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Mail Force Refugee Fund Hits £5m
The Mail Force Charity has so far raised £5million to help Ukrainian refugees since its appeal was launched twelve days ago.
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
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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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Guardian-branded FAST channel launches on VOD platform Rakuten TV
A new Guardian-branded FAST channel (Free Ad Supported Television) launched yesterday on one of Europe’s leading VOD platforms Rakuten TV.
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The Ozone Project partners with The Trade Desk
Global advertising technology platform, The Trade Desk, yesterday announced a new partnership with The Ozone Project, to provide advertisers with access to Ozone’s 45m-strong UK audience.
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Society launches Diversity and Inclusion Hub
The Society of Editors has today launched its Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Hub (D&I) to provide advice, case studies and resources around diversity and inclusion in the media.
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Meredith calls for DMU legislation ‘early in the next parliamentary session’
Legislation to tackle the imbalance of power between news providers and the tech platforms and provide a sustainable future for independent journalism must be brought forward without delay.
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FTWeekend Festival: US Edition to launch in Washington D.C
The Financial Times is hosting its inaugural FTWeekend Festival: US Edition at The Reach at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C on Saturday, May 7.
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First News launches Ukraine Schools Appeal
First News, a newspaper for children today launches its First News Ukraine Schools Appeal to raise valuable funds for the Disasters Emergency Committee.
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Reach to close Nottingham hub
Reach plc has confirmed that it is to close its Nottingham hub office, one of the fifteen hubs Reach set up last March.
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Norwich Evening News launches app
Archant has launched another news app – its third in a month, this one being for the Norwich Evening News.
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Mail titles join forces on Ukraine refugee appeal
Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday and MailOnline have joined forces to urge all their readers to give generously to the Ukrainian Refugee Appeal, operated by the Mail Force Charity.
COLUMN
Ukraine – how publishers can help
Anthem Publishing makes a direct appeal to publishers to help the people of Ukraine.
COLUMN
Liz Gerard’s Notebook
Live reporting from Kyiv, shortage of foreign correspondents, dramatic front pages, the blame game, Mail raises £2m, Russian dirty money, the hero of the hour…
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The Telegraph’s Media Literacy Programme Returns
This year the scheme has been rolled out to over 150 participating students from diverse backgrounds across the regions, say the publishers.
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FT reaches one million digital subscribers
The Financial Times now has one million paying digital subscribers, an all-time high and significant moment in its digital transformation, says the company.
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Reach publishes full year results
Reach plc yesterday published its full year results, for the 52 weeks up to 26 December 2021 and announced that they had hit their 10 million registrations target.
