The News Media Association has issued a joint statement with other UK news media industry bodies objecting to media coverage charges for the Conservative Party Autumn Conference.
The statement, coordinated by the News Media Association, Society of Editors, Foreign Press Association, and the News Media Coalition, called for the “draconian” charges to be dropped, warning that they could set a “concerning precedent in a democratic society”
The statement reads: “A row has broken out between the Press and the Conservative Party over plans to charge for media attendance at the governing party’s annual conference.… Read the rest
