Editors are busy shaping the skills needed for digitally-led newsrooms in the belief that online publishing will become profitable. Steve Dyson reports from the Society of Editors Regional Conference.
Magazines aimed at children have certain responsibilities; to entertain, to educate, to promote positive role models… and, of course, to make money. It’s a big ask! Girl Talk editor Bea Appleby looks at how her title has strived to meet its responsib
We all know about Porter magazine, Net a Porter’s move into paid-for print publishing, but now it’s been followed by another retailer doing the same. And it’s one you wouldn’t expect: Sports Direct, whose new title, Forever Sports, hit the streets la
Not being on Twitter, writes Jon Slattery, leaves print journalists as out of touch as the judge who asked: ‘Who are the Beatles?’
Digital Spy, like so many other successful digital brands, came from humble beginnings – an enthusiastic and talented sixteen year old publishing from his bedroom. The brand has since been acquired by corporate giant, Hearst, but as current editor Da
If you need any indication of whether or not video should be in your future, writes Amanda MacArthur, consider that the world’s second largest search engine is YouTube.
Spoiler alert: former editor Neil Fowler believes the days of traditional sub-editors have gone – and those calling for their salvation are ignoring the realities of life.
The New Year sees the UK join the likes of Ethiopia, Libya, Azerbaijan and Myanmar in receiving a press freedom mission from WAN-IFRA. Incredible! How has it come to this? Jon Slattery looks at the ongoing battle over press regulation.
If content really is king, then getting the best out of the people who produce it is critically important. Alan Geere has seen the inside of many newsrooms in a long career; here are his thirteen tips for lifting the performance of your team of journ
The SoE held its annual conference on 11/12 November at the Tower Hotel in London. The conference theme was ‘Freedom to Inform’ and an impressive line-up of speakers debated the issues facing the press today. Ray Snoddy was there.
Local and regional newspapers can still provide careers for would-be journalists, according to today’s editors. In the second of a two-part survey, Steve Dyson collects their thoughts and advice on the industry’s future.
The lethal combination of cost cutting and the need for speed in the online publishing world has led to the imminent demise of the sub-editor. Yet, writes Anthony Longden, the sub-editor’s role must be saved, and it’s not too late to do so.
The stupendous global traffic to the Mail and Guardian websites is opening up international opportunities for both publishers. But, asks Peter Preston, is there a danger of their global success diluting their relevance to audiences closer to home?
When Google announced in March that it was “sunsetting” its RSS newsreader service Google Reader, writes Robert Andrews, echoes rang out from hundreds of aghast journalists’ jaws hitting the floor.
Although blogging is a great way to drive traffic to your site, in the early days of the web, traditional publishers were slow to embrace it. Indeed, many are still blind to its potential. This, writes Amanda MacArthur, represents a wasted opportunit
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