Questions from the Department for Culture, Media & Sport:
6.14 Media and International - Advertising
6.14b What is the economic and social value of the advertising sector in the UK, with specific regard to how the sector subsidises diverse media services (e.g. news, broadcasting, digital content) and contributes to public infrastructure and services (e.g. through out-of-home advertising revenues), and what is its overall impact on economic growth and employment?
Department for Culture, Media & Sport, 2026
6.14 Media and International - Advertising
6.14a Building on the findings that emerged as part of the 2019-2022 Online Advertising Programme, what updated evidence, data, and insights are available to assess and inform policy on the incidence of online advertising harms, the market transparency and accountability of the online advertising market, and advertisers' control over placement of their adverts?
Department for Culture, Media & Sport, 2026
6.13 Media and International - AI and journalism
6.13g What is the long-term future and lasting value of offline public interest journalism in the UK, and what targeted government interventions might be necessary to sustain its critical role in democratic accountability and community information provision?
Department for Culture, Media & Sport, 2026
6.13 Media and International - AI and journalism
6.13f To what extent do the commercial incentives and market dynamics of the digital economy in the UK currently support or undermine the development of a plural, high-quality, financially sustainable, and independent news ecosystem?
Department for Culture, Media & Sport, 2026
6.13 Media and International - AI and journalism
6.13d What are the most effective supply and demand side interventions to support the provision of public interest journalism in the UK, assessing their potential impact on its online availability and proportionate prominence across diverse platforms?
Department for Culture, Media & Sport, 2026
6.13 Media and International - AI and journalism
6.13c What factors influence UK audiences' willingness to pay for online news, including preferred content types and payment models, and how do these trends and preferences evolve over time across different demographic groups?
Department for Culture, Media & Sport, 2026
6.13 Media and International - AI and journalism
6.13b What are the most significant and evolving barriers to building sustainable business models for news publishers in the UK, and what specific policy interventions, regulatory reforms, and industry-led innovations are most effective in mitigating these barriers and fostering long-term sustainability for the sector?
Department for Culture, Media & Sport, 2026
6.13 Media and International - AI and journalism
6.13a What is the impact of generative AI on UK news consumption trends, specifically regarding platform use, public trust in news, and the spread of misinformation, and how do these effects vary by demographic group?
Department for Culture, Media & Sport, 2026
6.12 Media and International - Sustainable news
6.12e How are current news consumption trends and attitudes in the UK (specifically focusing on platform usage, levels of trust in news sources and demographic variations in readership and engagement) linked to levels of media literacy?
Department for Culture, Media & Sport, 2026
6.12 Media and International - Sustainable news
6.12d What is the distinctive contribution of smaller, independent local news publishers to the UK news ecosystem, particularly concerning their nature of provision (e.g. hyperlocal focus, investigative depth), audience reach, and unique forms of engagement, relative to larger, more established publishers?
Department for Culture, Media & Sport, 2026
6.12 Media and International - Sustainable news
6.12c What is the demonstrable impact of local news provision on community cohesion, civic engagement, public trust in information, and the scrutiny of local public services and institutions across different communities in the UK?
Department for Culture, Media & Sport, 2026
6.12 Media and International - Sustainable news
6.12b What are the most effective quantitative and qualitative methodologies for measuring the impact of national and local news provision in the UK on civic engagement, public trust, and community cohesion? How do these impacts vary across diverse demographics and geographic areas?
Department for Culture, Media & Sport, 2026
6.11 Media and International - Media freedom and journalist safety
6.11d Building upon the UK's National Action Plan for the Safety of Journalists and existing support mechanisms, what innovative interventions, practical resources, and refinements to current measures could most effectively enhance the physical and digital safety of journalists in the UK?
Department for Culture, Media & Sport, 2026
6.11 Media and International - Media freedom and journalist safety
6.11a How can we best measure and track media freedom in the UK context, building upon existing international work including the RSF’s (Reporters Without Borders) Media Freedom Index? How has media freedom in the UK changed over time?
Department for Culture, Media & Sport, 2026