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Madgex opens New York office
Madgex, the classified technology provider, is expanding its North American footprint, with a new office in New York City.
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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Guardian Media Group to launch venture capital fund
Guardian Media Group (GMG) yesterday announced plans to launch a new, independent £42 million venture capital fund - GMG Ventures.
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NUJ: Murder of Maltese journalist must be investigated
The NUJ joined The European and International Federations of Journalists in condemning the murder of Maltese investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, who was killed by a car bomb on 16 October in the town of Bidnija, near her family home.
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IAB launches “Gold Standard” to clean up online advertising
In an effort to raise the standards in digital advertising and address the key issues facing the industry, the IAB UK is launching the “IAB Gold Standard” initiative, comprising three primary actions that media owners can take.
COMMENT
1984 and all that
James Evelegh's editorial from today's edition of InPubWeekly.
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News UK and Sky Media partner with the Movember Foundation
News UK’s Bridge Studio and Sky Media have partnered with men’s health charity the Movember Foundation to deliver a cross-platform integrated campaign with one very simple, powerful aim: to stop men dying too young.
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Video is fastest growing ad format
Driven by the rise in popularity of people watching online video, advertisers spent more on video ads than banner ads for the first ever time – according to the latest Internet Advertising Bureau UK / PwC Digital Adspend report.
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The Courier launches The Menu Food and Drink Awards
The Courier has launched The Menu Food and Drink Awards, a celebration of businesses and individuals in the Tayside area who create “stunning products, dishes and tipples”.
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ESI Media & San Miguel use VR to Showcase Value of Experiences
ESI Media’s Evening Standard has partnered with San Miguel to bring the value of experiences to life. The multiplatform campaign is centred around San Miguel’s annual Rich List, which showcases the value of experiences over financial gain.
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Oldham Evening Chronicle to be relaunched after finding a new buyer
The Oldham Chronicle could soon return to newsagents' shelves after a radio station agreed to buy its publisher.
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Newsquest Returns to St Helens Town Centre
The St Helens Star has moved back to the town, taking space in Century House on Hardshaw Street, St Helens, Merseyside.
MY PUBLISHING LIFE
My Publishing Life – Adam Sherman
Adam Sherman, group managing director of Air Business, answers our questions about his life in publishing.
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World Press Trends report 2017: Trust is the new currency for success
At a time when trust in traditional media is perhaps at an all-time low, ironically, it is the crucial factor underpinning radical change and future success in the news industry, according to the just-published World Press Trends 2017 report.
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NMA Responds to High Court Judgement on Judicial Review
The NMA has responded to the High Court’s judgement yesterday on the News Media Association’s case for judicial review of the Press Recognition Panel’s decision to recognise Impress.
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Verto Analytics wins Austrian audience measurement award
Verto Analytics this week announced it had been named the winner of AGTT’s Screenforce Innovation Day, a competition to find the best audience measurement vendors for TV and digital measurement in Austria.
