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NLA Media Access announces Newsworthy
Newsworthy launch is to offer data direct from the newsrooms of over 500 brands.
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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Roularta Printing selected as the new production partner for Guardian Weekly
Following a review of its European print operations, The Guardian has appointed Roularta Printing as the new production partner for Guardian Weekly.
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Trading 212 launches Metro Explains Investing video series
Trading 212, which aims to democratise access to financial markets via free web apps, has launched a new video series in partnership with Metro.
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Adnami brings attention metrics to Meta as Sonar extends across channels
By extending Sonar to Facebook and Instagram, Adnami says it strengthens its mission to deliver scalable, attention-driven solutions across the digital ecosystem.
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The i Paper, The Press and Journal and The Courier named Making a Difference award winners
The i Paper and The Press and Journal, and its sister title The Courier, have been voted this year’s Making a Difference award winners for their respective campaigns, Second Post Office IT Scandal and Trapped by RAAC.
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impact.com unveils Global State of Affiliate Marketing Report
The 2025 study shows 74% of brands increasing affiliate budgets due to rising costs in other marketing channels.
COLUMN
How publishers can use AI to improve customer services
Customer services is an obvious candidate for an AI overhaul, not all of it, but some of it.
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PM urged to prove journalism matters to government
Keir Starmer has been urged to make good on his promise yesterday to support and work with the local news media sector by rowing back on plans to remove alcohol licensing notices from local newspapers.
COLUMN
So who’s our public enemy numero uno?
Political / media commentator Paul Connew, who predicted at the time of the coronation that the then Prince Andrew was the ticking timebomb threatening the monarchy’s future, reviews the title contenders, with a little help from the Press…
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WAN-IFRA unveils initiative
WAN-IFRA has unveiled an initiative to help journalists and creators reach new audiences.
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Political figures support Journalism Matters campaign
Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Leader of the Opposition Kemi Badenoch and Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy show their support for the Journalism Matters campaign.
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NewstrAid announces annual carol concert at St Bride’s Church
NewstrAid has announced that its annual Carol Concert will take place at St Bride’s Church, Fleet Street, on Monday 1st December at 6.45pm.
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Viner: Government must employ ‘healthy, human scepticism’ about promise of AI-driven growth
Katharine Viner says the government must employ some “healthy, human scepticism” about the promise of AI-driven growth at the expense of the creative industries and instead place confidence in the ongoing role of journalism in the democratic process.
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Mail Metro Media and Nationwide aim to reframe conversations around money
The multi-platform partnership launches with 'Spent!, a podcast hosted by Matt Edmondson, alongside sponsorship of This is Money's TikTok channel.
OP-ED
Government must do more to back trusted journalism
To accompany the launch of the annual Journalism Matters campaign, News Media Association Chief Executive Owen Meredith calls on the government to do much more to support trusted journalism.
