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Local World: Trinity Mirror responds to media speculation
The Board of Trinity Mirror plc has noted the recent media speculation and confirms that it is in discussions with Local World Holdings Limited for the potential acquisition of the shares not already owned by [...]
Local media reaches 40 million people across print and online
Local media now reaches 40 million people across print and online a week, according to the latest data from JICREG. The overall audience of the industry has risen strongly in the last year, fuelled by a growth [...]
Jan Gooding appointed to chair Publishers Audience Measurement Company
Group brand director at Aviva Jan Gooding is joining the Publishers Audience Measurement Company(PAMCo) as the new chair of the organisation, it has been announced. As chair, Jan will be responsible for overseeing the strategic thinking of the [...]
News UK senior management changes: Rebekah Brooks back at News UK as Mike Darcey departs after three years
News Corp has announced leadership changes at News UK, with the appointment ofRebekah Brooks as chief executive officer, David Dinsmore as chief operating officer, and Tony Gallagher as editor-in-chief of The Sun, Britain’s largest selling daily newspaper. Ms. Brooks will replace Mike [...]
Archant group-wide role for Annabelle Dickson
EDP and EADT Political Editor Annabelle Dickson has been promoted to the newly-created role of group political editor, Archant, with immediate effect. Annabelle, who leads the lobby group of journalists at the House of Commons, has been [...]
Johnston Press’ digital audience up by a quarter
Johnston Press has grown its digital audience by 26% year on year. Audited figures for the first half of 2015, released today by ABC, reveal that 19.6m browsers visit the local publisher’s websites each month, [...]
Local World’s Grimsby publishing centre relaunches Target after eight years
A free newspaper axed eight years ago has been revived by a regional publisher. The Grimsby Target is once again set to reach more than 33,000 homes across North East Lincolnshire, having originally been withdrawn [...]
National Readership Survey shows News UK titles leading Scottish market
The latest figures from the National Readership Survey show News UK’s Scottish titles are performing impressively across the market. For the first time since December 2012, The Scottish Sun is the undisputed number one daily newspaper in [...]
National newspaper groups join forces for ad campaign
The UK's six leading national newspaper groups are combining forces to launch an advertising campaign across their 18 titles which aims to remind people of the unique role newspapers play for advertisers, readers and society, [...]
A blast from the past
1985: The Web Offset Newspaper Association: Advanced Technology group (WONA-ATG) members are pictured in the pressroom during a visit to Yellow Advertiser Web Offset in Harlow. See more from the PJ archives of 1975, 1985, [...]
New figures confirm strong audience growth for news media industry
The news media industry has experienced a strong growth in audiences over the last year, figures published this week confirm. According to the latest National Readership Survey release, the overall digital and print audience of UK newsbrands [...]
In praise of the enduring power of print
WAN-Ifra’s Manfred Werfel gives an insight into print production trends at Expo 2015, being held in Hamburg, Germany in October and says why print remains a popular alternative to digital media as part of September PJ's [...]
