‘A lot of stories that will now go untold’: outback NSW newspaper closes after almost 130 years
Broken Hill’s only newspaper, The Barrier Truth, closes due to cashflow problems, with staffer saying loss is ‘really sad for the community’
April 2023
The rural network
You have to believe in local journalism to do it well – but rural community papers are drying up
Calla Wahlquist
I learned first-hand that there’s no better training ground in journalism than a local paper. But the number of communities without one is growing
November 2022
The rural network
‘Closely connected to our readership’: the female-led bush media that’s a hit in the city
Women in the country have been spearheading the kind of media they want to see – and people in the cities are on board, too
April 2022
Sir Gordon Downey obituary
Senior civil servant and parliamentary commissioner for standards who investigated the ‘cash for questions’ affair
January 2018
‘Creativity squared’: how Peter Preston's G2 sparked a tabloid revolution
It was the late editor’s idea to reconcile ‘pop and posh’ in one much-imitated features section. When the Guardian changes size next week, that spirit will live on
April 2016
Peter Preston on press and broadcasting
More popular than the populars: quality papers see circulation rise
Peter Preston
Brief letters
Panama, Brink’s-Mat and the Queen Mother
March 2016
The eagle dares: Independent goes out of print on a scoop
Peter Preston on press and broadcasting
Can an online Independent survive the visibility test?
Peter Preston
February 2016
Newspapers are still warhorses. But their owners are riding them to the grave
Ian Jack
Fleet Street will be a sadder place without the Indy
December 2015
Greenslade
Ipso delighted by publishers' revelations of their annual statements
Landmark moment as newspapers and magazines disclose how they deal with editorial standards and their relationship with the press regulator
November 2014
Greenslade
Jury still out as local TV celebrates its first anniversary
Roy Greenslade
After launches in 12 towns and cities, visibility, quality and revenue remain problematic, contends Roy Greenslade
July 2014
Greenslade
Now i goes digital with a BuzzFeed-style website called i100
New ESI Media launch 'empowers readers'
Greenslade
Steve Auckland on his bike again to be ESI Media chief executive
He is to leave Metro for the second time
Metro’s Steve Auckland joins Independent and Standard publisher
Greenslade
Andy Mullins quits Independent/Standard group to move to Informa
Lebedevs pump almost £100m into Independent titles and Standard
June 2014
Independent titles slash losses by almost a third
Evgeny Lebedev’s publishing company boosted by digital and cut-price i, as Evening Standard’s free strategy also pays off. By Mark Sweney
February 2014
Greenslade
i raises its cover price by 50% to 30p, the first rise since its launch
