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Carnage for members across Scotland, warns NUJ
The “onslaught” on Scotland’s newspaper titles was condemned at a meeting of the NUJ’s Scottish Executive Council (SEC) last week.
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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News UK's Scottish titles partner with Scottish Rugby
News UK’s Scottish titles – The Scottish Sun, The Times Scotland and The Sunday Times Scotland – are today announced as the official Newspaper partners of Scottish Rugby.
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Johnston Press announces further responsive site and app launches
Johnston Press yesterday announced responsive redesigns and apps for 11 additional core newsbrands in March and April.
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KM Media Group chooses Lineup Systems
Regional media company KM Media Group has signed a significant agreement with ad tech solutions provider Lineup Systems to implement Lineup’s specialist advertising CRM, ad booking, finance and analytics solutions across the group’s print, broadcast
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Metro and MailOnline unite for World Cancer Day
Metro and MailOnline teamed up yesterday to get behind World Cancer Day.
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Lineup Systems appoints Pete Lewis
Lineup Systems continues to grow in North America and has recently hired Pete Lewis as Senior Sales Director.
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ACAS joint statement on FT pensions
After meetings at ACAS, the NUJ has called off its planned strike at the FT.
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Victoria Swainson appointed Head of Programmatic at 1XL
1XL, the regional media digital advertising platform, is boosting its automated advertising offering with the appointment of Victoria Swainson as head of programmatic.
FEATURE
Opportunities & Threats: Regional Press
Steve Dyson's article in the Publishing Partners Guide 2016
FEATURE
Opportunities & Threats: National Press
Ray Snoddy's article in the Publishing Partners Guide 2016
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Guardian US launches The Campaign Minute
Guardian US has launched the Campaign Minute, an experimental, mobile-first daily digest to keep readers up-to-speed with the 2016 US elections.
PUBLISHER PROFILE
KM Media Group
In this increasingly globalised media world, it is somehow refreshing to find a publishing company with absolutely no plans to step outside its traditional geographic area. As Geraldine Allinson tells Jo Bowman, KM Media Group has always been focused
FEATURE
2015 – a year in tabloid front pages
Headlines drive sales, so the choice of front page headline and picture says a lot about a newspaper’s priorities, outlook and what it thinks are the hopes and fears of its readership. Liz Gerard has analysed every front page from 2015 for the five d
FEATURE
Ad Blocking – Can disruption ultimately be good for the industry?
Probably the biggest media story of 2015 was the existential threat posed to the publishing industry by the rise of ad blocking, a threat that shows no signs of going away in 2016. Tim Cain looks at the challenges posed, how publishers are responding
INTERVIEW
Class Hacks
Five top hacks share their secrets on how to be an award-winning journalist in 2016. Steve Dyson reports.
