Newspaper Publishers' Association

The News Media Association is the voice of national, regional and local news media organisations in the UK and was created in 2014 by a merger between the Newspaper Society and the Newspaper Publishers' Association. The NMA exists to promote the interests of news media publishers to Government, regulatory authorities, industry bodies and other organisations whose work affects the industry.

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. The two organisations had been sharing offices since 2006. Both organisations were represented on the Defence, Press and Broadcasting Advisory Committee. The merged organisation has a place on the Defence and Security Media Advisory Committee.

Eric Wallers Cheadle, President of the Newspaper Society, was awarded a CBE in the 1973 Birthday Honours, John Wallwork, also President, in the 1982 Birthday Honours and Dugal Nisbet-Smith, the director, in the 1996 New Year Honours. 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.

The new organisation represents digital as well as print based media. It supports the Independent Publishers' Forum.

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