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Best Practice in Publishing

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.

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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…

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.

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.

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.

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.

Opportunities & Threats: National News Media

What’s the outlook for national news media in 2024? Christian Broughton, CEO of The Independent, looks ahead.

OUT & ABOUT WITH ALAN GEERE

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.

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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PCS appoints Marketing Manager

PCS, a leading software developer for the publishing industry, has announced the appointment of Hannah Amiss as Marketing Manager with immediate effect.

28/07/2016

The Atlantic deepens Religion Reporting

The Atlantic is deepening its reporting on the role religion plays in communities across the world with the support of a two-year grant from the Henry Luce Foundation’s Henry R. Luce Initiative on Religion in International Affairs.

28/07/2016

The New European to continue Publication

The New European newspaper – “the pop-up national newspaper for the 48% who voted Remain at the referendum” – has exceeded sales targets and will continue publishing beyond its initial commitment of four weeks, says publishers Archant.

28/07/2016

Bloomberg Radio joins Radioplayer

Bloomberg Radio yesterday announced it is joining Radioplayer, the listening platform backed by the BBC and commercial radio, in a deal that will enable it to reach an additional six million potential listeners in the UK.

28/07/2016

Guardian's losses hit £69m

The Guardian has confirmed losses of £69m for the last financial year but said it was making significant progress in its membership scheme, with more than 50,000 people paying to sign up.

28/07/2016

Dawson Media Direct unveils new dedicated website for DMD Thailand

Dawson Media Direct announced the launch this week of the first in a planned series of territory-specific ‘microsites’, designed to serve its publisher and airline customers in Thailand.

27/07/2016

Mail strikes data-only deal with Infectious Media

Mail Brands UK has agreed a landmark data-only deal with specialist programmatic agency Infectious Media, underlining the quality and scale of MailOnline’s first party data, says the company.

27/07/2016

ANALYSIS

Wot lost it?

On 23 June, the UK voted to leave the EU and the earth hasn’t stopped shaking since. How did the usually (small ‘c’) conservative Brits come to make such a monumental decision and how did Fleet Street inform the debate and influence the result? Liz G

By Liz Gerard | 27/07/2016

The changing role of the regional newspaper editor

The role of editor has been no more immune to the winds of change than any other in publishing. Workloads have increased and resources have been cut, putting huge pressure on the editor. Peter Sands asks seven experienced editors about the role, how

By Peter Sands | 27/07/2016

The Indy: putting up a good fight but can it win the war?

In March, the Independent closed its print editions and went digital-only. Obituaries were written and tears shed, though the publishers themselves were resolutely upbeat about their online future. Jon Slattery takes a look at the Independent to see

By Jon Slattery | 27/07/2016

Search and Managing Today’s River of Information

Search engines and publishers are both caught in the same dilemma, writes Amanda Watlington: how to retain the increasingly fragmented attention of their users and readers.

By Amanda Watlington | 27/07/2016

Sir Alan Moses – interview

One of the toughest jobs in publishing is held by a lawyer, or to be more precise, a high court judge. Sir Alan Moses, chairman of IPSO, has to deal with a sceptical public, an unbiddable press and a determined pressure group, not to mention a rival

By Ray Snoddy | 27/07/2016

Guardian launches ‘Pulse’

Guardian News & Media is launching ‘Pulse’ - a brand new real-time programmatic proposition that targets the Guardian’s most engaged users on current and surging content.

25/07/2016

Guardian appoints executive editor, Guardian Labs

Guardian News & Media has announced the appointment of Imogen Fox to the role of Executive Editor, Guardian Labs.

25/07/2016