The clock is counting down to the end of Johnston Press, one of the great regional newspaper companies in the UK. The company is doomed - but can local news be saved?
The Final Days of Johnston Press
publishing strategy
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Facebook's approach to news is getting ever more elitist - and controlling
Facebook is about to start pumping millions into news publishers to create Facebook Watch as a viable video channel. That's really uncomfortable timing…
The LittleThings lesson publishers should be learning
The first major casualty of the Facebook algorithm change was announced last week: LittleThings was closing up, putting 100 people out of work. And, inevitably, they were a Facebook traffic-dependent publisher. Lucia Moses has written a great profile of LittleThings…
The Spectator is harnessing digital to get record print sales
This is rather spectacular: Spectator subscriptions are at an all-time high, but not only that — print subscriptions are, too. Here’s how editor Fraser Nelson expains it: Digital is behind the renaissance of print. The website brings millions of people…
Bored Panda lives - or dies - at Facebook’s whim
Fascinating profile of viral content site Bored Panda from the New York Times: Last summer, Mr. Banisauskas traveled to New York to meet with a group of other Facebook-focused publishers. All these companies produce entertaining material that reaches millions of…