Jon Slattery: Why Press Gazette should not die
Wednesday, 8 April 2009, 10:27
"Journalists of all people can keep a lively, independent website called Press Gazette going. … We can't let some small time publisher like Wilmington kill it off. We are in a different era from print magazines. All we need is access to the web, to tap into the independent spirit of Press Gazette and connect with journalists across the country."
Holdthefrontpage.co.uk: Press Gazette to close with loss of five jobs
Monday, 6 April 2009, 14:47
"Les Kelly, the managing director of Wilmington's media and entertainment division said there would be no news content on the site after this weekend."
One Man and His Blog: More Evidence for the Death of Print
Friday, 5 September 2008, 16:49
Adam Tinworth: "When I heard that Press Gazette was switching to publishing once a month, with a features-led magazine, I thought it sounded like a good plan. It was exactly the sort of solution that could save a title – moving upmarket with a more analytical bent. How much to subscribe? £115. That's £7.67 per issue on the current "15 for the price of 12" offer or an eye-watering £9.58 without the offer. That's frankly insane. They're either relying on corporate subscriptions – not a good idea in the current financial climate – or they seriously over-estimate how much disposable income the average journalist has."
Saturday, 22 September 2007, 13:35
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“We will be looking at Emap to see if there will be more fragmentation within it, and we would be very interested if there was,” [Wilmington ceo Charles] Brady said. “Their businesses are very good and some of them would fit very well with ours.
Friday, 21 September 2007, 09:48
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"Publishing house Wilmington saw ongoing full year profits soar by 25% and is to buy back £5m worth of (Advertisement) shares in the coming month."
