Government response to the consultation on sustainable independent and impartial news in the nations, locally and in the regions
The Government, through Digital Britain, proposed the introduction of independently funded news consortia (IFNCs).
Our public consultation, carried out between 30 June and 22 September 2009 on sustainable independent and impartial news; in the Nations, locally and in the regions, invited views on the importance of choice and plurality of news sources in the Nations, locally and in the regions, on the need for public funding to sustain plurality, and on possible long-term public funding sources. The rationale for this was set out in Digital Britain and the consultation document.
The Government’s response to the consultation can be found here, along with the non-confidential replies to the consultation and the TNS-BMRB independent market research findings which accompanied the consultation.
The Government is very grateful to all those who took part in these inquiries.
Related information
These documents are available online in Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format.
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