"With the exception of Johnston Press, most of the big newspaper shares - on both sides of the pond - have actually outperformed Google over the past three months."

"Daily Mail & General Trust shares tumbled 9pc after the newspaper warned that it would be hit if the UK economy weakens, despite reporting an 11pc jump in annual underlying pre-tax profits to £288m."

"This week, for the first time in its recent history, DMGT will report annual results showing that less than half of the group’s profits are coming from Associated ‽ home to the Daily Mail ‽ and Northcliffe, its regional newspapers arm."

"Mail Today, a joint venture between Daily Mail and General Trust and the family run India Today Group, goes on sale in Delhi on Friday with an initial print run of 120,000, aimed at the nine million English-speakers in the capital and regions near by."

Why are shares in the big regional newspaper companies so depressed at the moment? Johnston Press, for example, "s at its lowest level since the dark days of post-bubble 2001"

"Charles Sinclair, the chief executive of Daily Mail owner DMGT, is likely to step down next year."

"Morgan Stanley has turned bullish on the newspaper industry. … Stock prices in the sector have fallen enough… [DMGT] offers ‘excellent upside’ with value also emerging at Johnston Press and Trinity Mirror, says Morgan. In other words, buy on weakness

Dan Sabbagh: "As Trinity Mirror and Daily Mail and General Trust have now tested to destruction – trophy assets, such as The Daily Telegraph, aside – nobody thinks newspapers are worth much."

"Daily Mail and General Trust remains confident in the future of the UK newspaper industry in spite of the "slow and steady decline" of the print versions of local titles, according to Peter Williams, finance director."

"The Daily Mail and General Trust has become the latest company to brush off fears that turmoil in the financial markets will hit its advertising revenues."

"UBS said it was concerned about structural risks facing the UK regional newspaper industry."

"Associated Newspapers is to increase the distribution of its free newspaper Metro by 250,000 copies from the beginning of October."

"Metro is set to launch in Dundee and Perth in the next few weeks as part of a major expansion around the UK. … [T]otal daily distribution of the free paper is set to rise from 1.1 million to 1.35m copies as every UK edition is beefed up."