We can't fight fake news without saving local journalism
Emily Bell
Local news is often trusted more than national news but it is highly vulnerable to online disinformation
November 2019
Daily Mail owner buys the i newspaper for £49.6m
DMGT will integrate some operations but appears to rule out editorial job cuts
September 2019
Daily Mail owner leads race to buy the i newspaper
DMGT is frontrunner in pack of publishers after being asked into exclusive talks by owners
November 2018
Value of Scotsman news titles collapses from £160m to £4m
Edinburgh-based newspapers’ plummeting value revealed in Johnston Press creditors report
Owner of the Scotsman and i newspapers enters administration
Johnston Press, which also owns the Yorkshire Post, has debts of £220m and failed to find a buyer
Daily Mail owners reportedly interested in buying i newspaper
Profit-making title could be sold to DMGT by struggling Johnston Press
October 2018
Johnston Press falls prey to capitalism and greed
Roy Greenslade
Johnston Press, owner of i newspaper, puts itself up for sale
May 2018
Johnston Press chief Ashley Highfield quits after seven years
Scotsman, Yorkshire Post and i publisher is in talks on a refinancing deal
February 2018
Newsquest targets Archant as newspaper consolidation gathers pace
Owners have discussed takeover amid battle for advertising revenue with digital giants
December 2017
Peter Preston on press and broadcasting
All credit to the owners of the far-seeing i
Peter Preston
Johnston Press raised the price of their cheap and independent acquisition, and it looked like a bad move. But now they report profits of £1m a month
November 2017
Alex Salmond joins bid to take control of anti-independence paper the Scotsman
Ex-first minister aims to make title more ‘pro-Scotland’ as part of bid for Johnston Press, which also owns Yorkshire Post
September 2017
Peter Preston on press and broadcasting
The i: as intelligent and compact as ever, but nothing like as cheap
Peter Preston
The condensed version of the old Independent was a good read retailing at 20p. It’s still a good read: but wasn’t the point the price?
March 2017
Johnston Press reports £300m loss after huge newspaper writedown
Yorkshire Post and Scotsman publisher blames Brexit uncertainty for ad slump, although i scores sales success
August 2016
Johnston Press reviews Sky TV ad sales deal over fears of losing advertisers
Johnston Press shares plunge to all-time low after massive writedown
July 2016
Greenslade
Johnston Press is a masterclass in media mismanagement - analyst
Roy Greenslade
With the publisher’s share price at a new low, Jim Chisholm argues that the record of chief executive Ashley Highfield has failed to live up to his promises
May 2016
i newspaper's sales rise to almost 300,000 after Independent closure
Johnston Press title’s circulation up by 7% in April, but it reports overall 17% falls in print and digital revenue in first quarter
April 2016
Peter Preston on press and broadcasting
Fresh i provides a glimpse into Johnston Press’s future
Peter Preston
At a time when the transition to digital looks so uncertain, the smart tabloid’s new owners have decided to bet on print for a little while longer
February 2016
Independent staff condemn closures as owner moves to keep big names
Scepticism over promise to improve website quality in transition to digital-only format as NUJ says 100 jobs are at risk
