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Evening Standard appoints new editor
Emily Sheffield has been appointed as the new Editor of The Evening Standard and begins her new role on 1st July. George Osborne will become Editor-in-Chief.
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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Basingstoke Gazette turns masthead black in solidarity with BLM
As the Black Lives Matter protests continue and the debate about racial harmony in the UK makes headlines, the Basingstoke Gazette has taken the decision to turn its usual green masthead black.
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The Sun launches ‘Bounce Back Britain’ campaign
The Sun has launched a new campaign to get Britain back on track as it emerges from lockdown.
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Ozone Project signs ESI Media as latest publisher partner
The Ozone Project has announced that ESI Media’s flagship brands, the Evening Standard and The Independent, will join the online partnership of news brands.
Book Review
A meander through six decades of Northern life
Reading ‘Unconsidered Trifles: Memories Of A Jobbing Journalist’ by Mike Amos, takes Peter Sands on a trip down memory lane.
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Gregory, Pitchford and Thoroughgood join Collingwood Advisory
Collingwood Advisory has made three senior appointments, strengthening its team of entrepreneurs and strategic advisers.
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MPP Global partners with Accedo for Subscriber Management & Billing
MPP Global is partnering with Accedo to provide its subscriber management and billing platform to enterprise media organisations looking to take advantage of the new Accedo One platform.
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Guardian gains 200,000 new supporters during coronavirus pandemic
The Guardian has gained 200,000 new supporters in the three months over the coronavirus pandemic, editor Katharine Viner told the Media Show.
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Growth Amid Uncertainty – new survey results
Collingwood Advisory has completed a survey of Founders and CEOs of independent media businesses to understand their challenges and priorities through the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Telegraph returns to 5 day week
The Telegraph has announced that all staff have now returned to full salary and 5 day working and that it has stopped using the Government’s job retention scheme.
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Regional Press Awards – the shortlists
The Society of Editors has revealed the shortlists for the Regional Press Awards for 2019. The winners will be announced on 19 June.
Q&A
Workflows: 5 minutes with… Federico Marturano
Covid-19 has put great strain on publisher workflows and accelerated a number of existing trends as publishers transition to cloud-based solutions making greater use of AI. We grab five minutes with Atex CEO Federico Marturano to find out more.
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Call for review into fairness as newspaper publisher cuts retail terms
The Federation of Independent Retailers (NFRN) has renewed calls for a review into fairness in the news supply chain.
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Evening Standard appoints new CEO
The Evening Standard has announced the appointment of Charles Yardley as its Chief Executive.
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The Private Eye Paul Foot Award 2020 – shortlist announced
The Private Eye Paul Foot Award 2020 shortlist was revealed yesterday, comprising the best submissions from digital media, national and regional publications.
