Monty’s mad Local World vision promised a ‘revolution’ but ends with more consolidation and cost-cutting
Local World was launched by David Montgomery three years ago with a promise that it signalled the start of “the…
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Story uploaded by Torquay Police to Herald Express highlights shortcomings of Monty’s ‘content harvesting’ plan
We are starting to see what Local World chief executive David Montgomery's vision for content uploaded direct to his websites…
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Local World nearly doubles website traffic in first year to 14m a month
The UK’s third biggest regional newspaper publisher Local World claims it has nearly doubled its website traffic since it was…
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New Monty memo: ‘We have people, vision and finance to lead regional media into bright future’
Local World chief executive David Montgomery has said the group is leading the industry in terms of digital audience growth…
By Monty’s memo: Management-speak glossary, the ‘vision’ in practice and how Local World journalists have reacted
You can read more posts like this on the SubScribe blog here and follow the author on Twitter @gameoldgirl. The…
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David Montgomery translated from jargon, cliche and soundbite into plain English
You can read more posts like this on the SubScribe blog here and follow the author on Twitter @gameoldgirl. It's…
ByMonty’s memo reaction round-up: Regional press needs visionaries, but it is insulting to describe local journalism as a ‘medium grade craft’
When veteran newspaper executive David Montgomery led a consorrtium which merged the Northcliffe and Iliffe local newsapers groups to create…
By Newspapers put together by one person ‘skimming online content’ – Montgomery’s leaked Local World vision document
Chief executive of the Local World group David Montgomery today sent staff a 2,000-plus word explanation of how he sees…
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