Newsquest Media Group

Some great local titles in Scotland have been allowed to wither in the last decade or so but not Newsquest's and not the Dunfermline Press. This title remains an essential part of West Fife life and is making huge gains digitally while maintaining an impressive print sale. I'm delighted to say that, due to an internal promotion, we have a vacancy for a trainee reporter at our Fife office, home to the Dunfermline Press, Central Fife Times, and Alloa Advertiser. If you're about to graduate with a journalism degree, or are a recent journalism graduate, apply via the link below or get in touch with me for a chat: robbie.scott@newsquest.co.uk https://lnkd.in/eRMd-8jS Newsquest Media Group Callum Baird David Ward Scott McCartney Julian Calvert Allan Boughey

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News leaders from three of the biggest broadcast, national and regional news platforms have joined the board of the Society of Editors Anushka Asthana, the Deputy Political Editor of ITV News; Toby Granville Editorial Development Director at Newsquest Media Group and David Higgerson, Chief Digital Publisher at Reach plc have all been appointed to the Society’s board following the press freedom body’s Annual General Meeting. Announcing the appointments, Dawn Alford, Executive Director of the Society said: “We are delighted that Anushka, Toby and David, with their exceptional expertise and experience, have agreed to join the Society’s board of directors. As we look to the next 12 months, I look forward to working with them and the wider board to further promote and advance the Society’s vital work campaigning for freedom of expression, high journalistic standards and the public’s right to know.” https://lnkd.in/ghmyb_nm

Today's front page is a story that has been featured right across the Newsquest Media Group portfolio from group editor Nigel Burton who has courageously spoken out on his son's battle with cancer. On a personal level, having worked with Nigel every day since I returned to Newsquest in 2023, I was constantly amazed that he kept working through this period, logging in from the hospital ward, cracking on with pages in between appointments. Parenthood is, as it is, a full-time job often juggled with a full-time job and I can't comprehend just how intense this period must have been for the entire family. This month, Newsquest announced Teenage Cancer Trust as its official charity partner for 2025, and this piece excellently details the incredible work they do with our young cancer survivors across the UK. Hopefully this partnership will shine a light on the stories and increase awareness - and revenue - for this worthy good cause.

Should we be concerned that the BBC has used its licence fee muscle to almost double its market share of the local online news market in less than two years. They've done this by diverting resources away from radio and making a big push into local online news. Do we really want a local news future that is only dominated by the Beeb? It’s about time, Ofcom, the regulator that is supposed to supervise the BBC, stepped in. Based on past form, I am not optimistic.

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Having launched soft paywalls on our larger local sites four years ago, we have now reached the milestone of 100,000 paying digital subscribers - exceeding our expectations.  And the overall audience to Newsquest’s sites continues to grow with 187 million page views in August, a new record.  To put that in context, the Brighton Argus alone had 8.9 million online views of its articles last month.  #trustedlocalnews