No10 TO CHANGE WAY PRESS CAN QUESTION GOVERNMENT
Senior Westminster political reporters fear 'loss of scrutiny' Downing Street plans to shake-up long-standing arrangements which give experienced political reporters frequent opportunities to ask the government about newsworthy matters of public interest. Currently, there are twice daily briefings open to a select group of political journalists, who can challenge the official spokesperson on policy, government announcements of wider topics [...]
NMC urges Brighton to reinstate Guardian access and uphold press freedom
The News Media Coalition has called on Brighton & Hove Albion to reverse its decision to exclude Guardian reporters and photographers from formal attendance at the Amex Stadium, warning that excluding independent journalists from organised sports events undermines press freedom and public-interest reporting. “Banning sports and news reporters, photographers and video journalists from Press facilities at football matches serves nobody – not fans, the club nor, for that [...]
Society of Editors’ Media Freedom Awards 2025: celebrating UK public-interest journalism
The annual Society of Editors Media Freedom Awards took place yesterday (12th November 2025) to celebrate ‘truly extraordinary journalism’ newsrooms and reporters. Society of Editors Chief Executive Dawn Alford said the awards are a chance to “stand up and celebrate the truly extraordinary journalism that comes out of newsrooms across the UK,” noting this year’s exceptional standard of entries [...]
Warning against “rights-grab” credential terms after U.S. college sports dispute
A fresh row over event credentials has reignited concerns about attempts to strip photographers and newsrooms of rights in exchange for access — with implications for Primary Source Journalism (PSJ) well beyond one organiser or one country. The U.S. National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) has issued a sector-wide warning about rights-grabbing credential agreements following controversy involving The Gazelle Group, [...]
Defence reporters walk out of the Pentagon after rejecting new press rules
More than 30 members of the Pentagon press corps turned in their badges and exited the building together on Wednesday, after refusing to acknowledge the Defense Department’s new reporting restrictions. Journalists crossed a foot bridge and descended the long northeast staircase - a coordinated walk-out that followed notice that non-signatories would lose accreditation and workspace access. Newsrooms publicly declining [...]
Von der Leyen’s State of the Union: strong signals in support of independent media
In her annual State of the Union address to the European Parliament, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivered a clear political message: the health of independent journalism is critical to the health of democracy. Among a series of announcements on the EU’s democratic, digital and geopolitical agenda, President von der Leyen unveiled a new Media Resilience Programme, [...]