News Media

Best Practice in Publishing

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.

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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…

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.

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.

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.

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.

Opportunities & Threats: National News Media

What’s the outlook for national news media in 2024? Christian Broughton, CEO of The Independent, looks ahead.

OUT & ABOUT WITH ALAN GEERE

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.

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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NI appoints Simon Greenberg

News International has announced that it has appointed Simon Greenberg as Director of Corporate Affairs.

12/01/2011

Launch of Empire iPad app

Bauer Media has launched its first iPad edition with movie magazine Empire.

12/01/2011

Video competition platform launched for publishers

Publishers wishing to create high volumes of entertaining and profitable video content can now let their readers produce it for them, with the launch of UserGen.

12/01/2011

Wallpaper* launches images app for iPad

Wallpaper*, the international design, fashion and lifestyle magazine, is launching a new iPad app, in association with Hermès.

11/01/2011

New digital appointments at Future

Future, the special-interest media group has announced a raft of new appointments to its Digital teams, in support of the extension of its growing digital strategy.

11/01/2011

Launch of FT Tilt

The Financial Times has announced the launch of FT Tilt, a premium online financial news and analysis service focused exclusively on the emerging world.

11/01/2011

Belarus press crackdown draws international protest

WAN-IFRA has protested to Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko against the detention of more than 20 journalists following demonstrations over his re-election, including a Russian reporter who was beaten and forcibly taken by riot police while on t

10/01/2011

New DC Comic Collection

The Blackest Night Collection is a new figurine and magazine series, from Eaglemoss, expanding upon the award winning DC Comics Super Hero Collection.

10/01/2011

NFRN welcomes cover price rises in Scotland

Independent newsagents in Scotland have welcomed cover price increases on Johnston Press titles.

10/01/2011

Bangkok to host Publish Asia 2011

Publish Asia 2011, the major annual Asian newspaper convention organised by the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), is set to take place in Bangkok, Thailand, from 27 to 29 April.

06/01/2011

AOP Awards 2011 - Open for Entries

The Association of Online Publishers (AOP) has opened entry to its 10th Digital Publishing Awards.

06/01/2011

Local newspaper rallies support for homeless charity

Caring readers in Kent have responded to a regional newspaper campaign to help fund night shelters for the homeless.

06/01/2011

Cablegate

The Vince Cable sting by Telegraph journalists was an early Christmas present for media hacks and conspiracy theorists, writes Jon Slattery.

By Jon Slattery | 06/01/2011

Future’s digital pathways

Digital markets are evolving and shape-shifting with such astonishing speed that it is pretty hard to have a nailed down, comprehensive digital strategy, writes Mark Wood.

By Mark Wood | 06/01/2011