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.

The European Alliance of News Agencies (EANA) has become an affiliate member of the SPUR Coalition.

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.