Newspapers

Johnston Press slips to loss after 164m impairment charge
Newspaper publisher Johnston Press has blamed a mass cut of the book value of its newspapers as the reason for recording a pre-tax loss of 144m last year.

Britain's oldest newspaper press to be restored
Britain's oldest reel-fed newspaper printing press is to be restored to full working condition, 105 years after it was first built.

Murdoch: newspapers will be gone in 20 years
Media mogul Rupert Murdoch has predicted the death of the newspaper within the next 20 years, as he gave his view on the future of press regulation to the Leveson inquiry yesterday morning (26 April).

Johnston Press to relaunch range of newspapers
Newspaper publisher Johnston Press is to relaunch its entire range of titles in order to introduce 'platform neutral' publishing.

Extra Newspapers celebrates launch of hyper-local newspapers
Start-up newspaper publisher Extra Newspapers has celebrated the launch of its first hyper-local newspapers.

Economist's Simpson retires
Today (29 March) is the last press day for Economist production director Sharon Simpson, who retires on 31 March after a 20-year career at the publisher.

Extra Newspapers announces debut hyper-local launches
Start-up newspaper publisher Extra Newspapers has announced the locations of its first three hyper-local newspapers.

TMG blames newsprint and digital spend for 7.5% pre-tax profit slip
Telegraph Media Group (TMG) has reported a 7.5% dip in its year-on-year pre-tax profits despite a small rise in turnover.

Nigerian Watch newspaper to launch next month
New publishing company Green World Media is to launch its first title at the end of next month.

Weekend Metros for Olympics
The <strong>Metro</strong> newspaper will break new ground for this summer's Olympic and Paralympic Games by publishing weekend editions.

Archant recovers in second half but full-year profit drops
Publisher Archant has reported an increase in profit, despite seeing a dip in turnover in the second half of 2011.