BBC v Rangers FC dispute ends after 7 years
Corporation’s reporters to attend games after apologies are issued BBC journalists will return to Ibrox for Rangers FC’s games and press conferences in the 2022/2023 season the first time since 2015 after the British broadcaster issued an apology for failing to meet its editorial standards when reporting on the club. In announcement today (21st June, 2022), the BBC said: ‘A disagreement between BBC Scotland and Rangers FC has limited the [...]
NMC Calls For Halt To Charging for Party Conference Reporting
Alliance of media and free speech organisations warns press accreditation fees will restrict open democracy The News Media Coalition and a growing list of press freedom and democracy organisations have issued a joint statement demanding that the UK's Conservative Party withdraw charges for journalists' access to conferences its Autumn conference. Following earlier approaches to the party, the organisations have [...]
Shutterstock Joins NMC Board
NMC welcomes Shutterstock support for press freedom, positive public policy and advancing independent editorial coverage The News Media Coalition and Shutterstock today (July 7, 2022) announced that the global creative platform has joined the NMC's Board alongside other major news enterprises. In becoming a member, Shutterstock will help the NMC's mission to safeguard independent news-gathering opportunities, ensuring legal intellectual property [...]
NMC Statement on UK Government Response to Parliamentary Report on Major Sport
The News Media Coalition (NMC) - representing major news publishers and international news agencies - welcomes the UK government's recently published response to the DCMS Select Committee's inquiry into Major Sporting and Cultural Events. The Committee's recommendations to promote and protect the special role of news media in reporting on events of public interest, were supported by the NMC and [...]
FIFA’s Qatar hosts more worried about media spin – human rights conference hears
The 'Play the Game' conference yesterday (27/06/22) heard speakers describe how the Qatar organisers of the FIFA World Cup tried to use media control to handle human rights and 'sports-washing' accusations. Benjamin Best, a journalist, was one of a number of attendees who said that media coverage of human rights abuses had led the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy, [...]
CEO appointed to lead Victoria 2026 Commonwealth Games
Jeroen Weimar, who has held senior governmental and business positions in Australia and the UK, has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer of the Victoria 2026 Commonwealth Games Organising Committee. The Victoria 2026 Commonwealth Games Organising Committee will lead the delivery of the Games, managing venues and services, logistics, partnerships and engagement, as well as media, broadcasting and communications. Weimar [...]