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The Times LUXX announces new Fashion Director
The Times LUXX has announced the appointment of Sophie Goodwin as Fashion Director. Sophie is a London based stylist and contributing editor.
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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Industry charity NewstrAid launches new website
NewstrAid, the charity which supports people working in the sale and distribution of newspapers and magazines in the UK has unveiled its new website.
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Press regulator publishes guidance on reporting of Muslims and Islam
IPSO has published guidance on how the Editors’ Code of Practice applies to the reporting of Muslims and Islam.
COMMENT
A Biden Dip?
What impact will a Joe Biden presidency have on the publishing sector?
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WAN-IFRA to host Science in the Newsroom Global eSummit 2020
The World Editors Forum (WEF), WAN-IFRA's network for editors, is to host a new global summit to help editors, journalists and newsroom managers prepare for future science or health-related crises.
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WAN-IFRA’s Print Innovation Awards – winners announced
WAN-IFRA announced the winners of its third edition of Print Innovation Awards during the recent World Printers Summit.
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Tech giants agree measures to tackle vaccine fake news with UK government
Social media platforms and the UK government announce they have agreed a package of measures designed to limit the spread of vaccine disinformation.
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In Your Area launches Order Local campaign
On Friday, In Your Area, Reach’s local news, information and community platform launched the Order Local campaign.
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Distripress appoints new Managing Director
The members of the Distripress Executive Committee have announced the appointment of Lizanne Barber as Distripress Managing Director.
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Digital edition of Metro becomes exclusively available on Readly
Readly has added Metro to its growing portfolio of newspapers and magazines.
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Guardian sees single biggest day for digital traffic in its history
On Wednesday 4 November, the Guardian reported its highest-ever digital traffic, reaching more than 190 million page views and 52.9m unique browsers worldwide in 24 hours.
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Ozone publishers scale up investment
The Ozone Project has announced significant investment to accelerate its growth as a premium digital advertising platform, and establish an advertising centre of excellence for its publishers.
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Reach launches Memory Lane
Reach Labs, the recently formed innovations hub at Reach plc, is launching its first standalone product, Memory Lane, powered by AI.
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Transparency laws must be extended to non-campaign material, urges SoE
Laws governing transparency in printed election material must be extended to non-campaign material, the Society of Editors has urged.
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Media’s Third Phase
As consumers enter the Second Wave of the pandemic, the media business is moving into its Third Phase in 2020. That is one of the key findings of Wessenden Marketing’s latest mediafutures report.
