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Winners announced for the Regional Press Awards 2013
Carlisle-based CN Group celebrated a double victory in the Society of Editors Regional Press Awards for 2013, announced on Friday.
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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
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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Stylist tablet edition beats launch projections
Shortlist Media has announced the first results for Stylist’s recently launched tablet edition, covering the period from the launch “Best Of” on February 26th and the subsequent six issues.
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International Content Marketing Awards 2014 – now open
The Content Marketing Association (CMA), the industry body for the content marketing industry, has announced that entries are now open for its fifth annual International Content Marketing Awards.
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London Review of Books purchase ad DEPOT from 5 fifteen
5 fifteen, a leading UK software company supplying publishers throughout the world, yesterday announced the purchase of its ad booking and processing software, ad DEPOT, by the London Review of Books (LRB).
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Bloomberg appoints Adam Freeman
Bloomberg Media Group CEO Justin B. Smith yesterday announced that Adam Freeman has been appointed as the first Managing Director of Bloomberg Media for Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
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Marie Claire Group puts titles on PressReader
Leading French magazine publisher, Marie Claire Group, has put its women’s interest magazines on PressReader.
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PCC rules on Accuracy complaint against Daily Record
A complaint was made to the Press Complaints Commission against the Daily Record, regarding a photograph published on 26 February, which the publisher had altered.
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Cautious Welcome Given to Yorkshire Newspaper Price Rises
NFRN members in Yorkshire have given cautious thumbs up to newspaper publisher Newsquest for price rises on The Press in York and the Telegraph and Argus in Bradford which have been accompanied by pro-rata retail terms.
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Telegraph appoints new Head of Motoring
Telegraph Media Group (TMG) has announced the appointment of Steve Huntingford to the position of Head of Motoring.
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French Property News celebrates 25th birthday
French Property News, Archant Lifestyle’s magazine focusing on homes across the Channel, has just celebrated 25 years in print.
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FT appoints Gillian Tett US managing editor
The Financial Times has announced the appointment of Gillian Tett to the role of US managing editor.
EDITOR'S ARCHIVE PICK
How history shapes today’s press
In physical form at least, the newspapers of the UK, France and America, resemble each other closely, but scratch below the surface, writes Peter Preston, and you will find hugely varying attitudes and outlooks, moulded by geography and history.
FEATURE
10 ideas for innovating in your media business
The winners of the 2014 Media Innovation Awards were announced on 8 April at the Digital Media Innovation Conference, organised by the Information Industry Network. Carolyn Morgan trawls through the shortlist to see what lessons the rest of us can le
SERIES
The automation of ad sales – The Video Opportunity
The simultaneous rise of video advertising online and programmatic trading could open up new and largely untapped revenue streams for publishers, industry-watchers and key players in the technology sector say. Jo Bowman concludes her three part serie
FEATURE
Newspaper design in the digital age
With editorial budgets being squeezed ever tighter and management increasingly focused on digital matters, does newspaper design still matter? Err… YES! Peter Sands explains why.
