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De Groose Calls For Change Of Narrative Around Newsbrands

Tracy De Groose, the new executive chair of Newsworks, has pointed to a fundamental mismatch between newsbrands’ growing audiences and the decline in ad revenues, and called for a change in narrative. Speaking to Mediatel, De Groose said ad revenues had...

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PRP Officially Declared Part of Ministry of Justice

The Press Recognition Panel has been officially declared to be part of Government department the Ministry of Justice.   In a letter to the Treasury in December, PRP chairman David Wolfe QC said he did not know that the PRP had been...

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NMA Meets Officials Over No-Deal Brexit

The NMA has been meeting Government officials on the impact of no-deal Brexit upon the industry, and discussing areas of particular importance for national, regional and local news media operations. DCMS is assessing the impact of a no-deal scenario. It...

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Local Publishers Urge Readers To #buyapaper

Local media publishers have today urged readers to #buyapaper as part of a campaign to encourage support for highly trusted local journalism. The JPIMedia campaign hashtag was trending on Twitter this morning as part of a social media drive which...

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UK Looks To Lead Global Action To Protect Journalists

The UK should take the lead as international consensus grows around the need for decisive action to protect journalists who face attacks and intimidation just for doing their jobs, a Foreign Office Minister has said. In a debate on the...

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Newspapers Raise Millions For Charities at Christmas

Local and national newspaper readers across the UK supported and raised millions for charitable causes over the Christmas period. Guardian and Observer readers showed their solidarity with the Windrush generation by donating £920,000. The money raised will go towards five...

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Agency Print Head Points To Resurgence Of Newsbrands

News brands have cause for optimism as consumer appetite to pay for quality journalism continues to grow, and context and quality become increasingly important to advertisers, an agency print head has said. Writing for Campaign, Wavemaker UK head of print...

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