Do local papers still live up to JB Priestley's belief in their value?
Roy Greenslade
He lauded the provincial press, arguing that it gave people ‘a much saner picture of the world’ than the gossip, chatter and hysteria produced by Fleet Street
May 2015
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London Live's Steve Auckland says 'we can't keep propping it up'
Evening Standard’s local TV partner may not survive if losses continue to mount
March 2015
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Archant joins forces with the Exeter Daily in Local World's territory
Marc Astley’s start-up agrees magazine partnership deal with regional publisher
July 2014
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Steve Auckland on his bike again to be ESI Media chief executive
He is to leave Metro for the second time
February 2014
Media interview
Metro's Steve Auckland: 'There's a lot of money to be made out of print'
Media blog
Newsquest journalists are striking about more than job losses
Steve Dyson
November 2013
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Montgomery's vision of local journalism's future: 'skimming online content'
Local World chairman details a 'content harvesting process'
October 2013
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Auckland quits Local World as Montgomery steps in as chief executive
Shock resignation by regional publisher's CEO
August 2013
Birmingham Mail bucks decline in sales for regional morning titles
Regional ABCs: Trinity Mirror newspaper reported a slight circulation increase to 40,280, while Yorkshire Post fell by almost 10%. By Josh Halliday
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Sadly, too many journalists seeking academic credibility can't write
Roy Greenslade
Roy Greenslade presents a postscript to the serialisation of the second edition of What do we mean by local? It's by one of the book's editors, John Mair
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Why Local World is a beacon of hope for regional newspapers
Roy Greenslade
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Ex-editor goes back to the future with a 'good news' community website
Roy Greenslade
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The great illusion: local newspapers can be a massively profitable business
Roy Greenslade
March 2013
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Labour MP urges Trinity Mirror to stop cutting staff in Birmingham
Jack Dromey sends letter to Simon Fox to register concern at newspapers' cuts
February 2013
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Look what happens to sales when daily papers become weeklies?
Roy Greenslade
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Online traffic for regional papers leaps by more than 20%
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Sales of regional dailies slump - but two titles record increases
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Western Mail seeks to boost sales in Swansea with giveaway promotion
January 2013
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OFT's Local World intervention is no surprise
Roy Greenslade
Roy Greenslade believes David Montgomery will succeed - but will he need to ditch Trinity Mirror?
November 2012
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Tribunal finds against Iliffe Media over tax avoidance scheme
HM Revenue & Customs challenge local newspaper publisher over masthead licensing. By Roy Greenslade
