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New reporters are making headlines
Former national news executive Will Gore heads up the NCTJ Community News Project and gives an insight in PJ into how the collaborative scheme is more than delivering on its brief to recruit 80 journalists [...]
Geraldine Allinson steps down as chairman of KM Group with James Gurney appointed MD
Geraldine Allinson (pictured above) steps down as chairman of the Kent Messenger Group tomorrow (October 4) and will be succeeded as managing director by James Gurney, the current managing director of the Newbury Weekly News. Gurney [...]
Premier League appoints Guardian boss David Pemsel as chief executive
The Premier League has appointed the Guardian’s David Pemsel as its new chief executive. Confirmation of the appointment came at a Premier League meeting this morning. Bruce Buck, the chairman of Chelsea, who was tasked [...]
Guernsey Press sold to local investors
THE Guernsey Press Company Limited has been bought by a local investment company in a multi-million-pound deal. The Channel Islands Media Group Limited, a joint venture between Bailiwick Investments Limited and MXC Capital Limited, has [...]
Archant CEO Jeff Henry to leave the business after five years
Archant chief executive Jeff Henry will leave the company this Friday. The company has confirmed the CEO’s departure, with chairman Simon Bax taking up the newly created role of executive chairman at the same time. [...]
Archant announces new printing and distribution agreements
Following a review of the printing and delivery of its newspapers, Archant has announced a new agreement with Newsprinters and Menzies Distribution and Smiths News for the printing and delivery of some of its print [...]
Obituary: John L Barrons
John Lawson Barrons, a past president of the Newspaper Society and a former managing director of Westminster Press, died on September 21 after a short battle with illness. The funeral will be held on at [...]
Get Ready for Brexit: Government turns to Featurelink for latest advertising campaign
The Government is using Featurelink, Local Media Works’ native content and advertising service, for its Get ready for Brexit campaign. Ads and locally tailored native content are running in all daily UK regional press titles [...]
Archant announces new community news partnership
Archant has announced a new three-year partnership called Project Neon aimed at creating a sustainable model for local news by creating new digital platforms for up to three UK communities. With funding and support from [...]
DC Thomson Media innovation: how to make an impact
In the September issue of PJ, CARYL HOLLAND reports on the pioneering work on show at Discovery Print’s Innovation Room following a trip to Dundee meet head of operations (newspapers) Guy Forester and head of [...]
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 Government to drop a secrecy [...]
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’s crackdown on council papers. Both councils are placing public [...]
