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Clampdown expected on newspaper sex ads as tough new guidance is drawn up
Industry talks with Government bring pledge to stem demand for trafficked women
Tamworth Herald and Kent on Sunday win top gongs at press awards
Click through for the winners and runners-up from last night’s event
Sex trafficking pledge after regional press meets ministers
Fears over small ads prompt industry-wide review of guidance for local newspapers
Voices of the regional and national press to work closer together
Newspaper Society and the Newspaper Publishers Association to co-locate under joint director
Robertson says farewell to Newbury Weekly News
Regional press top brass give retiring deputy chairman a good send off
Industry body welcomes BBC move
The Newspaper Society has welcomed the Government’s announcement that the BBC has been asked to review and redefine the purposes and aims of its online services, following an independent review by Philip Graf. This week saw the culmination of the
Newspaper ad revenues 'hit by BBC', says industry body
The BBC’s online activities are threatening the profitability of regional newspapers, says the Newspaper Society. The society has told a review of BBC Online that it is concerned that public money is being used by the BBC to create “electronic
Local press voices fears over BBC's web work
The regional press has moved to protect its position in the face of increased competition from the BBC’s regional websites. An official review of the services provided by BBC Online is being conducted by former Trinity Mirror chief executive Philip
Fight is on to save newspaper service
An industry body is fighting to save the newspaper registration service – which allows newspapers to be sent by post at a specially reduced rate. It was set up to enable publishers to reach readers living in remote areas not
Local newspaper week is here again
Today sees the start of Local Newspaper Week, celebrating the important work done by the local and regional press throughout the country. Now in its fifth year, the week is organised by the Newspaper Society and incorporates the Prince’s Trust
Your chance to highlight regional journalism
Local Newspaper Week this year runs from June 24-30, and will highlight the work of the regional newspaper industry and its special relationship with local communities. A record number of local and regional papers took part in last year’s campaign,
Media controls set for reform
Competition law looks set to replace old-fashioned over-complicated media ownership controls. The Draft Communications Bill, unveiled by Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell and Trade Secretary Patricia Hewitt, will abolish unique controls and restrictions which apply to newspaper mergers. It has been
Publishers reps join committee
Representatives of some of the UK’s regional newspaper publishers havebeen elected to places on the Council of the Audit Bureau of Circulations. The three seats for regional paid newspapers will be taken by GeoffreyCopeman, of Eastern Counties Newspapers, Robert Hughes
Fears voiced over new controls on the media
Proposed media ownership rules could increase the restrictions on local newspapers, the Newspaper Society has claimed. It believes the Government’s consultation paper “completely fails to understand how newspapers and regional media markets operate”. The comments came in the Society’s response
Two key appointments at Newspaper Society
Jim Brown, chairman of Newsquest Media Group, has taken over as chairman of The Newspaper Society’s new Marketing Committee. David Hoath, national development manager at the Society, has become its new marketing director. The key appointments reflect a refocusing of