New research puts numbers on what journalism delivers
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.
EANA joins the SPUR Coalition as affiliate member
The European Alliance of News Agencies (EANA) has become an affiliate member of the SPUR Coalition.
World News Day 2026: a global campaign on how the news is reported
World News Day takes place on 28 September 2026, with a campaign week running from 25 September to 2 October. It is an annual campaign that asks news organisations across the world to show their audiences how their journalism is made: how stories are reported, how facts are checked before publication, and what that work is for.
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.
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.
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.