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Express & Star launches Knives Campaign
The Express & Star is tackling knife crime by interviewing police, paramedics, grieving families and the prime minister.
News Media
The newspaper business was built for a world where one product served everyone and advertising paid for most of it. That model has gone. What replaces it is still being worked out title by title, from national groups to weeklies covering a single town.
Reader revenue is the clearest shift. Even Reach, which argued for free access for years, now puts some of its journalism behind a paywall, and the regional titles doing best changed their newsrooms before they asked anyone to pay. Ownership keeps changing too. National World rebuilt local editorships after years of centralisation, and the Observer is being reinvented as a premium print and digital title under new owners.
The strongest publishers understand the difference because they are not trying to be everything to everyone. They are trying to be essential to someone.
Chris Sherrard News media
Local news is where the pressure shows most. Millions of people now live without a dedicated local title, and new reader-funded and membership startups are moving into the gaps. Platforms are pulling back from news at the same time, which leaves trust and a direct relationship with readers as the assets that matter most.
Print hasn't disappeared either. Well-run weeklies still hold on to their readers, with circulation falling slowly while digital audiences grow.
Below you'll find some of our best feature articles on news media, from reader revenue and newsroom change to ownership, local news and trust, alongside our latest news and industry commentary.
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FEATURE
Returning to growth
Where is the growth opportunity for today’s publishers? Douglas McCabe tracks how the commercial model has evolved over the past fifty years and examines whether a better understanding of what online audiences want, will help drive future growth.
Best Practice in Publishing
News media
We asked Chris Sherrard, editor-in-chief of The Irish News, what does best practice publishing look like in news media? This is what he said…
INTERVIEW
Stand and deliver!
After years of resisting paywalls, Reach is now launching them across its titles. But David Higgerson, Reach’s chief content officer, carefully avoided the word ‘U-turn’ when interviewed by Steve Dyson.
INTERVIEW
Change before charge
It’s one thing to think that readers should pay for your journalism, but the reality is that unless you improve your offering, then you will struggle to start charging for it, as DC Thomson Editor-in-Chief Frank O’Donnell tells Ciar Byrne.
INTERVIEW
Ditching the generic
How can you edit a regional newspaper when you never visit the area you’re writing about? By filling it with generic content, an approach that National World’s David Montgomery, the new owner of JPI Media, is rapidly doing away with.
INTERVIEW
The Observer’s premium future
Ray Snoddy talks to Co-CEO Rich Furness about the thinking behind Tortoise Media’s acquisition of the world’s oldest Sunday newspaper and about their plans for its future.
FEATURE
Opportunities & Threats: National News Media
What’s the outlook for national news media in 2024? Christian Broughton, CEO of The Independent, looks ahead.
FEATURE
Breathing new life into local media
There is a new generation of entrepreneurs launching local media businesses, bringing with them new ideas on business models and funding. Phil Clark looks at some of the stand-out examples.
OPINION
We Need Trusted News Brands Now More Than Ever
With Meta backing away from ‘news’ and AI accelerating the growth of disinformation, we need to redouble our efforts to safeguard access to quality journalism, says News Media Association Chief Executive Owen Meredith.
OUT & ABOUT WITH ALAN GEERE
Weekly does it
East Lothian is not just the best place to live – it has the best newsbrand too. Alan Geere heads over the border to find out what’s happening in the world of Scottish weeklies.
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IPSO launches Guidance on reporting of Sex and Gender Identity
The Independent Press Standards Organisation has launched its Guidance on Reporting of Sex and Gender Identity for editors and journalists.
COLUMN
There’s always a page to fill…
Important things need doing, but how can they get done, when no one has any time.
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Mirror U.S. launches “.com” site
The Mirror has officially announced the launch of its dedicated “.com” site in the U.S. as it builds its American audience.
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NewstrAid responds to cost of living crisis
NewstrAid has responded to the cost of living crisis with another 10% increase to regular benefit payments.
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Reach to launch new recruitment scheme
Reach has announced that it is launching a new recruitment scheme aimed at improving social mobility in its newsrooms.
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National World releases half-yearly results
Half-yearly financial results have been reported by publisher National World for the six months ended 1 July 2023.
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The Telegraph rolls out self-service announcements
Papermule Ltd and iPublish Media Inc have partnered with The Telegraph to implement a self-service announcement portal.
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Evening Standard partners with Outernet London
Evening Standard has announced it is to broadcast its front pages on immersive screens in the heart of Soho, in partnership with Outernet London.
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Mindbodygreen partners with Brand Metrics
The new partnership provides independent brand lift data to highlight the effectiveness of brand advertiser campaigns.
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WAN-IFRA joins RSF to frame "AI Charter in Media"
WAN-IFRA has joined RSF and other international news organisations to frame an "AI Charter in Media".
COLUMN
Liz Gerard’s Notebook
Edwards & Wootton, Byline Times, Giggs & Mendy, Spacey, overuse of ‘Fury’, misinterpreting inflation figures, Europe in flames and front page of the fortnight.
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Conservative Party agrees to drop media charge
The Conservative Party in the UK has agreed to drop a media charge for journalists covering its upcoming October party conference.
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Neil Hodgkinson to leave Reach
Neil Hodgkinson, audience and content director (digital sport), has decided to leave Reach to embark on the next chapter of a journalism career in its 45th year.
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Guardian Media Group plc publishes financial results
Guardian Media Group plc has published its 2022/23 statutory financial results, announcing double digit international revenue growth following sustained investment in journalism and digital capabilities.
