Organisations join forces to protest environmental scrutiny secrecy plans
The News Media Association has teamed up with 40 leading environmental, open government and other organisations to sign a letter, co-ordinated by the Campaign for Freedom of Information, urging the...read more
London councils lose appeal over council newspapers
London authorities Hackney and Wandsworth, which previously published fortnightly freesheets, have lost their appeals against a High Court decision to dismiss their challenge to the Government&rsqu...read more
Fleet Street veteran David Montgomery said to be coming back as industry consolidator
Fleet Street veteran David Montgomery is on the brink of a comeback with plans to target struggling newspaper publishers in a takeover spree and strip out costs as he attempts to build a new digita...read more
The Times and The Sunday Times pass 300,000 digital-only subscribers
News UK has announced a new digital milestone with The Times and The Sunday Times surpassing 300,000 digital-only paid subscribers, of an overall total of 539,000 subscribers and some five million ...read more
Newsquest owner Gannett merges with GateHouse Media to form massive newspaper company
Two of America’s largest newspaper chains announced yesterday that they will merge, uniting hundreds of local newsrooms under a single company. New Media Investment Group, the pare...read more
Out now: July/August issue of PJ
There’s plenty of news industry reading material in the July/August issue of PJ, including exclusive photos from Guardian Print Centre, London, where two manroland Colorman 80 presses, Ferag ...read more
Kate Reardon: the real joy of my job in LUXX-ury
KATE Reardon is editor-in-chief of News UK’s upmarket coffee table glossy magazine LUXX, a first-time winner at newsawards 2019 where it triumphed in the prestigious Non-Weekly National Suppl...read more
World News Media Congress: making the most of new opportunities
A more upbeat atmosphere plus plenty of advice was to be found at this year’s annual congress, the 71st, held in Glasgow. Read CARYL HOLLAND’S feature in the July/August issue of PJ. Ne...read more
Getting into bed with Auntie
The BBC, working with local news publishers and the News Media Association, has held its first Local Democracy Reporter conference and awards - 18 months after the scheme was launched. PJ correspon...read more
Out now: June issue of PJ
June PJ brings news of changing revenue streams from Wan-Ifra’s World Media Congress in Glasgow, as reported by PJ correspondent Alan Geere, who also asks this month: What’s the real pr...read more
