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Telegraph launches Festival of Motoring
Telegraph Media Group, (TMG), has launched the UK’s first virtual motor show on a dedicated channel on The Telegraph.
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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More Newsquest Titles Cut Retail Terms
Regional newspaper publisher Newsquest has angered the NFRN by once again raising the price of two of its weekly newspapers while cutting retail terms.
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AOP Digital Publishing Awards 2013 – shortlists
The AOP has published the shortlists for its Digital Publishing Awards 2013.
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Regional Editors Voice Support for Independent Royal Charter
Regional press editors including the editor of the Prime Minister’s local paper have voiced their support for the Independent Royal Charter published last Thursday.
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BMJ to encourage digital innovation in healthcare
BMJ has teamed up with IC Tomorrow, part of the Technology Strategy Board, in a nationwide competition to help encourage digital innovation in the healthcare sector.
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Grazia teams up with BlackBerry
Grazia magazine, Bauer Media’s weekly glossy for upscale women, has announced an exclusive partnership with BlackBerry, which sees BlackBerry sponsor Grazia’s third annual fashion talent search, Fashfactor 2013.
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Hacked Off condemns press initiative
Hacked Off has released a strongly worded statement condemning the decision by publishers to reject the Royal Charter agreed by parliament in March.
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Publishers apply for Royal Charter
Publishers representing the national and local newspaper and magazine industry – and covering thousands of publications - are to apply for a Royal Charter for the establishment and recognition of a new system of tough, independent press self-regulati
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Newspaper Awards 2013 – the winners
The Daily Telegraph was awarded National Newspaper of the Year at The 2013 Newspaper Awards with judges stating that the newspaper has “become a by-word for quality in the newspaper world.”
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New magazine launch for Market Research Society
Impact, a new magazine examining the issues shaping the world of market research, is launched this month, available in print and online.
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Guardian reports record digital growth in March
The latest ABC digital audit - released this week - confirms that the Guardian website saw 78.3 million unique browsers access the site in March - a record high, says the Guardian.
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Dennis creates new Insights role
Dennis Publishing’s car satisfaction survey, Driver Power, has seen responses up by 62% this year to a total of 46,640. Dennis has created a new Head of Automotive Insights to maximise commercial opportunities arising from the survey.
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Media Pioneer Awards 2013 – the winners
The Winners of the 2013 Media Pioneer Awards were announced on 24 April at the British Library, in front of the audience for the Specialist Media Conference.
FEATURE
Publishers Must Be Practical About Going Mobile
The publishing industry’s readership isn’t just moving online, it’s moving to mobile, and if consumers can more easily access content from a rival publication that displays more effectively on a handheld device, they will, writes Fiona Salmon.
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Launch: Fade To Black
The team behind the British Journal of Photography have announced the launch of an international quarterly magazine for the iPad, dedicated to a new generation of image-makers who embrace the convergence of photography, video and multimedia.
