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MP visits Gold Key Media warehouse
Yesterday morning, Theresa Villiers, MP for Chipping Barnet, visited the Gold Key Media warehouse to see the Project Wingman work.
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.
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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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Covid-19 effect sees drop in DMGT profits
The impact of the Covid-19 crisis on major news publishers in the UK has been underscored by a report that the owner of the Daily Mail has seen a sharp fall in profits for the first six months of 2020.
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ABC launches audit services for TAG’s piracy & malware programmes
The ABC has expanded its validation services to include TAG’s Certified Against Piracy and Certified Against Malware programmes.
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Campaign Publishing Awards – shortlist announced
The shortlist has been announced for the Campaign Publishing Awards (previously known as the British Media Awards).
COMMENT
Campaigning together
Downing Street’s response to the Dominic Cummings affair shows a disregard for legitimate press enquiries.
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Cafeyn adds newspapers to its platform
Cafeyn, an information streaming service, announces the addition of a number of UK newspapers to its platform.
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Guardian appoints new global head of client partnerships
Guardian Media Group has announced that Evelyn Webster has been appointed to a new expanded global role as head of client partnerships overseeing global advertising.
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Society writes to Number 10 over Cummings statement
The Society of Editors is to write to Number 10 to express concerns over the current row between the Government and sections of the mainstream media.
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Print sales decline not as feared for national newspapers
Print sales show national newspaper circulation has fallen during the lockdown – but the impact is not as steep as some in the industry had feared.
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SoE calls for business rates break for news media
The Society of Editors has written to the Government urging it to extend the business rates holiday to all media in the UK.
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Leading Finnish publisher implements Cross-advertising
Atex has announced that Hämeen Sanomat have chosen Saas based Cross-advertising to revamp their multichannel sales capabilities.
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Global Media Hub launches The PPE Hub
Global Media Hub has launched The PPE Hub to promote its ‘Back to Work’ boxes and branded sanitiser stands, which are helping businesses facilitate a safe return to the workplace.
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Launch: The Vale Journal
The UK’s third oldest regional newspaper, The Salisbury Journal, has spread its wings by launching a new edition.
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Reach #IAmOpen scheme gives presence to local businesses
Regional publisher Reach has launched a multi-platform response to the challenges facing businesses during the coronavirus crisis and beyond.
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News UK shifts focus to total brand reach via PAMCo
Following the announcement from the ABC extending publisher reporting options, News UK has said that it will undertake private auditing with immediate effect.
