Who is responsible for Media Grid UK?
Our Editor-in-Chief is Jonathan Pierce (+44 20 4587 9486), who has ultimate responsibility for editorial standards, publication decisions and corrections. Rebecca Haines, Managing Editor (+44 20 4587 9487), oversees the daily newsroom, headline review and commissioning. Every piece of content we publish is reviewed by a human editor before it reaches our readers.
The senior editorial team includes Thomas Grant as Politics & Public Affairs Editor (+44 20 4587 9488), Amelia Foster as Business & Economy Correspondent (+44 20 4587 9489), Sophie Lane as Culture & Lifestyle Editor (+44 20 4587 9490), and Oliver Reeves as Standards & Fact-Checking Lead (+44 20 4587 9491). Oliver leads fact-checking, source verification and corrections. Full profiles for every member of the team can be found on our Our Team page.
Who owns and operates Media Grid UK?
Media Grid UK is owned and operated by Sliema Media Limited, a company registered in Malta with Malta Business Registry company number C 84217. The registered office is at Level 3, Tower Business Centre, Tower Street, Swatar, Birkirkara BKR 4013, Malta. The main switchboard is +356 2779 4100, and the UK editorial line is +44 20 4587 9485.
Our ownership and funding structure is transparent and fully disclosed. Sliema Media Limited maintains editorial independence from all commercial interests, and no external shareholder or investor has influence over editorial decisions. For full details of our corporate structure and funding sources, please see our Ownership & Funding page.
What does Media Grid UK cover?
Media Grid UK delivers clear, practical coverage of UK news, politics, business, markets, technology and public-interest stories for English-speaking readers in the United Kingdom and internationally. Our reporting is designed to help readers understand complex issues without spin or oversimplification.
Our Politics & Public Affairs section, overseen by Thomas Grant, covers Westminster, government policy and public affairs in depth. The Business & Economy desk, led by Amelia Foster, reports on the economy, corporate news, financial markets and cost-of-living issues. Sophie Lane oversees Culture & Lifestyle coverage, and our technology and public-interest reporting spans digital policy, consumer issues and stories that affect communities across the UK. We specialise in explainers and briefings that provide context and clarity on developments that matter.
How do we produce our journalism?
Every article published by Media Grid UK is drafted by a named writer, reviewed by an editor and fact-checked before publication. This three-stage process ensures accuracy, fairness and clarity in everything we publish. We do not publish anonymous or unattributed content.
AI-assisted tools may support research, drafting, formatting, translation, metadata generation, headline options, summaries and transcription. AI never replaces human editorial judgement. Every piece of published editorial content is reviewed and approved by a human editor, and AI is strictly prohibited from fabricating quotes, sources, interviews, bylines, author experience or expert profiles. For full details of our editorial standards and fact-checking procedures, see our Editorial Policy and Fact-Checking Policy.
How is Media Grid UK funded?
Media Grid UK is funded through display advertising, affiliate links, commercial partnerships, sponsored content, newsletter sponsorships and content licensing. All sponsored or commercial material is clearly labelled, and affiliate links are disclosed in accordance with applicable regulations.
Commercial relationships never determine editorial conclusions. Our editorial team operates independently of commercial considerations, and no advertiser, partner or sponsor has influence over what we publish. For full details of our commercial practices and disclosure policies, please see our Advertising & Affiliate Disclosure.
How can you contact Media Grid UK?
The general contact email for Media Grid UK is info@mediagriduk.uk, which is the appropriate address for most enquiries. We also maintain function-specific email addresses including contact@, editorial@, newsdesk@, tips@, press@, corrections@, complaints@, factcheck@, legal@, privacy@, advertising@, partnerships@, publisher@, copyright@, affiliate@ and sponsored@ — all at mediagriduk.uk.
For editorial enquiries, please reach our newsroom via editorial@mediagriduk.uk. For corrections or fact-checking requests, write to corrections@mediagriduk.uk or factcheck@mediagriduk.uk. Complaints should be directed to complaints@mediagriduk.uk, and we will respond in accordance with our Complaints Procedure. Press and media enquiries can be sent to press@mediagriduk.uk. For more ways to reach us, visit our Contact page.
Our commitments
- Accuracy and accountability. We commit to accuracy, fairness and transparency in every article we publish, with named writers, editor review and pre-publication fact-checking. Errors are corrected promptly in line with our Corrections Policy.
- Editorial independence. Commercial relationships never determine editorial conclusions. All sponsored content and affiliate links are clearly labelled, and no advertiser or partner influences our journalism.
- Responsible use of AI. Digital tools support research and production but never replace human editorial judgement. AI is never used to fabricate sources, quotes or bylines, and every piece is approved by a human editor.
- Transparency about ownership and funding. We disclose our corporate structure, funding sources and commercial arrangements fully on our Ownership & Funding page and Advertising & Affiliate Disclosure.
- Serving the public interest. We provide clear, practical UK news and explainers that help readers understand complex issues without spin or oversimplification, always putting the reader’s understanding first.