Local Press
Commons · Question 27766 · Tabled 7 Sep 2026 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport · Official record
Answered 14 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Gregory Stafford
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the impact of the closure of regional media companies and titles on (a) local democratic accountability, (b) employment in journalism and the wider creati
Answer
Answered by Ian Murray, 14 Sep 2026
Digitalisation has posed challenges to the financial sustainability of local media. At least 293 local newspapers have closed since 2005, equivalent to around a third of the sector. The number of journalists employed by the three largest local news publis...