Twitter and Google grow profits as Facebook slumps amid ‘fake news’ and privacy concerns
Twitter has reported a rise in profits in 2019 while rival social network Facebook faced a rare fall in profits…
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160-year-old Cumberland and Westmorland Herald goes into administration with six jobs lost
The 160-year-old Cumberland and Westmorland Herald newspaper has gone into administration, resulting in six redundancies. A notice from administrators KPMG…
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Yearly ad spend decline on national newsbrands set to continue despite quarterly growth
Advertising spend with national newspapers will continue to fall year-on-year in 2020 despite quarterly growth, according to new estimates. National…
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Press Pad founder defends scheme’s £600-a-month rental fees for interns after backlash
A scheme partnering unpaid media interns with hosts who can provide them with accommodation and mentoring has come under fire…
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Guardian bans advertising from fossil fuel companies winning praise from Greta Thunberg
Guardian Media Group has banned all advertising from oil and gas companies in a move applauded by teen climate activist…
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Government rejects institute for news proposed by Cairncross Review to help save UK journalism
The Government has rejected a recommendation to create an Institute for Public Interest News as part of proposals to help…
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Culture Secretary intervenes in Mail publisher DMGT’s purchase of the i paper
Culture Secretary Nicky Morgan has formally intervened in Mail and Metro owner Daily Mail and General Trust’s £49.6m purchase of…
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Competition watchdog launches investigation into mag publisher Future’s buyout of TI Media
The UK’s competition watchdog has launched an investigation into the merger of two major UK magazine publishers. Future announced in…
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