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Apple’s App Store Downloads Top 15 Billion
Apple has announced that over 15 billion apps have been downloaded from its App Store by the more than 200 million iPhone, iPad and iPod touch users worldwide.
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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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Menzies makes million pound move in travel media
Menzies Distribution has expanded its travel portfolio by acquiring Media On The Move from The Journey Group for £1.175 million.
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PCC response to PM
The PCC has released the following statement in response to the Prime Minister’s comments last week about the future of press regulation.
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Society of Editors response to PM
The Society of Editors has released the following statement, following comments made by the Prime Minister last week about the future of the PCC.
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Time Out’s new free app strategy
In June, Time Out made the decision to make all travel apps free for the foreseeable future – a move which saw the average weekly download per app jump from 140 downloads a week to over 8000, a rise of 6000%.
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Northcliffe Media appoints two Publishers
Northcliffe Media has announced the appointment of two Publishers to head up major regions within Northcliffe Media as part of a wide ranging programme to restructure the business.
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PCC upholds complaint against Aldershot News & Mail
The Press Complaints Commission (PCC) has upheld an adjudication under Clause 11 (Victims of sexual assault) of the Editors' Code of Practice after a court report in the Aldershot News & Mail identified two women who were alleged victims of sexual as
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PCC statement on phone hacking
At its regular meeting on Wednesday, the Press Complaints Commission discussed the admissions of the News of the World of its involvement in the hacking of the telephone of murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler in 2002.
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The Economist publishes special report on news industry
The Economist has published a special report on the business of news called ‘Bulletins from the Future’.
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Dennis launch application for iPad lovers
Dennis Publishing can announce the launch of Padder, claiming it to be the only magazine application about the iPad.
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News of the World to close
News International has announced that this Sunday, 10 July 2011, will be the last issue of the News of the World.
FEATURE
News of the World: RIP
It was the week the rotten roof finally caved in on the News of the World, writes Jon Slattery, as it was engulfed by the phone hacking scandal and was closed in the ultimate damage limitation exercise.
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Rupert Murdoch comments on phone hacking
Rupert Murdoch, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, News Corporation, yesterday released the following statement.
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South African media group selects WoodWing
WoodWing Software, a leading supplier of innovative cross-media publishing solutions, has announced that the South African publisher Media24 Magazines has gone live with the first print and tablet publications using WoodWing´s publishing system Enter
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Finalists announced for Column Idol 2011
Six finalists have been announced for Column Idol 2011, a writing competition run by communications charity Media Trust and The Sun newspaper to find undiscovered talent aged 18-25.
