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SIPA UK Congress 2010
The Specialised Information Publishers Association (SIPA) is holding its annual congress at the Radisson Blu Portman Hotel in London on 13 July.
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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New online store for newspaper subscriptions
A new website has launched offering consumers the “very best” in newspaper and news magazine subscription offers.
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Hi-media to manage Independent's online advertising
Hi-media, a leading European ad network and online content monetisation company, has announced that it has signed a new contract with The Independent to manage the paper’s digital advertising space.
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Million Dollar Strategies for Newspaper Companies
With print advertising revenues under pressure, most newspaper publishers are seeking new revenue models and practices to sustain their businesses and pay for quality journalism. A new report from the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishe
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Archant appoints green correspondent
Archant has appointed award-winning journalist Tara Greaves to be the company's first sustainability correspondent.
FEATURE
Pirates of the Magazines
It might be a well-used metaphor, says the PPA’s James Evans, but the menacing spectre of swashbuckling copyright bandits roaming the unpoliced high seas of the internet has the ability to strike fear into content owners.
FEATURE
Lessons in cycling
So what is a cycle? A ride in the park? Or an uncontrollable economic helter-skelter? Jim Chisholm looks for answers and any resulting lessons for publishers.
FEATURE
Media Pioneer Awards - Classic Rock Album Club
Classic Rock was one of four winners of the inaugural Media Pioneer Awards. Carolyn Morgan gives a brief overview of their winning entry.
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IPC’s contextual advertising offering
IPC Digital has partnered with Grapeshot to deliver contextual advertising options to its clients. Nick Bradley looks at what this means for advertisers and site users.
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Free whitepaper - iPad Publishing Solutions
The launch of the iPad has propelled ePublishing to a whole new level. Yudu has published a free whitepaper looking at different iPad publishing strategies.
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Haymarket signs as partner in Race Online
Haymarket Media Group has signed up as an official partner for Race Online 2012, the government-funded campaign that aims to get the entire UK population (or as near as possible) online within two years.
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Sally Soames exhibition at the Guardian
Guardian News & Media is hosting a new exhibition by photographer Sally Soames.
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Archant announces KOS Media acquisition
Archant has announced the acquisition of KOS Media Publishing Limited (KOS Media), in which it has had a minority interest since 2005, for an undisclosed sum, following a restructuring of KOS Media’s holding company.
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PSP Holdings launches new digital division
Leading media group, PSP Holdings has continued its expansion into the digital creative sector with the launch of PSP Rare Digital.
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MWL2010 augments reality with visionary app
What is claimed to be the first ever augmented reality iPhone app, designed exclusively for a live exhibition, is being launched in conjunction with this year’s Marketing Week Live (MWL2010) at Kensington Olympia, from 29th–30th June.
