First News, the newspaper aimed at children between the ages of seven and 14, has become the UK’s bestselling children’s periodical with an average weekly combined print and digital circulation of 86,413 in the first ...

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 ...

A round-up of all the trending media, marketing and PR stories you shouldn’t have missed this week. 1. DailyMailTV Building on its success as the most popular English-language news site, the Mail Online is launching ...

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 Mail Online is set to expand on its success in the US market, where it has already achieved the status of the most popular English-language news site, with the launch of a new hour-long ...

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 ...

Most good PR professionals know how to work the phone and email, constantly pitching to journalists and editors and hopefully getting them to buy into whatever they have to say that particular day of the ...

A round-up of all the trending media, marketing and PR stories you shouldn’t have missed this week. 1. Netflix buys Millarworld In its first ever acquisition, streaming behemoth Netflix has acquired Glasgow-based comic-book publisher Millarworld. ...

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. ...

A round-up of all the trending media, marketing and PR stories you shouldn’t have missed this week. 1. Mooch Out Anthony Scaramucci had a turbulent week – on Monday we were discussing the pitfalls of ...

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. ...

Despite often being viewed as the enemy by many in the newspaper publishing industry, Facebook claims to be currently generating $1 million per day for publishers around the world. Speaking to The Press Gazette, Patrick ...

The perfect headline can encourage click-through rates, audience engagement and the holy grail of social – going viral. At newsrewired, Steve Rayson from BuzzSumo presented an analysis of 100m headlines. The first thing they looked ...

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 ...