{"id":2519,"date":"2020-05-14T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-14T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsmediauk.org\/newspapers-continue-initiatives-to-support-businesses-and-readers\/"},"modified":"2024-05-03T09:46:34","modified_gmt":"2024-05-03T08:46:34","slug":"newspapers-continue-initiatives-to-support-businesses-and-readers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsmediauk.org\/blog\/2020\/05\/14\/newspapers-continue-initiatives-to-support-businesses-and-readers\/","title":{"rendered":"Newspapers Continue Initiatives To Support Businesses And Readers"},"content":{"rendered":"

National, regional and local newspapers are continuing a range of initiatives to support readers, businesses and good causes during the coronavirus outbreak.<\/p>\n

The Mail Metro Media has teamed up with the Federation of Small Businesses to give free advertising to 1,000 small firms<\/a> struggling in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, which in total will add up to \u00a33 million of free advertising.<\/p>\n

Small business owners attempting to rebuild following the lockdown will be eligible to apply for \u00a33,000 worth of advertising each, for use across the publisher’s print and online titles.<\/p>\n

The advertising fund will give the selected small businesses access to print advertising in Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday, Metro and i, with further online adverts running across MailOnline, ThisIsMoney.co.uk and Metro.co.uk.<\/p>\n

The Chancellor voiced his support for the initiative. Mr Sunak said: \u201cI want to thank the Mail for doing its bit to help small businesses get through these challenging and unsettling times.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur High Street firms are the backbone of our economy and they will be vital in helping us recover from the outbreak.\u201d<\/p>\n

Separately, more than a dozen Newsquest dailies including The Bradford Telegraph & Argus, The Northern Echo, The York Press and the Southern Daily Echo have launched a joint campaign to<\/a> persuade the Government to refund the tuition fees of student nurses working in hospitals during the coronavirus pandemic. <\/p>\n

More than 15,000 student nurses have answered the Government\u2019s call for volunteers to help meet staff shortages in the NHS, with many setting aside their studies to work in wards caring for sick patients.<\/p>\n

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Reach has launched a platform, Britain Connects<\/a>, to bring people together during lockdown. The platform is running across the Reach portfolio of national and regional newsbrands and gives readers the chance to video chat with a fellow citizen. <\/em><\/p>\n

The first session saw 75-year-old grandmother Linda who is isolating at home in Yorkshire and relying on food parcels connect with 23-year-old student Jovan who lives in lockdown with his parents near Birmingham.<\/p>\n