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Wallpaper* appoints new publisher
Wallpaper*, the international design, fashion and lifestyle title, has appointed Kirsty Mulhern as its new publisher.
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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Telegraph Christmas Appeal raises over £640,000
Telegraph Media Group has raised in excess of £640,000 during its annual Christmas Charity Appeal, thanks to donations made by readers of The Daily Telegraph, The Sunday Telegraph and The Telegraph.
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Hearst appoints new Group Digital Sales Director
Hearst Magazines UK has appointed Microsoft’s Cross Platform Solutions Specialist, Stephen Edwards, to the newly created role of Group Digital Sales Director.
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Andy Cowles to leave IPC Media
Andy Cowles, Editorial Development director of IPC Media, is to leave the company on 1 May, as part of IPC’s current restructuring programme.
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Guideline Publications appoints Intermedia
Intermedia Brand Marketing has been appointed by Guideline Publications to manage the circulation marketing and distribution of its magazine portfolio, with effect from May 2013.
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Mature Times Goes Mobile
Mature Times, the free newspaper for the over-50s, has gone mobile after launching a new app for smart phones and tablets.
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Family publisher’s archive project makes history
Thousands of pages from KM Group's newspaper archive will go online this month - and there will be free access for everyone in the UK.
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New Head of Content Management for IOP Publishing
Natasha Mellins-Cohen has been announced as the new Head of Content Management for IOP Publishing and will start in her new role on 2 April 2013.
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Harper’s Bazaar commissions Tracey Emin cover
Harper’s Bazaar, the luxury fashion magazine, has produced 200 limited-edition April issue covers designed by Tracey Emin in honour of David Bowie.
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River launch new hair and beauty magazine for Sally
The River Group has announced the launch of a brand new bimonthly magazine, PRO Hair & Beauty, published on behalf of the UK's largest supplier of professional hair and beauty, Sally Salon Services.
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Launch: Your Local Paper
A new independent newspaper is being launched later this month covering West Norfolk.
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New edition of Essential Public Affairs textbook launched
The third edition of James Morrison’s Essential Public Affairs for Journalists was launched at the NCTJ public affairs seminar at Central Hall, Westminster on Friday 1 March.
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Dennis invests in tech start-up Contentment
Dennis Publishing has announced its investment in Contentment, a tech start-up dedicated to creating multi-platform publishing and production tools.
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Bauer Media appoints Gareth Cherriman
Gareth Cherriman has been appointed Publisher of Bauer Media’s FHM and Wonderpedia Magazines.
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Hacked Off: Royal Charter is a ‘sell-out to newspapers’
Hacked Off has called on the three main political parties to reject pressure from newspaper bosses to water down the Leveson recommendations on press regulation.
