The closure of printed newspapers around the UK counts new casualties in the battle to stem the tide of declining circulations and the ever-diminishing number of titles in print with news this past week that Trinity Mirror is shutting down seven regional newspapers in southern England. The news has particular interest to me as my local paper, The Wokingham Times, is one of those casualties. Founded in 1903, the Times has gone through many evolutions especially during the past decade or so … [Read more...] about The local newspaper is dead, long live the local newspaper
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Guardian to launch new platform to streamline access to web content
News that The Guardian newspaper is planning to aggregate its presence on the web under a single entry point, theguardian.com domain, is an interesting milestone for a mainstream medium whose innovation in extending its presence and brand beyond its traditional printed newspaper origins in the UK makes it a stand-out among mainstream publishers. A web address change may not seem like that big a deal. But if you're a content publisher putting out the type of content online that attracts … [Read more...] about Guardian to launch new platform to streamline access to web content
PCC seeks to regulate press Twitter feeds
The Guardian's report on plans by the Press Complaints Commission (PCC), the UK's mainstream print-media regulator, to include tweets made by journalists in its regulatory remit shouldn't be a surprise to any observer of the contemporary and rapidly-evolving media landscape. As the Guardian reports, the PCC thinks some tweets by journalists would be considered as part of a newspaper's editorial content and, therefore, subject to existing regulation covering such content. It wants media … [Read more...] about PCC seeks to regulate press Twitter feeds