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‘Tax on democracy’ to hit regional journalists covering party conferences
Industry bodies call for charges to be scrapped
Regional Press Awards relaunched as new organiser takes charge
Event to take place concurrently with national awards
MPs urged to help small publishers fight tech giants amid title closure warning
Trade body chief shares fears over inaction
Publishers drive around £1bn in revenue for tech giants, study finds
Research sparks renewed calls for ministers to act
BBC urged to broadcast regional publishers’ podcasts on its websites
Press chiefs believe move would help local journalism
Titles serving medium-sized towns risk ‘going to the wall’, publisher warns
Ministers urged to step in after industry warning
Peer shares fears over planned law’s impact on court reporting
Move would move some proceedings away from open courtrooms
Publishers and BBC demand Johnson does more to tackle tech giants
Joint plea for “healthy future for independent media”
Industry bodies welcome “explicit exemption” for news sites in Online Safety Bill
Dorries promises “extra protections” for journalists
Court chiefs unveil new measure to help local journalists
Move will “strengthen ability” to cover cases
Google and Facebook ‘to be forced to pay publishers by law’ – report
Move welcomed by trade body
BBC rejects claim it ‘crowds out’ regional press in row over new jobs
Corporation slams demand to scrap reporting network plan
‘Don’t use BBC as a political football’ says editorial boss
But corporation also warned against “aggressive” expansion
Reach boss renews ‘level playing field’ call as he becomes NMA chair
New head of industry body calls for ‘swift and decisive action’
Number of young people reading local news up by one-fifth, figures show
Research shows increase in audience for sector