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Trinity Mirror publishes its Annual Results for 2015
Trinity Mirror today announces the Group’s Annual Results for the 52 weeks ended 27 December 2015.
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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
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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.
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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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Trinity Mirror news app wins six-figure backing from Google
Trinity Mirror’s Perspecs news app has been awarded a six-figure sum of funding from the Google Digital News Initiative (DNI), one of only two large projects in the UK to have won investment.
SPOTLIGHT
Spotlight: The New Day
Alan Geere, who was part of the launch team of Today, wobbly colour and all, that shook the newspaper market thirty years ago, casts his eye over the latest national newspaper launch.
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Sunday Times’ Style Magazine to publish largest ever Spring Issue
The Sunday Times’ Style magazine is releasing its biggest ever Spring Fashion Special this Sunday 28th February.
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Newsquest digital audience hits 28 million per month
Newsquest Media Group is now attracting 28 million browsers a month to its network of websites, its biggest ever audience, and an increase of 20% on the previous year, says the company.
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The Printing Charity appoints interim Chief Executive and Secretary
Neil Lovell has joined The Printing Charity as interim Chief Executive and Secretary.
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FT joins Google on launch of AMP
The Financial Times is launching Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP), which allows sites to build light-weight versions of web pages that can load almost instantaneously on mobile.
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WAN-IFRA to launch Media Management Accelerator learning platform
With financial support from the Google Digital News Initiative (DNI), the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) is to launch a new programme dedicated to promoting the development of new business models.
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DMD Turkey now open for business
Dawson Media Direct has announced a major new addition to its roster of international offices with the opening last week of DMD Turkey.
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IBT announces new UK Editor-in-Chief
International Business Times yesterday announced that John Crowley has been named as the new Editor-in-Chief for the UK edition.
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British Media Awards 2016 – the shortlist
The shortlist for the British Media Awards 2016, organised by Briefing Media, has been announced.
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Senior appointments at IBT Media
IBT Media has recently appointed a new Director of Strategy (Content) and Director of Digital Product for its EMEA operation.
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FT appoints new chief product and information officer
The Financial Times yesterday announced the appointment of Cait O’Riordan as its chief product and information officer (CPIO), responsible for product and technology across the FT Group.
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Adobe launches Adobe Experience Manager Mobile
At the GSM Mobile World Congress today, Adobe announces the launch of Adobe Experience Manager Mobile which will simplify the process of building and managing visually appealing enterprise applications that are as easy to use as consumer apps, says t
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Trinity Mirror to launch new national newspaper
The first standalone national daily newspaper for 30 years is being launched in the UK, says Trinity Mirror. The new title, called The New Day, will be available from Monday 29 February across the UK.
