According to media reports, Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT), the publisher behind the Daily Mail is considering selling its Metro freesheet following a decline in advertising sales and profits at the newspaper. The publisher ...

The BBC World Service is expanding its number of languages in the biggest such move since the 1940s. The Service is aiming to reach the countries that are most in need of independent news, and ...

Kaloyan Konstantinov is a Bulgarian journalist and student at King’s College London. He recently attended newsrewired and was inspired to write about his own experiences as an immigrant looking for a job and the struggles ...

The politics of hate have once again become a burning issue on both sides of the Atlantic. Stateside, a number of CEOs have quit advisory roles at the Whitehouse following President Trump’s position following the ...

Christian Ager-Hanssen, the London-based Norwegian billionaire-owner of the Swedish version of the Metro has bought a 5% share in British regional publisher Johnston Press. Shares in the company, which has been struggling with massive debt ...

Celebrity chef and food campaigner Jamie Oliver has attacked the Government for its lack of PR or comms following the publication of its delayed childhood obesity plan last August. The report, which was published during ...

Americans concerned about fake news are turning to the British media for their version of the truth according to recent research by The Reynolds Journalism Project. Four of the most trusted news organisations are British, ...

Graduate trainee journalists are leaving journalism in their droves to follow a career in PR due to “copy and paste” practices adopted by many online newsrooms. Speaking to Press Gazette, an unnamed source said that ...

During 2016, the ‘fake news’ phenomenon became one of the most talked about issues relating to journalism and the internet, and its implications on democracy are still very much at the heart of debate today. ...

Journalists at the Financial Times have voted unanimously to back union demands to fix the gender pay gap at the newspaper. Journalists are concerned that woman working at the financial title are paid some 13% ...

Trinity Mirror, the UK’s largest newspaper publishing group, is stepping up its programme of cost savings following the news that the publisher saw print advertising sales fall by a staggering £27 million in the first ...

The Independent’s editor, Christian Broughton, has reassured editorial colleagues that the Independent would ‘remain truly independent’ following a substantial investment from a Saudi investor. Sultan Mohamed Abuljadayel, acquired a 30% stake in Independent Digital News ...

If you were looking to invest in a business, would you consider taking on a failing newspaper? With the state of the current publishing industry, you might think it wise to decline such an opportunity. ...

When you live and work in a bustling, international city like London, with the world’s media focusing on its vibrant political, business and cultural scenes, it’s easy to forget the capital is made up of ...

In an advertising market increasingly dominated by Facebook and Google, it has never been more important for publishers and broadcasters to attract new advertisers. One way of doing this is to take ownership of a ...

Johnston Press has announced that the regional newspaper publisher will be cutting a “significant” number of editorial positions as part of a massive restructuring of their Scottish business. It’s believed that “strategic” changes will be ...

Radio, in many respects, seems anachronistic in an age of social, smart phones and Netflix. The original broadcast medium is still a huge part of the population’s lives though – according to RAJAR, 89% tune ...

At newsrewired yesterday (19 July), Nic Newman from the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism presented new research on ‘Brand attribution when accessing news from distributed environments’. The news for most publishers is not ...

As work-related perks go, the occasional personal call from a work-owned mobile phone is hardly excessive. However, according to a recent report from The Press Gazette, regional publisher Newsquest is clamping down on all personal ...

Carolyn McCall has been appointed ITV’s first female chief executive. She will succeed Adam Crozier early next year. McCall is joining ITV from easyJet where she has been chief executive for seven years. She was ...