News Media

Best Practice in Publishing

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.

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…

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.

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.

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.

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.

Opportunities & Threats: National News Media

What’s the outlook for national news media in 2024? Christian Broughton, CEO of The Independent, looks ahead.

OUT & ABOUT WITH ALAN GEERE

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.

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.

All Articles

The Telegraph Puzzles launches new digital home

The Telegraph’s heritage in puzzles continues to evolve with the launch of a new interactive Puzzles website.

08/09/2022

FT appoints Leslie Hook

Leslie Hook has been appointed FT natural resources editor.

08/09/2022

GumGum announces SAP as new EMEA client

GumGum have announced that SAP has increased brand awareness using GumGum’s ad formats and Verity, GumGum’s contextual targeting solution.

07/09/2022

SKANDAL! Bringing Down Wirecard set for Netflix release

The Netflix feature documentary is to be released on 16th September and reveals the true story of an investigation by Dan McCrum and journalists at the Financial Times that brought down a $30bn fraud.

07/09/2022

NMA raises concerns over FOI Clearing House reassignment

The NMA last week raised concerns over The Cabinet Office’s decision to reassign FOI Clearing House as an advisory body and warns changes could impede access to public interest information.

06/09/2022

Newsworks announces new-look awards

Newsworks have announced that their new-look awards will feature new categories and will be chaired by Boots VP marketing director Helen Jeremiah.

06/09/2022

Tindle Newspapers announces acquisition

Tindle Newspapers has announced the purchase of Voice newspaper titles to extend their reach in Cornwall.

06/09/2022

The Yorkshire Post unveils redesign

The Yorkshire Post published on Saturday the first edition of its 'redesigned and reinvigorated' newspaper.

05/09/2022

Royal Parks news permits to be reissued

News permits required for news photography in the Royal Parks are to be reissued after a joint letter coordinated by the News Media Association expressing alarm over restrictions to photography at the back of Downing Street.

02/09/2022

The Independent expands US operation

The Independent announced in August the appointment of Philip Thomas as its US west coast editor.

01/09/2022

COLUMN

If a story’s worth reading… let your readers read it

Nobody likes to be interrupted, so why is that so many online articles come full of, err, interruptions.

By James Evelegh | 01/09/2022

Q&A

My print apprenticeship: 5 minutes with… Michael McGookin

Newspaper print sites are major industrial operations that rely on skilled workforces to keep them running. We grab 5 minutes with Michael McGookin, currently completing his apprenticeship at Reach Printing Services, to hear about his experience.

By Michael McGookin | 01/09/2022