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Johnston Press
- Head Office: 108 Holyrood Road, Edinburgh, EH8 8AS
- Website: www.johnstonpress.co.uk
Johnston Press was one of the biggest publishers in the UK regional press with 300 weekly newspapers and 18 daily titles.
Growing from a small base in Scotland it expanded rapidly during the 1990s amd 2000s buying up a series of daily titles including The Scotsman, The Yorkshire Post, the Sunderland Echo and The News, Portsmouth.
Its portfolio eventually grew to around 200 regional and local newspapers and associated websites.
The company went into administration in 2018 but swiftly re-emerged as a new business, JPIMedia, which continued the old JP’s publishing activities.
More information can be found on the company’s website at www.johnstonpress.co.uk.
What we have written about Johnston Press
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Subs fail to substitute generic phrase with newspaper’s name
Publishers hit back at union claims over photography budgets
NUJ has launched campaign aimed at helping amateur photographers
Industry unites for month-long campaign recognising pioneering women
UK’s biggest regional publishers join forces with charity
JP issues ‘quality news’ pledge after price rise at six dailies
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Johnston Press revenues down 5pc in 2017 despite circulation boost
Rise in circulation revenues offset by advertising decline
Publisher’s investigations unit highlights UK’s school knife crime woes
Findings provide splashes for a number of company’s titles
Weeklies stop publishing local content on Facebook pages
Editorial content was removed from websites in bid to drive readers to social media
Publisher launches new central digital teams with creation of 31 jobs
Units to focus on “socially-driven and trending content engagement”
Review of 2017: The year in regional journalism
Haunting front page was emblematic of industry’s problems
Dyson at Large: My 12 regional media heroes of 2017
Blogger chooses his top dozen industry personalities of the year
Regional and hyperlocal publishers win Google cash for news projects
Tool to help journalists with court lists among green-lighted schemes
Weekly to relaunch in colour after 90 years in black-and white
Tractor-powered printing press to shut down