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First published on December 14, 2011, Sittingbourne News Extra was accepted into ABC membership shortly after and received its first circulation certificate on Wednesday, April 17 2012.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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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WoodWing and 65bit partner for data-driven publishing
WoodWing Software, supplier of innovative workflow solutions for efficient multi-channel publishing, and 65bit Ltd., developer of high-quality InDesign plug-ins, announced today that the two companies are teaming up to further streamline the publishi
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Ian Wood appointed editor of Plymouth Herald
Ian Wood, formerly deputy editor of the Manchester Evening News, has been appointed editor of The Herald. He takes over from Bill Martin who was recently appointed editor of the Western Morning News.
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Future launches weekly digital cycling magazine
Future is to launch Cycling News HD, a new weekly digital cycling magazine through Apple’s Newsstand.
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Archant launches London mobile city guide
Archant has announced an exclusive partnership between its London24 digital brand, publisher of the www.London24.com website and MyCityWay, developers of leading mobile city guides worldwide, to launch a new mobile City Guide app for London.
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Two Sides launches in Australia
The global reach of Two Sides has been widened after the recent launch of the campaign in Australia and this follows on from the start-up of Two Sides in the United States in July last year.
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NFRN and ACS launch legal challenge against OFT
In an unprecedented move, the NFRN and the ACS have launched a joint legal challenge to the Competition Appeal Tribunal, against the OFT’s decision to deny a further short review of the industry on the grounds that the review fails to meet the OFT’s
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Trading Director appointed for “The National”
Richard Hayes has been appointed Trading Director for The National, a unique national sales package led by Northcliffe Media and Trinity Mirror Regionals.
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Scunthorpe Telegraph appoint new editor
David Atkin has been appointed editor of the Scunthorpe Telegraph.
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Guardian promotion nets windfall for NFRN members
More than 700 NFRN members are set to enjoy a windfall, thanks to the Federation’s groundbreaking voucher promotion with the Guardian.
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Telegraph re-launches jobs site
Telegraph Media Group (TMG) has re-launched its Telegraph Jobs website.
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UK publishers slow to take advantage of Google markup
A new study suggests that in 13 per cent of Google UK searches at least one of the top 100 results incorporates new author profile information, including an author thumbnail image and links.
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MNA to develop new brand strategy
The Midland News Association, publisher of Britain’s best selling regional newspaper the Express & Star and sister title the Shropshire Star, has chosen marketing agency Wyatt International to develop a new brand and communications strategy.
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Media Solidarity is key in Latin America
Journalists and media executives must join forces to fight the current threats facing the press throughout Latin America, speakers urged an annual gathering of Latin American publishers organised by the World Association of Newspapers and News Publis
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NCTJ to offer business and finance journalism module
The NCTJ is to add a new business and finance journalism module to the Diploma in Journalism which is being developed with the support of leading figures from the industry and journalism training.
