News Media Association

The News Media Association is a trade body which styles itself as "the voice of national, regional and local news media organisations in the UK". It was created in 2014 by a merger between the Newspaper Society and the Newspaper Publishers' Association. The Newspaper Society, which represented local papers in the United Kingdom, was founded in 1836 and the Newspaper Publishers' Association, which represented national publishers, in 1904.[1] The two organisations had been sharing offices since 2006.

The NMA promotes the interests of news media publishers to government, regulatory authorities, industry bodies and other organisations whose work affects the industry. Members include The Sun, The Guardian, Daily Mail, Daily Mirror, Yorkshire Post, Kent Messenger, Monmouthshire Beacon and the Manchester Evening News.[2] The organisation represents digital as well as print based media. It supports the Independent Publishers' Forum.[3]

David Newell, NMA CEO, was appointed an OBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours in June 2017 for services to the newspaper and publishing industries.

In April 2020, the NME announced it would be partnering with the Government on "a three-month advertising partnership to help keep the public safe and the nation united throughout the Covid-19 pandemic".[4][5]

References
  1. "178 years on, Newspaper Society drops the word 'newspaper' from its title in merger with NPA". Press Gazette. 10 November 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  2. Rasaiah, Santha (6 September 2018). "Tackling the Threat to High-Quality Journalism in the UKNMA Response to Cairncross Review Call for Evidence" (PDF).
  3. "New trade body for publishers of national, regional and local newspapers". Guardian. 11 November 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  4. "Government Partners With Newspaper Industry On Covid-19 Ad Campaign". News Media Association. 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
  5. "Weekly News Publishers Run Government Ad Campaign". News Media Association. 2020-04-23. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
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