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WoodWing launch Swimsuit Edition on Google’s Chrome web store
WoodWing Software has announced that Sports Illustrated made its Swimsuit Edition available as an HTML5 Web app in Google´s Chrome Web Store.
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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Archant records strong ABC results
Archant newspapers have recorded strong results in paid-for newspaper sales in the latest ABC circulation figures, released last week.
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Sir Ray Tindle supports Campaign to Promote Local Papers
At a special lunch last week for the Newspaper Society’s Council and industry guests to celebrate his 85th birthday year, Sir Ray Tindle said the local press was entering a new and exciting phase and pledged £250,000 to fund a campaign run by the NS
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The Press Awards shortlists
The shortlist for The Press Awards has been published.
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Print Remains Advertising Force: World Ad Conference
The 21st World Newspaper Advertising Conference opened in Malta on Thursday with what might seem to some to be a revolutionary concept…
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Hull Daily Mail reporter commended by judge
Nicky Harley has been given a rare award by a judge for her role in helping to put a rapist behind bars.
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Second iPad trends report from YUDU
YUDU Media has released a second iPad trends report.
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Samsung Executive Joins Digital Media Europe Line-up
Dongouk Park, Vice President of Media Solutions for Samsung, has joined the line-up of publishers and digital experts who will speak at Digital Media Europe, a major new conference from the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFR
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Runner's World Launches First eBook
Runner’s World, the sport magazine from NatMag-Rodale, has launched its first-ever eBook for sale on Amazon’s Kindle and Apple devices, Runner’s World Coach.
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International Partnership denounces Yemen
Against a backdrop of historic political change for the region that has brought the country to the brink of its own revolution, The International Partnership for Yemen has released findings from its joint mission that expose the critical situation fa
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NFRN applauds the Telegraph
The NFRN has given its thanks to, and urged its members support for, the Telegraphs stable of titles.
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Digital and newspaper platforms join forces in South West
On February 17, the Mercury series newspaper changed into three new hyperlocal print editions.
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The AA KeyGuide series launches on iTunes
The AA KeyGuide Series has embarked on their journey from printed travel guide to digital application with the launch of a new series of iPad apps developed by MagazineCloner.com.
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NFRN to appoint Chief Executive
The NFRN is to recruit a chief executive as part of its plans to continue the progress of the organisation.
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The Mirror welcomes Simon’s Cat
Simon Tofield and Simon's Cat have announced a major three year worldwide syndication deal with the Daily Mirror newspaper (Mirrorpix) starting from Monday 21st February.
