Global Watch

The Philadelphia Inquirer recently announced the appointment of media executive Lisa Hughes as Publisher and CEO, replacing Terry Egger, who recently told The Inquirer’s board of his plans to retire. Lisa had served in the company’s top…

Cornwall Today had announced via social media that it was set to shut, but its publisher Reach later said it was ‘exploring options’ to preserve the monthly title. The Liskeard-based Sunday Independent will now take on two of the magazine’s…

Iowa-based Lee Enterprises is buying BH Media Group’s publication The Buffalo News for $140 million in cash. The deal means Lee, now in 50 markets, will own 81 newspapers, almost doubling its size. BHMG has a presence in 10 states, owning…

The Economist Group has announced the appointment of Bob Cohn as President/Managing Director for The Economist. He will lead the core newspaper business, focusing on expanding subscriptions and readership around the world, as well as…

The Telegraph has launched a new digital recipe channel Cookbook with thousands of recipes and meal ideas. Cookbook is home to more than 3000 recipes, and each week around 25 brand new recipes will be added to the site. The recipes are…

DMGT, publisher of Daily Mail, has bought the i newspaper and its website for £49.6m from JPI Media. A statement from the owner of DMGT mentions that the paper was ‘a highly respected publication with a loyal and engaged readership’ and…

Social Spider, a local newspaper publisher in London, has launched its fourth new title in five years after joining forces with a charity. The company has announced the launch of EC1 Echo, to cover Clerkenwell and EC1 postcode area of…

Financial Times has launched a small consulting firm using its own in-house talent and learning from its own successful transformation, aiming to help other media and media-adjacent business. The consulting firm, FT Strategies, draws on the…

WAN-IFRA invites the world's press to attend the 72nd World News Media Congress, the 27th World Editors Forum and the 4th Women in News Summit, to be held in Zaragoza, Spain from June 17-19, 2020. The annual meeting of the world's press…

Australian news media reaches nine in ten Australians (94 percent or 17.6 million people aged above 14), according to the latest EMMA (Enhanced Media Metrics Australia) data. In the data, it is shown that print audiences remain strong with…

At the recent World Publishing Expo (WPE) 2019 in Berlin, manroland Goss showcased its groundreaking machines, technologies and solutions, concerning all areas of competence, in cooperation for the first time with GWS Printing Systems.…

Forty newsrooms all over the world celebrated the positive impact of professional journalism on their communities on World News Day this year, aiming to raise public awareness of the critical role that newsrooms and journalists play in…

Over the last few months, The Economist has centred its social media strategy on driving people back to its site to subscribe. The efforts have been bearing fruit. The Economist is an English-language weekly magazine-format newspaper…

The New York Times may make its sports-related content available to readers on a standalone subscription basis, as the company looks to expand on its legacy offerings. The logic is that a sports-centric subscription package would provide a…

Findings of the 30th edition of the World Press Trends report underscore the ongoing conundrum of the industry. It signifies the overall global revenues in 2018 continued to shrink as did some newsrooms, yet paying audiences and demand for…

Report for America, founded by Charles Sennott and Steven Waldman, who are veteran journalists and social entrepreneurs dedicated to saving journalism, has announced that the firm will field 250 emerging journalists in 164 host news…

New Gannett has named a mix of leaders from the old Gannett and its acquirer New Media Investment Group, to lead the media company. Mike Reed will serve as CEO of the newly combined public company, which took on the name of Gannett Co. when…

Amedia, a leading Norwegian media group, has its unique approach to data, helping them to better understand what makes content relevant to its subscriber base. In a conclusion, it is started that better representation of women and younger…

According to a new Yougov poll, Brits are more worried than their European neighbours about fake news as only 15 percent likely to pay for verified journalism. In the poll, almost 64 percent of UK respondents said they were concerned about…

French printing house L´Est Républicain is investing in the future as a brand new press hall is being built in Houdemont, near Nancy, to accommodate a Commander press line from Koenig & Bauer. It has been earmarked to replace two older…