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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.
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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FEATURE
Data journalism - is it worth it?
Whether it is the desire to replicate the enormous sales successes of the MPs’ expenses and WikiLeaks revelations, or publishers wanting to expand into selling data services, it seems everyone wants to do something with data. The only question, write
FEATURE
How to create a compelling iPad app
With over 13 million iPads in circulation and Gartner estimating the rush for other devices will generate 55 million sales in 2011, writes Shaun Barriball, there is no doubt - tablets are hot.
FEATURE
Parsing the Meaning of Time Inc’s ‘All Access’ Model
The pricing structure of Time Inc’s new “all access” digital and / or print sub options may reveal much about its vision for the two platforms’ relative contributions to a profitable business model going forward, observes US-scene columnist Karlene L
FEATURE
Eight Tips for Successfully Integrating Social Media into Your Marketing
Social media has been so hyped that marketers in every type of business, including publishing, are feeling compelled to dive into social media marketing. And the good news, writes Amanda Watlington, is that publishers are uniquely well placed to thri
FEATURE
New forms of advertising
If you thought you knew online advertising, think again. The 2011 online advertising landscape, writes Jack Wallington, is completely different to what it was a year ago.
FEATURE
When two tribes go to war
The start of 2011 has seen the press in the dock, the PCC under pressure, and mutual recriminations flying around Fleet Street. How, asks Jon Slattery, do you unite the street fighters and the missionaries of the national press in the wake of the pho
FEATURE
What has happened to customer loyalty?
For all the excitement and froth generated by each new digital development, the newspaper industry will be heavily reliant on print revenues for many years to come, writes Jim Chisholm.
FEATURE
Immoral earnings
Prostitution is not a subject that regional newspapers like to dwell on – apart from in the ‘Personal Services’ columns in their classified advertising sections. Steve Dyson reports on the murky world of massage parlour ads.
FEATURE
David Montgomery - interview
There are few people so steeped in newspapers as David Montgomery. At various times, editor, investor and proprietor, David has worked in publishing for almost forty years. Ray Snoddy spoke to him on the eve of his departure from Mecom about why he w
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Revised copy allocation arrangements for Bank Holidays
In response to retailer feedback, members of the Press Distribution Forum have reviewed copy allocations and distribution arrangements for Bank Holidays.
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Newspapers Tackle the Big Issues in Bogota
Newspapers in much of the world are facing dual challenges from digital development and from pressures on freedom of the press. In many places, the issues are intertwined.
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Derby Telegraph takes top honours at the Midlands Media Awards
The Derby Telegraph has been named Midlands Newspaper of the Year as the prizes were handed out in the region's 10th annual media awards ceremony.
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Northcliffe Media's top two executives to retire
The two most senior executives at Northcliffe Media are to leave.
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Gekko’s publisher technology added to traveldk.com
A pioneering collaboration between GEKKO the online personal shopping assistant for hotels, and leading travel publisher DK Eyewitness Travel, has been unveiled at ITB Berlin.
