publishing

Journalist Michael West launches independent news site, vows to pursue ‘the public interest’ 1

Business Spectator founder Alan Kohler launches new investment news website 1

News Corp to roll out paywalls across regional titles by Christmas as Eales eyes SME ad dollars

Publishers set to take a traffic hit as Facebook changes its news feed algorithm

West Australian Newspapers set to cut staff

News Corp rolls out trial to deny access to users of ad-blockers 5

Client experience not campaign metrics driving branded content deals, research suggests 1

Herald Sun censured for failure to seek comment from West Coast Eagles over drug allegations

Vice partners with SBS to launch TV channel Viceland 5

Yahoo7 unveils entertainment and lifestyle offering, Be

Keith Hernandez on Slate, ‘slow internet’ and what’s next for publishers

Morning Update: Hearst CEO departs; Facebook to track offline purchases; Droga5 gets ‘Into HBO’; how LinkedIn failed

DT’s Jonathan Pease buys Oyster Magazine from failed sales house Inception Digital 2

Cirrus Media sells off architecture and design portfolio to IMAP

Head of Bauer Media’s custom arm Niall Murphy departs

Fairfax ‘actively considering’ paywall options as freemium model gains traction with readers 1

Ad-blockers ‘must face consequences’ from publishers, insists UK media executive 8

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