Newsquest buys rival regional publisher Archant
The UK’s second biggest regional publisher Newsquest has bought Archant, the fourth largest in the market. Archant was previously acquired…
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Rival accuses Newsquest and Reach of treating journalists like ‘battery hens’ with page view targets
Regional news publishers Reach and Newsquest have been accused by a competitor of treating their journalists like “battery hens” by…
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USA Today publisher Gannett hits 1.6m digital-only subscribers
Local news giant Gannett now reports having 1.63m digital-only subscribers, up 49% over the past year. The publisher, which owns…
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ABCs: Regional daily newspapers see average print circulations decline 10% year-on-year
Local daily newspaper sales in the UK fell by an average of 10% year-on-year in the second half of 2021…
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Newsquest closes weekly print newspaper for Wales to focus on digital subscribers
Newsquest has closed its weekly national newspaper for Wales after seven months to focus on its mission to grow digital…
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Newsquest takeover of CN Group was brutal, but perhaps it had to be
If the decline of the UK regional press since 2008 instead had happened to schools, police, fire stations or hospitals…
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Archant, Newsquest and MNA halve furlough claims as support scheme winds down
Archant, Midland News Association and Newsquest all halved their furlough claims in May as the news industry became gradually less…
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13 Newsquest Oxford journalists face ‘fire and rehire’ move to end extra bank holiday pay
Journalists across Newsquest are “appalled but also bemused” by its plans to “fire and rehire” staff in Oxford next month.…
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