The editor of the Hounslow and Brentford Times has confirmed the closure of the 115 year-old UK newspaper. The title, an edition of the Richmond and Twickenham Times, published its last issue on July 23 along with a second edition of the weekly paper, The Chiswick Times. The editor, Helen Barnes, wrote on the newspaper's website, "After a lengthy review a decision has reluctantly been taken to...
The Newspaper Publishers Association in the UK has criticised the BBC Trust for allowing the BBC to bring out mobile apps. The BBC Trust decided against a "public value test" before allowing the BBC to begin the process of bringing out apps, and starting with the already popular BBC News app for iPhone. However, the Newspaper Publishers Association, according to Brand Republic, expressed its...
Canwest Limited Partnership, publisher of the largest chain of English-language dailies in Canada, grew overall revenue on the strength of newspaper print advertising, which offset a decline in digital media, its new owner reported Thursday, according to Editor & Publisher. The details: [ Link] Postmedia Network Inc., which closed its purchase of the Canwest papers on July 13, reported fiscal...
A regional press company in the UK is to digitise newspapers dating back more than 150 years after being awarded a £49,700 heritage lottery grant, says holdthefrontpage.com. The KM Group is to make 26,000 pages of newspapers published between 1859 and 1919 available on a free-to-view website. The digital archive project will preserve historic newspapers and open what the family-owned group calls...
The Gannett Company, the largest newspaper publisher in the US, said on Friday that its second-quarter profit more than doubled from a year ago, helped by a rebound in broadcast revenue, a one-time tax gain and a less severe drop in print advertising, the Associated Press (AP) has reported. But revenue at the company, which publishes USA Today, and owns more than 80 other daily newspapers and 23...
The Brazilian daily Jornal do Brasil will discontinue its print edition and publish exclusively on the Internet starting September 1, the owner of the 119-year-old newspaper said Wednesday. Based in Rio de Janeiro, the once-influential paper has lost thousands of subscribers in recent years amid turmoil in the editorial offices and serious financial woes. Though it was founded by monarchists...
Detroit's two daily newspapers knew they were shoving some readers overboard in an effort to stay afloat when they decided to limit home delivery to just three days a week, says an Associated Press (AP) report. It was only a question of how many subscribers would abandon the Detroit Free Press and The Detroit News once their print editions were no longer hitting doorsteps and driveways each Monday...
Newspaper advertising revenue in the US plunged 27 per cent last year to its lowest level since 1986, according to figures released Wednesday, reflecting the toll of the recession and a media shift that's driving more marketing dollars to the Internet. Newspapers sold $27.6 billion worth of ads in 2009, a figure that includes both print and online revenue. That's down from $37.8 billion the year...
There has been a lot of debate about the French government’s decision to give free, one-day-a-week newspaper subscriptions to every 18- to 24-year old in the country as a way to encourage newspaper reading and civic participation. But those who have dismissed the idea ought to consider that 41 French regional newspapers have been experimenting with the concept since 2006 - and the publishers say...
Zero Hora of Brazil and Express & Echo of the United Kingdom were presented with World Young Reader Newspapers of the Year awards Monday at the annual competition organised by the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA). The awards, which honours innovative newspapers with the best projects to attract young readers, were presented at the 8th World Young Reader Conference in...
