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IPC Media has appointed Evelyn Webster, currently managing director of IPC’s women’s weekly arm, as chief executive.Webster, who has been in her current post at IPC Connect since March 2004, will report directly to IPC Media’s on-going chairman Sylvia Auton when she takes up her new role on January 1.Auton, who was appointed CEO of… Continue reading IPC Media appoints Webster as CEO

Newsquest have announced that its Citizen series of free weekly papers are to close.The free papers in Blackpool, Preston and Lancaster will close, while its Chorley edition will move to Blackburn. The total restructure is likely to result in the loss of eleven editorial staff as well as risks to ad sales positions.Gannett, the American… Continue reading Newsquest to close its Citizen series

IPC Southbank has appointed Trish Halpin as editor of its flagship women’s glossy, Marie Claire.Currently editor of Southbank’s fashion and style mag In Style, Halpin will take up her new position on 2 February 2009, replacing Marie O’Riordan, who announced her resignation in October (see Marie Claire Editor Stands Down).Jackie Newcombe, IPC Southbank managing director,… Continue reading New editor for Marie Claire

News International has sold its consumer magazine publishing company News Magazines, publisher of Love It!, to Hubert Burda Media.The publishing group launched its News Magazines arm three years ago in a bid to compete in the consumer magazine sector, however, the company reported a £10 million loss in the 12 months to June 2007.Love It!… Continue reading News International sells Love It! mag

Johnston Press is looking at merging the production operations of its three Scotsman group titles in a bid to cut costs.John McLellan, editor at the Evening News, is currently reviewing the production processes of the three Edinburgh papers, which also includes the Scotsman and Scotland on Sunday, according to reports.McLellan said: “Clearly saving money is… Continue reading Johnston Press plans to merge Scotsman production

Newspapers and magazines will thrive during the recession, according to the Wall Street Journal‘s managing editor, Robert Thomson.Speaking at the Reuters Media Summit in New York last week, Thomson said: “You’re starting to see them emerge in the sunlight after this period of darkness.”Advertisers are slowly returning but are looking for safer options when spending… Continue reading WSJ editor: Newspapers & magazines will thrive during recession

Daily Newspaper MarketThe national daily newspaper market suffered an overall circulation fall of 4% year on year in November.The only daily national titles in our analysis to report circulation growth were the Financial Times and Guardian, up 0.8% and 0.4% year on year respectively.The Independent saw the largest fall of the national titles, down 13.8%… Continue reading ABC National Newspaper Round-Up: November 2008

November saw the Evening Standard‘s circulation slip by 1.2% month on month, to around 303,000 copies.Distribution figures for the afternoon freesheets the London Lite and thelondonpaper remained static month on month.The London Lite has a total figure of around 401,000 copies while thelondonpaper‘s is almost 501,000 copies.Both morning freesheets recorded slight distribution increases in November,… Continue reading Evening Standard sees month on month circulation dip

The London Evening Standard will drop from three to two editions a day and cut the number of newsagents that sell the paper from Monday.Managing editor Doug Wills said today that the distribution changes are part of the titles review of its whole “distribution pattern”.A note to readers was published in yesterday’s Evening Standard, stating:… Continue reading London Evening Standard set to drop edition

US newspaper advertising revenue fell a record 18% – nearly $2 billion – in the third quarter, according to new figures from The Newspaper Association of America (NAA). The NAA found that the sector’s online ad revenue also dipped for the second quarter in a row, down 3% to $749.9 million, from $773 million a… Continue reading US newspaper ad revenue falls record 18%