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PA Media Partners with The Journal…

London / Dublin, 8th October, 2024 – PA Media has announced a new partnership with The Journal FactCheck, supported by the Google News Initiative, aimed at tackling mis- and disinformation ahead of the next Irish general election. Both organisations are accredited by the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) and will collaborate in the coming months to […]

PA MEDIA APPOINTS SENIOR STANDARD EXECUTIVE…

London, 30th September 2024 – PA Media today announces the appointment of Jack Lefley as Editor-in-Chief. Lefley will take over from Pete Clifton, who recently decided to step down having led the national news agency’s editorial operations since January 2015. Currently Managing Editor of The Standard, Lefley, 46, will take the reins at PA Media […]

PA MEDIA EXTENDS FACT-CHECKING SERVICE TO…

London 23 September 2024 – PA Media, the national news agency of the UK and Ireland, has announced an expansion of its fact-checking service, supported by the Google News Initiative. Originally launched as Election Check 24, with a focus on providing accurate information in the run-up to the UK general election, the fact-checking project which […]

PA MEDIA LAUNCHES ‘ELECTION CHECK 24’…

London, 23rd May 2024 – PA Media, the UK and Ireland’s national news agency, has launched a new initiative aimed at combating mis- and disinformation related to the upcoming general election. Election Check 24 is a coalition of news publishers and fact-checkers brought together by PA Media, supported by the Google News Initiative, to ensure […]