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Regional newspapers are starving to death but can local journalism survive?

Jewell, John 2016. Regional newspapers are starving to death but can local journalism survive? The Conversation 2016 (4 Aug)

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Abstract

In October 2015, at a cost of £220m, Trinity Mirror, the parent company of Mirror newspapers and the Sunday People, took complete control of Local World – publisher of around 100 local newspaper titles. The purchase has worked out well for the newspaper group – This is Money reported that the company’s share price rose 7% to 80.0p on August 1 following the company’s announcement of a 42% increase in profits for the half year to £66.9m on revenues of £374.7m.

Item Type: Article
Date Type: Publication
Status: Published
Schools: Journalism, Media and Culture
Subjects: N Fine Arts > NE Print media
Publisher: The Conversation Trust
ISSN: 2201-5639
Date of First Compliant Deposit: 17 July 2020
Last Modified: 15 May 2023 05:52
URI: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/93584

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