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DMGT interim management report
DMGT has reported first-quarter revenues of £472 million, up 6% on an underlying basis compared to the same period last year.
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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REVIEW
Lead 2014 – Review
On Thursday 30 January, the Advertising Association held its annual summit, Lead 2014, at Kings Place in London. There was an impressive line-up of speakers and James Evelegh came away mulling over two clear opportunities for publishers.
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Tractor launches new classified ads section
Tractor, the monthly farming magazine from Mortons Media Group, is launching a new classified advertising section with the March issue, on sale 11 February, priced £3.90.
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FT appeal raises £1.4m for World Child Cancer
The Financial Times’ 2013-2014 Seasonal Appeal has raised £1.4 million for World Child Cancer, the London-based charity that helps treat sick children in some of the poorest countries.
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Metro to launch marketing campaign for Club Metro
Metro, the urban media brand, is launching a £300k cross-platform marketing campaign to promote Club Metro, Metro’s social sports reporting channel.
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Regional Press Awards entries to open this Friday
Entries for the Society of Editors' Regional Press Awards for 2013 open on Friday February 7 and submissions can be made until March 7 and the best of British regional and local newspaper journalism will be honoured again at a lunchtime awards ceremo
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Guardian appoints new client planning director
Guardian News and Media (GNM) has announced the appointment of Charlotte Taylor to the role of client planning director.
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News UK CEO calls for new performance metric
Yesterday, Mike Darcey, CEO of News UK, called on the industry to consider a new way of measuring newspaper sales performance by establishing a metric that aggregates and de-duplicates readership across all paid-for publishing platforms thus giving e
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FT redesigns web app for Android
The Financial Times this week released a refreshed version of its Android App, available on Android smartphones and tablets using operating system 4.0 and above.
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Haymarket CEO Kevin Costello becomes PPA Chairman
Kevin Costello, CEO of Haymarket Media Group, is set to take on his position as Chairman of the Professional Publishers Association (PPA).
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DC Thomson appoints Head of Commercial
DC Thomson has announced the appointment of Denise West to the role of Head of Commercial for its Newspaper business.
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Hearst builds content hub for Slim•Fast campaign
Hearst Magazines UK has created a unique partnership with Slim•Fast to celebrate the launch of its diet challenge campaign.
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Bauer Media launches The Debrief
Bauer Media yesterday launched The Debrief, an “innovative multi-platform brand for constantly connected, influential ABC1 20-something women”.
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Egmont extend Ben 10 offering with digital magazine
Specialist children’s publisher Egmont UK in partnership with Ben 10 licensor Turner CN Enterprises has announced the launch of the UK’s first digital Ben 10 magazine.
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Future publishes Interim Management Statement
Future plc yesterday announced its Interim Management Statement for the period from 1 October 2013, incorporating the Group's first quarter for the three months ended 31 December 2013.
