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News UK chief executive Mike Darceyhas outlined why he believes newspapers will play a dominant role in shaping the outcome of this year's general election In a piece for Press Gazette, Mr Darcey said a free press was a critical part of the election process adding that without it “the choices would be less stark, fault-lines blurred, [...]
Flint Group, the global packaging and print media consumables supplier, has announced details of its new advisory board which will oversee and support the work of its executive management team following its recent change of ownership. Pierre-Marie De Leener, currently chairman of the Braas Monier Building Group and a director of Trinseo has joined Flint Group [...]
Spalding and South Holland Voice, printed by Mortons Print has been named New/Small Business of the Year 2014 . Spalding and South Holland Voice has scooped the title of New Business of the Year 2014. They picked up the award, sponsored by Chattertons Solicitors at the dazzling South Holland Business Awards black tie event, attended by [...]
Growth across the board for The Times and The Sunday Times Times Newspapers Ltd posts operating profit of £1.7m for year ended 30 June 2014, its first since 2001 Total membership across both titles over 390,000 – up 10% year-on-year The Times posts total paid sales growth for 11th consecutive month The award-winning journalism of The Times and The [...]
A group of MPs have backed a call by the National Union of Journalists for an inquiry into the future of local newspapers. They have signed an early day motion put down by Gareth Thomas, Labour member for Harrow West, in which he laments the closure of his constituency’s weekly, the Harrow Observer. The paper is one [...]
Tindle Newspapers has announced the launch of the London Weekly News and the simultaneous ‘resuscitation’ of three old titles. They are the Westminster and Pimlico News (first established l857), theKensington News (1869) and the Chelsea News (l857). All the resuscitated titles appear inside the London Weekly News, which will cover the centre of the capital and which will in part be aimed at the [...]
Archant has announced the resignation of Archant East MD Miller Hogg to ‘pursue his dream to do something new outside of the company’. Making the announcement, Archant chief executive, Jeff Henry, said: “Miller has had aspirations to work alongside his wife Carole in their own venture for some time. He recently approached me about his future indicating he felt the [...]
Publishers and press organisations have written to Simon Hughes,Minister for Justice and Civil Liberties, explaining the critical need for a journalistic exemption from draft European data protection regulations. The letter, signed by News UK, Telegraph Media Group, The Guardian, Associated Newspapers, News Media Association, Society of Editors, Professional Publishers Association, and the Media Lawyers Association says that without an exemption [...]
BROADCASTING legend Sir Terry Wogan is pictured with Herts Ad editor Matt Adams at the recent inaugural St Albans Literary Festival. Sir Terry presented an evening of entertainment at the event, which was initiated by Mr Adams who held journalism workshops over the four days of the festival. "It is remarkable to think that such [...]
THE Printing Charity is to provide eight safety training bursaries to UK freelancers who work in print or online as journalists or photographers. The bursaries will be distributed through the Rory Peck Training Fund, which was established in 2000 to make essential hostile environment training affordable for freelance journalists. Since its establishment, the fund has provided hundreds of bursaries to freelancers around [...]
