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Independent Studio announces ‘Strong Like Mum’
Women’s health expert Shakira Akabusi and Independent Studio launch ‘Strong Like Mum’ a workout-led YouTube channel.
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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Telegraph Puzzles launches new 1% Club game
The Telegraph has launched a new daily game, The 1% Club based on the TV show – created by Dean Nabarro and Andy Auerbach at Magnum Media and adding to its portfolio of brain-teasers.
COLUMN
An end to the age of deference?
Have people turned a blind eye to wrongdoings by members of the royal family? And, if so, is that something the media should be accepting of?
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Ozone becomes the first global audience solution in Microsoft Media Marketplace
Ozone, a digital advertising platform, has announced it has become the first global audience provider across Microsoft Media Marketplace.
Q&A
Beyond disruptive ads: 5 minutes with… Piero Pavone
Preciso's Piero Pavone is an experienced programmatic & native advertising specialist. Here, he shares his perspective on how publishers are responding to disruptive formats, and why native advertising is emerging as a more sustainable path forward.
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The Telegraph's Ukraine: The latest podcast now available on YouTube
To mark the fourth anniversary of the full-scale invasion, the Telegraph’s podcast Ukraine: The Latest starts broadcasting in video from this week.
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NUJ calls for independent inquiry and stricter legislation on journalist surveillance
The NUJ has called for stricter legislation to prevent corporate surveillance of journalists and for an independent inquiry into allegations surrounding the hiring of a public relations agency to investigate numerous reporters and their sources.
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SoE welcomes publication of new police media guidance
The Society of Editors has welcomed the publication yesterday of new guidance issued to all police forces in England and Wales promoting the accurate and timely release of information to accredited media outlets.
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The Guardian and Channel 4 partner to promote new factual drama
The Guardian will use its full suite of formats including a Guardian-wide advertising takeover to drive audiences to watch Channel 4’s new series, Dirty Business.
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The Guardian launches year-long reporting initiative exploring AI, work and power
In a new US-led series, Reworked centres workers’ experiences as artificial intelligence reshapes the workplace.
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Press Awards 2026: shortlist announced
The Press Awards has announced its 2026 shortlist.
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The Independent announces launch of new podcast series
The Independent has announced the launch of a new weekly political podcast called In The Room, with Helen MacNamara and Cleo Watson.
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Mail Metro Media extends Impact Fund initiative
The i Paper and New Scientist sustainable advertising funding scheme runs for a second year.
COLUMN
Schrodinger’s premier
Paul Connew reviews yet another extraordinary, explosive few days in British politics and the media.
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IPA welcomes guide for the responsible use of generative AI in advertising
The new best practice guide for the responsible use of generative AI in advertising, developed under the auspices of the Government and Industry-led Online Advertising Taskforce, was published by the Advertising Association earlier this month.
