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Three Trinity Mirror titles to close
Trinity Mirror North West and North Wales has taken the decision to close the Wrexham Chronicle, the Mid-Cheshire Chronicle and the Whitchurch Herald.
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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FT’s Lex column airs on Bloomberg TV
The Financial Times has announced a collaboration with the Bloomberg Television network to bring the FT’s agenda-setting Lex commentary to Bloomberg’s 200 million global viewers.
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Standard on NY streets for Boris visit
Copies of the Evening Standard were on the streets of New York City last week as Newsworld Corporation produced the newspaper in conjunction with its partner AlphaGraphics, as part of Visit London’s ‘Only in London’ campaign.
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NME Radio partners HP for uni tour
NME Radio has announced a partnership with technology company Hewlett Packard to launch a unique music event to promote the new HP Pavilion laptop to university students.
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Editors Inc launched
A new media consultancy offering organisations the opportunity to benefit from the talents of editors and former editors has been launched by the Society of Editors.
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Marie Claire & Dell team up for fashion weeks
Marieclaire.co.uk is bringing the glitz and glamour from the catwalks of Paris, London, Milan and New York to life with the launch of a dedicated micro-channel for September’s Fashion Weeks, sponsored by consumer electronics giant, Dell.
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KM Group relaunches property site
KM Group hopes to be planting the seeds for a new property solution in Kent with the relaunch of its local property website www.kenthomes.co.uk
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Total Telecom publishes monthly audited web data
Total Telecom, which serves the global communications industry both online and in print, has become the first UK based media title to publish BPA monthly audited web traffic data alongside its magazine's print circulation on a single audit certificat
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AOP announces new co-Chair
The Association of Online Publishers (AOP) has announced the appointment of Dominic Collins, Group Director of Trader Media Group, as the new AOP co-Chair to take up the role from October 2009, for one year, working with the current co-Chair Tim Fair
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KM Group rewards newsagents in East Kent
The Kent Messenger is rewarding newsagents with cash, for prominently displaying their papers.
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New economics blog on FT.com
The FT has announced the launch of the FT Money Supply blog.
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The mobile message from Berlin
The Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) announced the conclusion of the Mobile Marketing Forum in Berlin last week, citing a clear message from many of the world’s top brands that mobile marketing is now a core part of their marketing strategies and i
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What’s On TV launch Crime TV site
TV channel Crime & Investigation Network has joined forces with whatsontv.co.uk to launch a Crime TV site on the IPC TX website.
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EPC welcomes property rights initiative
Europe’s leading publishers from the European Publishers Council (EPC) have welcomed the publication of the European Commission’s proposed measures to protect intellectual property rights and combat counterfeiting and piracy.
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Haymarket relaunches primary care website
Leading primary care website Healthcare Republic has been completely redesigned to offer a comprehensive resource for healthcare professionals.
