ is well and truly on the industrial, political and civil society map. The European launch of the Framework is done. Now to build support in capitals and boardrooms, and on the ground, for that is where PSJ quality news is at its best.
24th September 2026
The News Media Coalition (NMC) today (September 24th, 2026) welcomed a District of Columbia judge’s recognition of the importance of news reporters, photographers and video journalists being able carry out their vital work without artificial barriers.
3rd September 2026
A global evidence review commissioned by UNESCO, DW Akademie and the International Fund for Public Interest Media finds that falling press freedom tracks with weaker economic growth, and that investment in reporting returns far more than it costs.