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Trinity Mirror appoints new Chief Executive
Trinity Mirror plc has announced the appointment of Simon Fox as Chief Executive of the Company with effect from 10th September 2012.
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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5 fifteen to sell Audience Media CMS system
5 fifteen, a leading UK software company supplying publishers throughout the world, has announced a partnership with Barcelona-based Audience Media to sell its cloud-based Content Management System (CMS).
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New editor for Living France
Andy Duncan, previously deputy editor of French Property News (FPN), has been named as the new editor of Archant Specialist title Living France, following the departure of editor Rachel Scott in June.
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PPA celebrates success of MagFest
A world-class line-up of speakers and delegates converged in Edinburgh on August 26 and 27 to share their experiences in publishing and to celebrate the legacy and future of magazine media at MagFest, the first Edinburgh International Magazine Festiv
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Nigerian Watch now available at Tube and Rail stations
Nigerian Watch, a newspaper for the Nigerian community in the UK, is now available to commuters using the London tube and railway.
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Cedar unveils The London Magazine - Remastered
In a move that the publishers say will fortify its position as the capital’s premier property publication, The London Magazine has relaunched with a cover-to-cover redesign.
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Rick Wakeman to be honoured by Prog Magazine
Prog Magazine, who recently announced the first annual Orange Amplification presents the Progressive Music Awards, in association with currencies.co.uk, are to honour the legendary Rick Wakeman as the first ever recipient of the Prog God Award.
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Regional Press grows online audience
The regional press industry grew its monthly online audience by 15.8 per cent year-on-year, according to Wednesday’s ABC figures.
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Lonely Planet Traveller magazine launched in China
Lonely Planet Traveller is now available in China, following a licensing deal secured by BBC Worldwide’s exclusive sales agent, Immediate Media Co, with Straits Multi- Media Inc.
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Newsstand launch: Docrafts Creativity
Docrafts Creativity, the alternate monthly title from River Publishing, goes on sale at the newsstand for the first time on 4 September, priced £4.99.
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Annual: Crafter’s Inspiration
Crafter’s Inspiration, a new annual publication from Practical Publishing International, goes on sale 13 September, priced £7.99.
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Senior editorial changes at Archant Norfolk and Suffolk
Community media publisher Archant has announced changes to its senior editorial teams in Norfolk and Suffolk.
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Conde Nast target Chinese visitors to France
Les Publications Condé Nast in France has launched Vogue Travel in France, an upscale lifestyle magazine entirely written in Mandarin and devoted exclusively to wealthy Chinese people visiting France for business, shopping or tourism.
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FT appoints new editor for Investors Chronicle
The Financial Times has appointed John Hughman editor of Investors Chronicle, with responsibility for driving its print and digital content strategy, and leading its editorial team in delivering world-class, must-have content for the UK's active, aff
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Archant unable to publish ABC figures
Archant could not publish the circulation figures for 14 of its titles, including the Eastern Daily Press, following the dismissal of a senior executive.
