''Press Gazette'', formerly known as ''UK Press Gazette'' (UKPG), is a British media trade magazine dedicated to journalism and the press. First published in 1965, it had a circulation of about 2,500, before becoming online-only in 2013. Published with the motto ''The Future of Media'', it contains news from the worlds of newspapers, magazines, TV, radio and online, dealing with launches, closures, moves, legislation and technological advances affecting journalists.
Commercially, it is funded by
subscriptions
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and by publication of
recruitment
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and
classified advertising
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, as well as occasional
display advertising. Since 2010 it has been owned by Progressive Media International, which also owns the magazines ''
New Statesman
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'' and ''
Spear's
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''.
History
''Press Gazette'' was launched in November 1965 by
Colin Valdar
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Valdar studied at Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School, then in Hampstead. He worked as a freelance journalist from 1935 to 39, then served with the Royal Engin ...
, his wife Jill, and his brother Stewart. Upon the Valdars' retirement in 1983 the magazine was sold to
Timothy Benn
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, who sold it in 1990 to the Canadian publishing company
Maclean Hunter Maclean-Hunter (M-H) was a Canadian communications company, which had diversified holdings in radio, television, magazines, newspapers and cable television distribution.
History
The company began in 1887, when brothers John Bayne Maclean and Hugh ...
.
The magazine was sold again in 1994, this time to
EMAP
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History
Ric ...
. Three years later the magazine was sold again, along with ''MediaWeek'' and 12 other titles, to
Quantum Business Media
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for £14.1 million.
High-profile owners and closure
Rupert Murdoch
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's son-in-law
Matthew Freud became the new owner of ''Press Gazette'' in May 2005, entering into partnership with former ''
Daily Mirror
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'' editor
Piers Morgan to raise around £600,000 to buy the title. The purchase was part of the break-up of Quantum Business Media by its owners, the venture-capital group
ABN Amro Capital
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.
On 19 October 2006, Freud announced that the magazine was for sale, citing as a reason indifference in the newspaper industry to the
British Press Awards
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History
Established in 1962 by ''The People'' and '' World's Press News'', the first award ceremony for the then-named '' ...
.
The company owned by Freud and Morgan, Press Gazette Limited, subsequently entered
administrative receivership.
Initially, the receivers were unable to find another buyer for the magazine, and on 24 November 2006 it closed.
Acquisition and relaunch
After the publication missed one issue,
Wilmington Group
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It publishe ...
plc announced on 5 December 2006 that it had acquired the title. Wilmington Media editorial director
Tony Loynes
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, a former ''Press Gazette'' editor, led the take-over. He named news editor Dominic Ponsford as editor, and the magazine moved from
Fleet Street
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to Wilmington Media's
Old Street headquarters.
Both the magazine and its website PressGazette.co.uk underwent a redesign in May 2007, including a new masthead and body font. The magazine switched from weekly to monthly publication in August 2008.
On 6 April 2009, Wilmington Group announced the May 2009 issue would be the last, but the magazine was purchased on 22 April 2009 by Mike Danson of the Progressive Media Group, shortly after he attained full control of the ''
New Statesman
The ''New Statesman'' is a British political and cultural magazine published in London. Founded as a weekly review of politics and literature on 12 April 1913, it was at first connected with Sidney and Beatrice Webb and other leading members ...
'', in April 2009. The Wilmington Group retained the British Press Awards.
''Press Gazette'' went to a quarterly publication in June 2012. At the beginning of 2013, it ended print publication; keeping a weekly digital edition.
Magazine Design and Journalism Awards
Since about 1998, the ''Press Gazette'' award the ''Magazine Design and Journalism Awards'' in multiple categories. One source said "They are considered the only awards which celebrate design and journalism across all magazine sectors – consumer, B2B and customer."
Awards were presented in the following categories:
*Magazine Design Awards
**Young Designer of the Year
**Best Designed Feature Spread
**Best New Design/Redesign
**Best Designed Front Cover
**Best Use of Typography
**Best Use of Illustration
**Best Use of Photography
**Magazine Designer of the Year
**Best Designed Magazine of the Year
*Magazine Journalism Awards
**Exclusive of the Year
**Feature Writer of the Year
**Interviewer of the Year
**Columnist of the Year
**News Reporter of the Year
**Business Reporter of the Year
**Production Team of the Year
**Reviewer of the Year
**Digital Journalist of the Year
**Editor of the Year
See also
* ''
Editor & Publisher
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Originally based in New York City, ...
-'' Covering the American newspaper industry
References
External links
''Press Gazette'' websiteThe British Press Awards websitePiers Morgan's Official Website''
The Guardian
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'', 9 December 2004
Piers Morgan turns proprietor with purchase of ''Press Gazette''''
The Guardian
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'', 28 May 2005
And the ''Press Gazette'' title goes to ... Piers Morgan''
The Guardian
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'', 10 June 2005
''Press Gazette'' honours journalists with Hall of Fame exhibitionBrand Republic, 22 November 2005
''
The Telegraph
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'', 24 January 2006
Single sponsor for Press Awards''
The Guardian
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'', 3 March 2006
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