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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 […]

PA Media Group Appoints Emily Shelley…

PA Media Group has today appointed Emily Shelley as its new Chief Executive Officer, the first woman to lead the business in its 155 year history. Shelley, who was formerly MD of PA’s stock imagery agency Alamy and a board member, began her career with PA as a graduate trainee 25 years ago. She replaces […]