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The £560m deal for Johnston Press to buy RIM will substantially increase the size of Johnston and create one of the UK’s largest regional newspaper groups, publishing more than 250 titles across England and Scotland. What Johnston heralds as a
Northcliffe Newspapers had experienced a growth in advertising revenues, its latest trading update reveals. The regional newspaper group, part of the Daily Mail and General Trust, has also seen overall circulation revenue increase. Northcliffe publishes 95 daily and weekly newspapers
The regional press is calling for controls on media ownership to be abandoned as part of the Communications White Paper. The Newspaper Society, which represents the industry, has told the Government it supports further liberalisation of cross-media ownership restrictions and
Regional Independent Media appears to have found an answer to the economic downturn, with an announcement of increased operating profits for 2001. Operating profit for the company as a whole increased by eight per cent to £44.1m and turnover by
The strengths of the regional press in the aftermath of the September 11 terrorist attacks on America have been highlighted by Regional Independent Media chairman Lord Fowler. Presenting the company’s preliminary results, he said the attacks had not just affected
Trinity Mirror’s preliminary year-end results show the company increased turnover and profit – but a £168m exceptional operating cost connected with former Mirror Group titles put a different slant on the figures. Turnover increased 4.8 per cent to £1,131.1m, with
Page 4 of 5 But a popular route to bigger bucks is leaving the industry altogether. Poacher turned gamekeeper: entering the world of PR, where council pay scales can mean guaranteed pay rises for the rest of your career and,
The latest regional newspaper circulation figures are being seen as a truer indication of sales with the industry reducing bulk sales and the number of discounted copies. Evening newspaper titles have been proactive in reducing bulk figures, which was partly
Page 1 of 2 Editorial trainer and consultant David Scott said that when it comes to poaching newspaper staff it can be “dog eat dog” within the media industry. “When I was a junior you did not break your indentures
In at the deep end By Morag Macpherson Morag Macpherson has been enjoying a six-week work experience placement at the Sunday Herald.Here she shares her experience of working for a weekly newspaper. I’ve nearly completed my six weeks work experience
Only two arrests were made in the aftermath of the Manchester bombing outrage of 1996 – and one of those was Manchester Evening News journalist Steve Panter. The other was the senior police officer who was cleared by a jury
Page 2 of 4 Trainees and reporters in Scotland and Wales said they earned upwards of £9,000, rising to £14,000 among those who responded to our survey. Salaries for senior reporters in Surrey, Essex, Kent and the south coast ranged
Page 1 of 5 “It’s a great life but don’t expect to make a fortune,” was the advice when I started out in the business. I began a three-year indentured traineeship with the Sleaford Standard, and later the Lincolnshire Echo,
Page 2 of 2 Does anybody know of a fund for impoverished journalists, respectable way of supplementing my income, or have any other ideas? I know I’m not that low paid and should be relatively well off for a trainee
Page 1 of 2 Jim Brown, executive chairman of Newsquest, knows that the training his company offers is so thorough that other sectors of the industry are more than happy to poach the successful end product. He said: “We regard
Page 1 of 3 The National Union of Journalists claims that although editors may have candidates queueing up to get job interviews, the industry is still missing out on talented graduates because of low pay. Executive member Chris Morley, at