PINF's groundbreaking new research reveals how much Google owes to news providers in the UK. PINF's Campaign & Communications Manager Beckie Shuker lays out the evidence. Big tech has changed newsGoogle is the world’s dominant search engine, with a market share in the UK of 94 per cent in March 2024 (Statista, 2024). We can all appreciate how easy the platform has made it for us to access information, educate ourselves on important topics, find out what’s going on in the world around us a...| PINF
Breaking down the timeline of PINF's successful News for All campaign. This page is best viewed on desktop!In July 2022, PINF’s News for All campaign was launched to ensure that independent news providers in the UK are fairly compensated for their news content by tech giants. Exactly two years later, the campaign succeeded in its goal to influence the UK Government to make provisions for indie local news publishers, as the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumer bill finally passed into ...| PINF
Jonathan Heawood, Executive Director of PINF, introduces new framework designed to reshape trust, participation and truth in the media.What do you get when you put 50 experts in a room to talk about the future of media and democracy? That’s what happened yesterday (9 July 2025), and I’m still smiling at the memory of a fascinating discussion, with brilliant presentations from Elizabeth Seger, Marcus Ryder, Gavin Esler, Rhiannon Davies, Dan Hind, Lexie Kirkconnell-Kawana and Shiri...| PINF
Columba O'Hare and Kayley Curtis, recipients of the Local News Fund for Newry projects, talk us through how Newry is reshaping community journalism. Throughout 2022 and 2023, the Public Interest News Foundation conducted public consultations with the various groups, stakeholders and entities that create the community of Newry. The purpose of these consultations was simple: to explore what role the local news media plays in the community, and gauge interest for creating a Local News Fund -...| PINF
It's the second annual Indie News Week and for the first time, PINF is launching a Local News Petition.Indie News Week is finally here! From Monday 9th to Sunday 15th June (and beyond!) indie journalists up and down the UK are opening up their newsrooms, hosting panel discussions, guided walks and much more. More on the week’s festivities later; right now, indie news providers need your help to regenerate local news in the UK. For the first time, PINF has launched a petition call...| PINF
We're back for 2025! 30 outlets have registered to be part of the second annual indie news campaign to raise critical funds and awareness of local news among audiences across the UK. | PINF
An exciting campaign and funding announcement from PINF and partners! The Public Interest News Foundation (PINF) is pleased to announce the inaugural Indie News Week (INW), a brand-new initiative taking place around the UK from 3rd – 9th June 2024. Under the banner of ‘No News is Bad News’, Indie News Week will comprise an online, print and in-person rollout with community events run by independent and independent local news outlets up and down the UK. The campaign will give com...| PINF
