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
On 14 November, Raconteur Media and NewsCred held a forum at the London’s Savoy Hotel, entitled ‘The Value of Journalism in Content Marketing’. Sabilah Eboo Alwani summarises the main talking points from the event.
Getting celebrities to guest edit an issue is all the rage. Nothing new there. But getting the heir to the throne to roll up his sleeves is impressive. Country Life editor Mark Hedges explains how he got Prince Charles on board.
What are the digital priorities for local and regional newspapers? Steve Dyson gathers the views of twelve serving editors.
The World Editors Forum and the Open Society Foundations recently collaborated on a research project looking at how news organisations managed reader comments. WAN-IFRA’s Emma Goodman summarises the main findings.
What a summer. The Lions won in Australia, Andy Murray took the Wimbledon title, Chris Froome stormed to victory in the Tour de France, the Ashes were retained – and, writes Jon Slattery, the British press got back its mojo.
Creating a digital product that’s optimised for all the different devices that consumers might be using is a huge challenge for workflow management. Jo Bowman reports on how publishers are streamlining the process.
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