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Digital Media Europe Focuses on Transforming Media Businesses
The 2012 Digital Media Europe conference is dedicated to “Thinking Outside the Box”, starting with the conference venue and programme itself.
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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.
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
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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.
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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Stephen Abell steps down as Director of PCC
Stephen Abell, the Director of the Press Complaints Commission since the beginning of 2010, has announced that he will be leaving the PCC at the end of February.
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Media specialist Sonita joins Archant main board
Archant has appointed Sonita Alleyne OBE to its main Board as a non-executive director.
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MNA appoints new brand and comms manager
The Midland News Association, publisher of Britain’s best selling regional newspaper the Express & Star, has appointed a new brand and communications manager.
FEATURE
Media Pioneer: Songlines
Carolyn Morgan applauds the latest nomination for the 2012 Media Pioneer Awards, Songlines – the first UK music magazine on Kindle Fire.
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Lineup selects NVM Private Equity as new investor
Lineup Systems Limited, the multi-channel advertising and media software business, has received nearly £3 million of development capital from NVM Private Equity (NVM).
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IFRA Expo 2013 to be held in Berlin
WAN-IFRA, the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers, will hold its annual exhibition of media technology in Berlin, from 7 to 9 October 2013, at Messe Berlin fairgrounds, following this year’s event in Madrid, Spain.
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PRWeek unveils new UK website
PRWeek UK relaunched its website this week, with a new logo and a sharp new format.
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Haymarket Network wins extranet contract with VW
Haymarket Network has won the tender to deliver the fully managed service for Volkswagen Group’s (VWG) retailer extranet, a key pillar in the Group’s strategy to achieve its customer service goals.
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NFRN in talks with Menzies to ensure smooth transition
Top level talks have taken place between the NFRN and Menzies Distribution to ensure that any future consolidation of branches into hub operations is as seamless as possible.
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Jemm selects AppNexus
Jemm Group, the real-time advertising network, has selected AppNexus as its exclusive ad technology platform, the company publicly announced yesterday.
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Magazines on Tablets: Readers Want Uniform Format
Nearly three-quarters (72%) of Tablet owners who read a magazine on their device in the last 30 days say they would prefer all digital magazines to be formatted in the same way, according to new research from the GfK MRI iPanel - composed exclusively
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DMGT - Interim Management Statement
DMGT yesterday published its Interim Management Statement for AGM, which covers covers the first quarter of DMGT's financial year, the three month period to 1st January 2012.
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Hull Daily Mail launches two new sporting supplements
The Hull Daily Mail now boasts eight supplements in six days after launching two new sporting pull outs.
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FT appeal raises £3.34m for Sightsavers
The Financial Times 2011-2012 Seasonal Appeal has raised £3.34 million for international development charity Sightsavers, making it the most successful appeal since the initiative began in 2005.
