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Tony Hall: BBC Could Pay Local Press for Content

Tony Hall has said that the BBC is "working more closely" with local papers to share content and pay for stories. Writing in The Times today, the BBC director-general said the BBC needed to adapt and reform in the internet...

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Senior Government Marketer Says Local Press Ads Drive Engagement

Mary-Ann Auckland OBE, Communities Department head of campaigns and marketing, has written of the importance of the trusted local newspaper environment which gives central Government advertising "much greater relevance and engagement." Mary-Ann, who is on the Local Media Works...

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Johnston Press Acquires Brighton & Hove Independent

Johnston Press has acquired the free weekly Brighton & Hove Independent which launched in 2011. The free weekly has a weekly print circulation of 13,005 copies with more than 300 distribution points across Brighton and Hove. Johnston Press chief executive officer...

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