Traffic to UK local news websites surged in 2020 – but digital revenue plummeted
New analysis from Press Gazette shows that traffic to local news websites in the UK surged last year, with Reach-owned…
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Charted: UK media ad revenue collapsed in 2020 for everyone except the tech platforms
The UK advertising market shrank by 7% (£1.8bn) last year to £25.3bn, with regional news brands the worst hit outside…
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David Montgomery says he has already made £4m in annual savings by stripping out JPI Media management
David Montgomery’s National World has said it has already made £4m in annual cost savings at JPI Media, with a…
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Oldham Chronicle to relaunch in print as post-Covid recovery makes it ‘perfect time’
Update: 21 April 2021 The Oldham Evening Chronicle is to be relaunched from Friday 25 June for its first regular…
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Instagram audience growth: Reach drives regional reader referrals up 500% in one year
The number of readers driven to Reach regional websites from Instagram grew by more than 500% in 2020. The UK’s…
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Reach settles with staff who lodged claim over 10% Covid pay cut
Reach has offered to settle with a small group of staff who put together a claim after their pay was…
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Public funding needed to safeguard UK local court reporting, study finds
A study of court reporting in the UK has concluded public funding should be considered to safeguard the ability of…
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Lobby journalist helps revive Lambeth Life to give London borough dedicated paper again
A Lobby journalist has helped to revive a not-for-profit community newspaper, giving the London borough of Lambeth its own dedicated…
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