The new decade offers new opportunities for newsbrands’ printed products, says STEVE GOODMAN, co-founder of The Press Business, who explains how the new-style specialist agency is ready to ‘promote everything positive about print’ “REPORTS of my death have been greatly exaggerated,” said Mark Twain after seeing his obituary. The quote could equally apply to the [...]

Newsquest has today announced the launch of two new newspapers.  Salford City News is a brand new title that will launch in print as a weekly newspaper with the cover price of 80p on january 24. It will also appear online at salfordcitynews.co.uk. Karl Holbrook, (above) regional group editor for Lancashire and Greater Manchester, said: “Salford [...]

Newsquest has today announced the launch of two new newspapers.  Salford City News is a brand new title that will launch in print as a weekly newspaper with the cover price of 80p on january 24. It will also appear online at salfordcitynews.co.uk. Karl Holbrook, regional group editor for Lancashire and Greater Manchester, said: “Salford is [...]

THE EDITOR’S CHAIR: Your January PJ explores the many ways we can make more from our printed products, says Gary Cullum OKAY, so I know Christmas is over, but you should receive this January issue of PJ on Twelfth Night so it’s quite all right that my Christmas trees are still up in the office. [...]

Damian Collins has urged brands to call out social media platforms on the authenticity of the accounts that their content is being advertised against. Speaking at a Campaign Breakfast Briefing event in London Collins, former Chair of Commons DCMS Select Committee, said that larger advertisers on Facebook have a "big say" on how the platform [...]

Shares in Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT) have risen by more than five per cent after the company said annual sales and profits were up.The company, which owns the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday and Mail Online, said underlying revenues rose two per cent to £1.41 billion in the year to September 30, [...]

The Bridge, News UK’s commercial division ahs announced the launch of its new branded social video product – The Sun Social Studio – which will offer advertisers agile newsroom video capabilities for clients who want to reach The Sun’s ‘off – platform’ digital audience on Facebook. The Sun’s Facebook page has an audience of over [...]

The Sun has launched an editorial trainee scheme to increase the diversity of its talent. For its first intake, The Sun is looking for budding journalists from all walks of life, with or without training or degrees. The group will join a journalism bootcamp at News Associates, a leading UK journalism school, followed by a [...]

Newsworks' executive chair Tracy De Groose attended the Society of Editors 20th anniversary conference this where she delivered a speech ‘The Missing Billion’, calling on the industry to unite and help tell a joined-up story of growth in order bring back much needed ad revenue. You can read the full speech below. The Missing Billion [...]

Government must “get out of the slow lane” with its support for local journalism otherwise more local papers will be lost at a time when we need them most, Newsquest chief executive Henry Faure Walker has said. Speaking at a Westminster Media Forum conference on the future of news following the Cairncross review, News Media [...]