Posted by Dominic Ponsford on 16 May 2012 at 08:34
Tags: Journalism
Can it really be true that three out of four people who have ever used the internet in the UK are logging on to Mail Online every month? Somehow I doubt it that even the phenomenally successful Mail Online is doing that well – but this is the direction where the official stats from ABC [...]
Continue ReadingPosted by Dominic Ponsford on 8 May 2012 at 10:52
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The year 2005 is seen by many as the high water mark of print newspaper profitability in the UK. For Trinity Mirror it was the year the share-price peaked at a record £7. The company had returned operating profit in 2004 of £253.1m on turnover of £1.14bn – a profit margin of 22.2 per cent. [...]
Continue ReadingPosted by Dominic Ponsford on 8 May 2012 at 07:59
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Ever since Press Gazette magazine went monthly four years ago I’ve had journalists telling me they miss their weekly fix of journalism news and asking whether the weekly edition will ever return. Well I’m pleased to say that at last we have some good news on that front. From the end of this month Press [...]
Continue ReadingPosted by Dominic Ponsford on 2 May 2012 at 16:00
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SUBSCRIBE TO PRESS GAZETTE TODAY – THREE ISSUES FOR £3. THE FIRST 100 NEW SUBSCRIBERS THIS MONTH GET THE CURRENT EDITION SENT FREE AS SOON AS THEY SIGN UP In the May edition of Press Gazette magazine we take a fresh look at a journalistic tool which has been much-maligned at the Leveson Inquiry – [...]
Continue ReadingPosted by Dominic Ponsford on 2 May 2012 at 08:14
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If any politician had treated a News International title the way its executives have treated the Commons Culture committee they would have been crucified in print. So Rupert Murdoch can’t complain about most of the roasting he got yesterday in the long-awaited phone-hacking report. As the Committee said: “News International has repeatedly stonewalled, obfuscated and [...]
Continue ReadingPosted by Dominic Ponsford on 30 April 2012 at 09:22
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I wholeheartedly back the Daily Mail’s campaign for a new system requiring internet providers to filter out online porn. And I know ‘Block Online Porn’ is aimed at stronger stuff than the glamorous images routinely on display at Mail Online, but I do wonder sometimes how closely Mail editor Paul Dacre looks at his wildly [...]
Continue ReadingPosted by Dominic Ponsford on 26 April 2012 at 08:32
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Johnston Press is known in some circles, rather unkindly, as a zombie company. This is because in blunt financial terms the main reason it exists is to enable it to continue to service its £351.7m bank debt at the usurious interest rate of 10 per cent. The reason the rate is so high is because [...]
Continue ReadingPosted by Dominic Ponsford on 23 April 2012 at 10:49
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According to publisher Martin Clarke (reported by the Guardian) Mail Online is on course to “break even” this year with revenue of £25m. But of course, “break even” is a rather subjective term in this context. It may be set to cover its own running costs, but it will still owe a great deal of [...]
Continue ReadingPosted by Dominic Ponsford on 19 April 2012 at 08:43
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Former regional press journalist and author of the SubScribe Liz Gerard blog has written an impassioned defence of local newspapers and a provides a skeptical riposte to Johnston Press chief executive Ashley Highfield’s ‘Mumsnet’ vision for the future of local titles. Gerard started out in the regional press and is now night business editor of [...]
Continue ReadingPosted by Dominic Ponsford on 19 April 2012 at 06:32
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Journalists can break the law – they can hack phones, they can buy drugs and they can bribe public officials, if there is sufficient public interest in doing so. The decision on that public interest lies with the Crown Prosecution Service in whether or not it brings a prosecution. Helpfully, director of public prosecutions Keir [...]
Continue ReadingPosted by Dominic Ponsford on 18 April 2012 at 14:23
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The best advert for Press Gazette magazine is..Press Gazette magazine. So if you are not yet a subscriber please check out this free sample edition to find out if it is for you: For anyone who is seriously interested in journalism Press Gazette is a must read. And if you depend on journalism for your [...]
Continue ReadingPosted by Dominic Ponsford on 1 April 2012 at 19:40
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The April edition of Press Gazette has a fresh new look and an amazing new price. In the best subscription offer Press Gazette has done since it went monthly we are offering anyone who is seriously interested in journalism the chance to try three issues for £3 (direct debit only). Take up Press Gazette’s three [...]
Continue ReadingPosted by Dominic Ponsford on 23 March 2012 at 08:10
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Will the post Leveson settlement for the press be another stitch up between owners, the government and a few very powerful editors? I fear it might be. That’s why ordinary journalists need to make their views and voices heard and why Press Gazette has organised a debate on Monday, 26 March, in association with City [...]
Continue ReadingPosted by Dominic Ponsford on 20 March 2012 at 11:48
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The scene is set for a fascinating evening tonight at The Press Awards. Will The Guardian pick up a haul of prizes for its hacking coverage or will the industry ‘shoot the messenger’? Will Nick Davies pick up reporter of the year for breaking what was undoubtedly the biggest story of the year – or [...]
Continue ReadingPosted by Dominic Ponsford on 12 March 2012 at 15:11
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Debate – with networking drinks afterwards – 26 March, from 6.30pm at City University, London Five months after Lord Justice Leveson began his inquiry into the culture and practices of the British press it already feels like we are living in a different era. The tabloid kiss and tell, which had something of a Ryan [...]
Continue ReadingPosted by Dominic Ponsford on 12 March 2012 at 10:42
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For a flavour of the extent to which smartphone are revolutionising the news business – check out slides four and eight of this presentation by Benedict Evans from Enders Analysis. Enders Analysis slide presentation to News on the Move Evans delivered the opening presentation for Press Gazette’s News on the Move conference at Thomson Reuters [...]
Continue ReadingPosted by Dominic Ponsford on 7 March 2012 at 09:12
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Registration has now closed for News on the move – Press Gazette’s new conference all about digital journalism on smartphones. If you are one of the 125 delegates coming today – I look forward to seeing you at Thomson Reuters. Registration starts at 1pm with the conference getting underway from 2pm. If you haven’t received [...]
Continue ReadingPosted by Dominic Ponsford on 7 March 2012 at 08:37
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The Evening Standard yesterday reported the desperately sad news that amid the huge pressure on journalists at News International two individuals have attempted to take their own lives. The individuals involved have not been named. The Standard also reports on anger inside News International about the actions of the News Corp management and standards committee [...]
Continue ReadingPosted by Dominic Ponsford on 6 March 2012 at 11:25
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The PR industry has got off pretty lightly during the current round of phone-hacking inspired media soul-searching. But does it deserve more scrutiny? PRs nowadays probably outnumber journalists and their output is increasingly shaping the national debate. The House of Lords warned last month that PR is “very much an unregulated activity“ and suggested greater control [...]
Continue ReadingPosted by Dominic Ponsford on 5 March 2012 at 15:15
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The Prime Minister’s handling of the ‘Horsegate’ row is further evidence of the need for better regulation of the PR industry. Dogged questioning from the Telegraph’s senior political correspondent Christopher Hope, in the face of obfuscation from Number 10, eventually brought out an admission from David Cameron that he did ride on the Met police [...]
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