Newsmedia industry

Lee, Alden ‘lawyered up’ for extended takeover fight

Dec 07, 2021 at 09:37 pm by admin

Lee Enterprises, credited as the fourth-largest newspaper publisher in the US, isn’t taking the approaches of Alden Global Capital lying down… but it could be a l.... Read More

Rothermeres, Majedie haggle over Mail privatisation

Dec 04, 2021 at 02:55 am by admin

Will another 15 pence be enough to swing the deal for the Rothermere family, so far stymied in their attempt to take Daily Mail publisher DMGT private. Yesterday the Rotherem.... Read More

Virtual conference ends with synthetic pop and real-life trauma

Dec 03, 2021 at 05:45 am by admin

It’s not unusual for the final speakers at a conference such as this week’s World News Media Congress to present a world in which nothing is real, where algorithms.... Read More

‘Ramp up the volume’ on the importance of journalism

Dec 02, 2021 at 03:46 am by admin

The woman who led Britain’s 2019 inquiry into the future of journalism had one word today for those contemplating a similar probe: ‘Don’t’. Academic a.... Read More

Standing tall: Lai and newsroom honoured with Golden Pen

Dec 02, 2021 at 12:57 am by admin

Jimmy Lai – currently in jail – and his Apple Daily Hong Kong newsroom have been awarded WAN-Ifra’s Golden Pen of Freedom. The award highlighting “the.... Read More