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The Sun launches earthquake appeal
The Sun Earthquake Appeal has been launched to help the response to the destruction and loss of life in Turkey and Syria.
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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National World moves titles into its Cities structure
National World is moving five of its daily titles into its Cities structure in a move that further prioritises the company’s growing digital success and focus on building its bigger city titles’ online audiences.
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National World forms new team
A new team has been formed to transform the print editions of National World Plc’s city daily newspapers.
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Mirror and Express confirm senior US appointments
Reach has announced the first senior hires who will go to New York to launch its two flagship US titles.
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National World appoints Paul Trainer
National World has announced the appointment of a new editor to lead one of its hugely successful fledgling sites, Glasgow World.
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Clock appoints Patrick Mulford
Clock has announced the appointment of Patrick Mulford as CEO.
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Bloomberg Originals launches as new brand
Bloomberg Originals will feature exclusive, premium video programming on connected TV, Bloomberg TV primetime and Bloomberg.com.
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Reach announces new project
MyLondon has committed to reporters visiting 365 neighbourhoods across London in 2023.
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The Fed voices anger and disappointment
The Federation of Independent Retailers has voiced its anger over reduced Telegraph profit margins.
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FT releases new film
Capture, an FT Film starring Jodie Whittaker, Paul Ready and Shaniqua Okwok, explores children’s safety online.
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WAN-IFRA announces 2022 award winners
The Quint, The Hindu, Prothom Alo, Indian Express emerged as the South Asian Digital Media award winners, from more than 100 entries from news publishers across South Asia.
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WIJ and Reach partner on research
WIJ and Reach have teamed up on online safety research ahead of International Women's Day.
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Iliffe Media Group acquires Your Local Paper
Lynn News owner the Iliffe Media Group has announced the acquisition of Your Local Paper.
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Society of Editors expresses deep concern
Society “deeply concerned” by reports that government anti-disinformation units monitored journalists during Covid-19 pandemic.
MEMORIAL
Charlie
Former Times Editor Charlie Wilson died last August. Thursday saw the great and good of Fleet Street gather at St Bride’s church to remember him. Liz Gerard was there.
