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Vodafone cover wraps the Telegraph
Telegraph Media Group (TMG) has announced a partnership with Vodafone which launches today, 26th October, with a full cover wrap of The Daily 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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Birmingham Mail launches redesigned website
Trinity Mirror has unveiled the first of its new look websites for regional titles.
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Northern and Shell - Windows 8 and RT apps ready
Five Northern and Shell titles launch PC, mobile and tablet newspapers, ready for this week’s Windows 8 and RT launch.
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Independent Publisher Awards 2012 – the shortlist
The PPA has revealed the shortlist for the 2012 Independent Publisher Awards.
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Martyn Hocking
Martyn Hocking, Editor of Which?, died on Friday 19 October after a battle with cancer.
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FT considered UK's most ethical newspaper, survey finds
According to research conducted by the Carnegie Trust and Demos, the Financial Times is considered to be the most ethical UK newspaper.
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Future appoints Declan Gough
Future plc, the international specialist media group and leading digital publisher, has appointed Declan Gough as Publisher of its Digital Design Group.
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Boris supports Free Speech Network
London Mayor Boris Johnson has joined the growing list of supporters of the Free Speech Network with a video message.
FEATURE
Journalistic Mission is to Speak the Truth to Power
A service to commemorate journalists, camera-crew and support staff who have died in the conflicts of the 21st Century while bringing us the news was held at St Bride's Church, Fleet Street, on Monday 22nd October. Peter Preston gave the address.
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Launch: Windows - The Official Magazine
Future, the international specialist media group and leading digital publisher, launches the only official Microsoft Windows 8 magazine, Windows: The Official Magazine, for worldwide distribution.
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Apple introduces iPad mini
Apple has launched the iPad mini, a completely new iPad design that is 23 percent thinner and 53 percent lighter than the third generation iPad, says the company.
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IOP changes copyright policy
IOP Publishing (IOP) has today announced a significant change to its copyright arrangements for research published on an open access basis in the company’s wholly owned journals and for bibliographic metadata.
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Simon Irwin is new Archant publisher in Kent
Simon Irwin has been appointed as the new publisher to lead the Archant KOS Media team in Kent, including the weekly Kent on Sunday newspaper and the monthly Kent Life magazine.
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Menzies promoting EPoS deal for retailers
Menzies Distribution customers who purchase Reposs Electronic Point of Sale (EPoS) systems through the wholesaler are now entitled to free home news delivery software and 12 months free technical support as well as two years interest-free credit.
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A Triumph for Goliath over David?
The NFRN has reacted angrily to the decision by the Competition Appeal Tribunal to dismiss its appeal, which it describes as a “travesty for justice”.
