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WAN-IFRA’s World Press Trends Survey
The annual world press trends survey was presented Tuesday (1 December) at the World Newspaper Congress and World Editors Forum in Hyderabad, India.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Opportunities & Threats: National News Media
What’s the outlook for national news media in 2024? Christian Broughton, CEO of The Independent, looks ahead.
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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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Pakistan editor receives WAN-IFRA Golden Pen of Freedom
Najam Sethi, the former Editor-in-Chief of the Daily Times in Pakistan, has been awarded the 2009 Golden Pen of Freedom, the annual press freedom prize of the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA).
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Heffer to take sabbatical
Telegraph Media Group has announced that Simon Heffer, Associate Editor, has been invited to do post-doctoral work at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, for the calendar year of 2010.
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KM Group to promote sustainability in Kent
Kent Business publisher KM Group has joined high-profile brands such as Coca Cola and Pfizer to help small and medium-sized enterprises improve their environmental sustainability as part of the PLATO: Sustain initiative.
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WAN-IFRA calls on Philippines to act
WAN-IFRA has condemned the massacre of more than 30 journalists and their staff in the Philippines and called on the government to act decisively to bring the perpetrators to justice.
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Kindle breaks sales records
Amazon.com has announced that November is already the best sales month ever for Kindle, “even before Cyber Monday.”
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Attacks on press freedom multiply
At least 88 journalists have been killed so far this year and 100s of media employees arrested and jailed, most often following sham trials or without formal charges being brought, WAN-IFRA said in its half-year review of press freedom world-wide.
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PCC upholds complaint over funeral coverage
The Press Complaints Commission has upheld a complaint against the Bristol Evening Post under Clause 5 of the Editors' Code of Practice (Intrusion into grief or shock), over a report about the funeral of a young man who had sadly taken his own life.
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Globrix founders buy back stake from NI
The founding management of online property search engine, Globrix, have acquired News International's 50% stake in the business for an undisclosed sum.
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PCC rejects Patricia Hewitt complaint
The Press Complaints Commission has rejected a complaint from Patricia Hewitt MP, over a front-page article in The Sun which had reported that her son had been charged with possession of cocaine.
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New role for Lewis at Telegraph
Telegraph Media Group has announced the appointment of William Lewis to Managing Director, Digital.
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Telegraph appoints an Olympics Editor
Jacquelin Magnay will coordinate the Telegraph’s Olympic coverage across all platforms, The Daily Telegraph, The Sunday Telegraph and Telegraph.co.uk
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The Economist on why we still love a hit
After “Twilight: New Moon” earned more in a single day at the American box office than any other film in history, this week’s issue of The Economist examines why the era of ever-increasing choice that was supposed to end the blockbuster has had the o
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Board changes at INM
Independent News & Media PLC has announced the appointment of Lothar Lanz to the Board of Independent News & Media PLC as a non-executive Director with immediate effect.
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IPC launches online digital photography mag
IPC Inspire has announced the launch of Better Digital Photography – a free online digital magazine, distributed to two million consumers interested in technology and photography.
