NEWS
WoodWing and Wrike announce integrations for streamlined workflows
WoodWing and Wrike have announced new integrations to help publishers and marketing teams speed up their storytelling processes and remove workflow inefficiencies.
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.
Essential Resources
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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OPINION
Credible media vital in the fight against COVID-19 and fake news epidemic
In this op-ed, endorsed by the Board of the World Editors Forum (WEF), Warren Fernandez warns of wrenching changes to come and urges urgent action to minimise damage to the media, and democracy.
News
Matthew Ryder QC and Mary Ann Sieghart join the Scott Trust board
The Scott Trust announced earlier this month that barrister Matthew Ryder QC and journalist Mary Ann Sieghart have been appointed to its board, effective immediately.
News
Google launches Global Emergency Fund for local newsrooms
Google has launched a Global Emergency Fund to provide financial assistance to small and medium-sized news organisations producing original reporting on Covid-19.
News
Lufthansa brings eJournal service to frequent flyers’ homes
Media Carrier is now providing Lufthansa frequent flyers with access to their eJournal service directly from their homes.
News
Mirror launches ‘Protect Us’ campaign for NHS workers
The Mirror has launched a ‘Protect Us’ campaign calling on the government to ensure that all health care workers are provided with PPE during the coronavirus pandemic.
News
Guardian Labs partners with TENA on incontinence campaign
Guardian Labs is working with TENA on a new, long-running campaign — The Last Taboo — which will feature across the Guardian’s video, online and print advertising spaces throughout the year.
News
Archant launches The Torbay Weekly
At the end of March, Archant announced that the launch issue had been distributed to 65,000 households.
News
Proposed Media Bill is Threat to Freedom of Expression in Ukraine
WAN-IFRA, the World Association of News Publishers, urges broader consultation for Ukraine's proposed disinformation bill to avoid risks for freedom of expression.
News
Facebook invests $3m in new European Journalism COVID-19 Support Fund
Facebook has announced it is making $3m available as a fund to help local journalism under threat in the UK and Europe.
News
Evening Standard and Independent Raise £1 Million to Feed London
Companies, foundations, philanthropists and readers have together raised more than £1 million to help feed London during the ongoing pandemic – just twelve days since launching their joint appeals.
News
NewstrAid highlights key services
As coronavirus hardship increases, NewstrAid, the newstrade charity, is working hard to make sure the industry is aware of the support services it offers.
News
Jewish Chronicle and Jewish News announce liquidation
In a statement on each website, the titles said that the board of each paper had taken the decision to seek a voluntary liquidation due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
News
Free newspaper subscription for people with sight loss
The RNIB is helping people with sight loss keep up to date during the COVID-19 pandemic by offering a free subscription to a newspaper or broadcast guide via its Newsagent service.
News
Guardian Jobs launches campaign to support its NHS jobs initiative
Guardian Jobs is adding further weight to its initiative to offer free job ads for NHS listings, by launching a supportive marketing campaign aimed at driving awareness and traffic to the ads.
